Crops
Tea Production Rising in Bangladesh
Good weather late in the season has raised hopes that Bangladesh's tea output in 2021 will beat its target, though growers complain of a syndicate at auctions.
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Vegetables
Five Vegetables That Can Harm You If You Eat Too Much
Mushrooms, lemons, cauliflower, beetroot and carrots are all nutritious, but eating too much of them can cause problems.
Crops
Sugarcane Makes Kaliganj Farmers Self-Reliant
A bumper sugarcane crop and fair prices have brought smiles to farmers in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur.
Crops
Bumper Yield of Transplanted Aman in Magura
Timely sun and rain have produced a bumper transplanted aman crop in Magura, with farmers now busy threshing.
Vegetables
Aman and Winter Vegetables Under Water, Farmers in Despair
Excessive rain in Nilphamari has damaged aman rice and winter vegetables, leaving farmers unsure how much of their crop they will harvest.
Fisheries
Coastal Fishermen Set Out for Hilsa at Midnight
Fishermen in Mongla and along the Sundarbans coast returned to hilsa fishing after the 22-day ban, fearing losses to intruding Indian trawlers.
Agribusiness
Tk 5,210 Crore in Farm Loans Disbursed in Three Months
Banks disbursed Tk 5,210 crore in agricultural loans in the first quarter of FY2021-22, 11.23 per cent more than in the same period a year earlier.
Fisheries
Seven Maunds of Hilsa Seized on Last Day of Ban
The Coast Guard seized a trawler with 280 kg of hilsa and 40 kg of pangas being taken for sale in Bhola in breach of the fishing ban.
Crops
Khulna Farmers Worried About Aman Yield
A good aman crop is ripening in Khulna, but a forecast of storms and heavy rain has farmers worried.
Environment
Hemanta Arrives in Bengal
Hemanta, the fourth of Bengal's six seasons, has arrived with golden paddy in the fields and the first hint of winter.
Agribusiness
Roadmap Aims to Double Farm Exports in Two Years
A government draft roadmap says Bangladesh's farm exports, worth $1 billion last year, could reach $2 billion within two years if key barriers are removed.
Agribusiness
Tk 5 Crore Worth of Snails Sold From Pabna in Five Months
At least 10,000 people in Pabna's wetland areas earn extra income by collecting snails, which are trucked to shrimp farms in the south.
Agribusiness
Good Harvest of Early Winter Vegetables, but Farmers Frustrated by Prices
Dhamrai's farmers harvested plenty of early winter vegetables but are getting only slightly higher wholesale prices while retail prices soar.