Crops
Sesame Farming Grows in Jhalokati as Farmers Hope to Recover
Low costs, few diseases and good prices are drawing more farmers in Jhalokati to sesame, now grown on 396 hectares.
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Fruits
Fruit Farming Turns Around Fortunes of Sylhet's Sirajul Islam
After failing in cattle, contracting and stone trading, Sirajul Islam Rekhon of Fenchuganj built a fruit orchard that now earns him about Tk 1.5 crore a year.
Fruits
Satkhira Mangoes to Reach Market from 5 May
Satkhira's district administration has fixed dates for picking and marketing mangoes, starting with early varieties on 5 May.
Fruits
Mango Calendar Troubles Satkhira Orchard Owners
Satkhira mango growers and traders say the district's harvest calendar ignores local differences in ripening and costs them money, while officials defend it.
Fruits
Chinese Ambassador Visits Mango Orchard in Chapainawabganj
China's ambassador in Dhaka, Yao Wen, visited a mango orchard in Chapainawabganj and gave assurance that the district's mangoes would be exported to China this year.
Agribusiness
Started with Tk 100, Sabuj Now at the Top with Bonsai
KM Sabuj began making bonsai from four tamarind seedlings bought for Tk 100 and, 29 years on, has about 20,000 bonsai of 450 species in progress at his Gazipur nursery.
Crops
Mung Bean Brings Smiles to Farmers in Jhalakathi
Jhalakathi has had a bumper mung bean crop this season, grown on about 400 hectares more than targeted, and farmers are getting good prices.
Crops
Oli Ullah Dreams of a Bangladesh Self-Reliant in Farm Machinery
Oli Ullah, a former day labourer, built Janata Engineering in Chuadanga into a maker of 40 types of farm machinery with annual sales of Tk 45 crore to 50 crore.
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Khulna's Watermelons Travel to Every Corner of the Country
A good watermelon crop in Khulna is keeping traders busy sending the fruit to districts across Bangladesh, though a spell of rain cut prices for growers.
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Okra Farming Makes Mirsarai Farmers Self-Reliant
Farmers in Chattogram's Mirsarai are becoming self-reliant by growing okra, with the area under the crop rising and prices improving after a weak start to the season.
Agribusiness
Not Even Ants Are Safe From Smuggling, Environmentalists Worried
Kenyan wildlife officials have arrested two young Belgians trying to smuggle 5,000 ants, a case that has alarmed environmentalists about trafficking in small creatures.
Agribusiness
One Hilsa Sells for Tk 14,000
A 2.5 kg "king hilsa" caught in the Baleshwar river mouth was sold at an open auction at Pathorghata BFDC market on 25 April.
Crops
Boro Paddy Brings Smiles to Jhalakathi Farmers
A bumper Boro crop in Jhalakathi, with yields above last year's and good market prices, has brought smiles to the district's farmers as harvesting gets under way.