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Middlemen Eat Up Farmers' Profits
Vegetable farmers selling at Rajshahi's Khorkhori wholesale market are denied fair prices while middlemen take the bulk of the profit as the same produce sells for much more in city markets.
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Vegetables
Abdul Rashid Sells Tk 4 Lakh Worth of Snake Gourd
Favourable weather has brought a bumper early snake gourd crop to the chars of Bhola, with farmers getting good prices.
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Drumsticks Sell at Tk 400 a Kg in Khulna
New-season drumsticks are selling at up to Tk 400 a kg in Khulna after rain and wind cut the crop.
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BADC Trials 20 New Potato Varieties in Kushtia
The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation has trialled 20 new potato varieties suited to export and industry in Kushtia, with yields about double conventional varieties.
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Vegetable Prices High Because of Middlemen: Agriculture Secretary
The agriculture secretary blamed middlemen for high vegetable prices, citing a gap between Tk 10-20 a kg in Gaibandha and Tk 60-70 in Dhaka.
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Bumper Khira Harvest in Chalan Beel, Prices High Too
Khira farmers in Chalan Beel, Sirajganj, are making good profits from a bumper harvest and higher prices, with about 50 tonnes a day going to Dhaka.
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Why Are Vegetable Prices So High in Peak Season, Asks Agriculture Minister
The agriculture minister questioned high vegetable prices in peak season and linked rising food prices to global inflation and freight costs.
Vegetables
A Festival of Onion Planting in Pabna
Pabna's farmers are busy planting onions in a festive mood, but rising costs and falling prices have left them worried about profits.
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Latiraj Kachu Is Easy to Grow
Latiraj kachu, a water taro grown for its stolons, sells for Tk 70-80 a kg and is easy to grow, as this cultivation guide explains.
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Six Countries Take the Lion's Share of Bangladesh's Vegetable Exports
Although Bangladesh exports fresh vegetables to more than 40 countries, most of the earnings have long come from just six, as high air freight lets India and Pakistan take over markets.
Agribusiness
Broiler Chicken Hits Tk 200 a Kg
Broiler chicken now sells for Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka after rising Tk 45 a kg over four straight weeks, while most vegetable prices are unchanged.
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"BINA's Sunflower Varieties Will Revolutionise Oil Crops Once Released"
The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture expects to release three advanced sunflower lines within three years, which scientists say could spread sunflower on fallow land.
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Bumper Bean Yield in Meherpur
With no natural disaster this season, bean farmers in Meherpur are profiting from a good harvest grown on 550 hectares.