Fruits
Healthy, but Water Chestnut Can Harm Some People
Water chestnut is rich in minerals and water, but it can be risky for people with diabetes, kidney problems, weak digestion, allergies or on blood thinners.
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Agribusiness
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200 Species of Cactus at Madaripur Horticulture Centre
Madaripur Horticulture Centre has built a collection of 200 cactus species in two years and is raising low-cost seedlings for plant lovers.
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India's Onion Exporters Struggle as Bangladeshi Farmers Reap Good Prices
Bangladesh has met its onion demand from its own harvest this season, leaving farmers happy with prices while Indian growers and traders struggle to sell.
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Shariatpur Betel Leaf Farmers Struggle to Cover Costs as Prices Fall
Betel leaf prices in Shariatpur keep falling, leaving growers unable to recover production costs and calling for government incentives.
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Single Hilsa Sells for Tk 8,200
A 2 kg 75 g hilsa caught in the Meghna river was auctioned for Tk 8,200 at Tulatuli fish landing in Bhola.
Agribusiness
Endangered Bear Cub Rescued in Bandarban
Traffickers abandoned an endangered black bear cub and fled as the forest department raided Alikadam bazar in Bandarban.
Agribusiness
Policy Will Be Framed to Control Animal Feed Prices: Livestock Adviser
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has said a policy will be framed to control animal feed prices, and that the government has moved to cut the electricity costs of the sector.
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Uttara's Diabari Becomes a Kingdom of Nurseries
More than a hundred nurseries have grown up along the riverbank in Uttara's Diabari, drawing buyers from Dhaka and nearby districts every day.
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20kg of Oranges a Tree in Three Brothers' Mixed Orchard
A mixed fruit orchard run by Sarowar Hossain Babu and his two brothers in Rajbari has produced a bumper orange crop, with each tree bearing more than 20 kg on average.
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Nabanna Festival Mood Fills Homes Across Magura
Farming households in Magura are busy harvesting new paddy and making rice flour for Nabanna, the harvest festival many say is slipping into the past.
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Unknown Disease Hits Aman Paddy in Gaibandha, Farmers Fear for Harvest
An unidentified disease is drying out aman paddy across seven upazilas of Gaibandha, and farmers who borrowed to plant fear heavy losses.
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Faridpur Farmers Busy Planting Murikata Onion, Worried About Fertiliser Costs
Murikata onion planting in Faridpur has reached 75 per cent of the target, but farmers complain of fertiliser shortages and overcharging, which dealers deny.
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Bangladesh Fruit Production Rises by 50 Lakh Tonnes in a Dozen Years
Bangladesh's annual fruit output has grown from about one crore tonnes to 1.5 crore tonnes in a dozen years, with most fruits up but jackfruit and coconut down.