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Bangladesh Among the World's Top Rice Producers
Once a food-deficit country, Bangladesh is now among the world's top rice producers, but climate change, rising costs and unfair prices threaten the crop at the heart of its life and economy.
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Why Location-Specific Rice Varieties and Technologies Are Vital
BRRI's LSTD project is building regional offices, satellite stations and technology villages to develop rice varieties and technologies suited to each of Bangladesh's farming regions.
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Modern Machinery Turns Moulvibazar's Fallow Land Into Year-Round Farmland
Mechanisation has helped bring about 5,000 hectares of fallow land in Moulvibazar under cultivation in five years and turned single-crop fields into year-round farmland.
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Red Krishnachura Blooms Bring Relief Amid Dhaka's Buildings
Krishnachura trees flowering by the Gulshan-Hatirjheel lake have become a place for busy city dwellers to stop, as the trees grow scarcer in Dhaka.
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Commercial Dried Pineapple Shows Great Promise in Chapainawabganj
Chapainawabganj, known for mangoes, has its first commercial dried pineapple production, made with temperature-controlled dryers by entrepreneur Ismail Khan Shamim.
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What It Takes to Keep Young People in Agricultural Technology
AI, IoT, soil sensors, drones and big data could make farming modern and attractive to young Bangladeshis, but training, finance, startups and policy support are needed to keep them.
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"Cocktail Spraying" of Pesticides Is a Death Trap for Agriculture
Farmers' growing habit of mixing several agrochemicals into untested "cocktail" sprays can damage crops, raise costs, breed resistance and leave toxic residues in food.
Agrotech
$46 million grant to carry climate-smart farming to 1.5 million African farmers
The fourth phase of the West Africa Food System Resilience Program, granted to ICIPE, will scale drought-tolerant rice and maize, digital climate advice and solar irrigation in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal and Zambia.
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Digital Soil Sensor Opens a New Horizon for Farming
Genius Farms Limited's GFL Soil Sensor uses IoT and software built on Bangladeshi data to analyse soil in minutes and give location-based fertiliser recommendations.
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Watermelon Falls to Tk 50 a Kg, Pomegranate Over Tk 500
Watermelon prices in Dhaka eased on the second day of Eid, but imported fruit remained expensive, with pomegranate selling above Tk 500 a kg.
Agrotech
From Plough to Machine: How Farming and Farmers Have Changed Since the 1980s
Tractors, harvesters, deep tube wells and solar pumps have transformed farming since the 1980s, raising output while changing rural customs, costs and community life.
Fruits
Artificial Light Triples Dragon Fruit Yields in Sharsha
In Sharsha, Jashore, young entrepreneur Abedur Rahman uses LED lighting at night to make dragon fruit flower in winter, tripling off-season yields.
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The Role of Technology-Driven Agriculture in Food Security
With population growth, climate change and labour shortages straining farming, smart, technology-driven agriculture is essential for Bangladesh's food security, the writer argues.