Fruits
Duty on Apple, Grape and Orange Imports Cut
The government has cut the supplementary duty on imported fresh fruit such as apples, grapes, pears, oranges and malta, which may bring prices down.
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Crops
Farmers Can Now Decide Their Own Fertiliser and Pesticide Use With the Khamari App
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council has developed the Khamari app, which lets farmers in the field see which crop suits their land and how much fertiliser and pesticide to use.
Crops
Locally Made Farm Machinery Will Save a Lot of Foreign Currency, Says BRRI Chief
Banglamark Limited has unveiled a locally made BRRI Grain Collector at its farm machinery factory in Chattogram, where BRRI-designed machines are being produced.
Agrotech
The Benefits of Using a Drum Seeder in the Rainy Season
The drum seeder, a light six-drum sowing machine, lets farmers sow sprouted rice seed directly into puddled fields after rains destroy seedbeds, using less seed and labour.
Crops
BSRI-46 Sugarcane Is Changing Farmers' Fortunes in Natore
Farmers in Natore are getting 450 to 600 maunds of cane a bigha from the BSRI-46 variety grown from disease-free certified seed, far more than other varieties.
Crops
Sugarcane Cultivation Rises in Joypurhat
Intercropping, easier payment and technical support have pushed up sugarcane cultivation in Joypurhat, raising output at the Joypurhat Sugar Mill.
Vegetables
Safe Vegetable Farming Brings Success Within Reach in Pabna
Pabna farmers are replacing chemicals with organic fertiliser and trap-based pest control, cutting costs, and 53,040 farmers have been trained in the methods.
Agrotech
Bangladeshi Innovator Develops Smart Technology for Fish Farming
Bangladeshi software engineer Shafiul Alam has built a smart device that aerates fish ponds, feeds fish and monitors water quality, winning silver at an invention fair in Seoul.
AgrotechJapan's soil-free film farming grows crops on a dialysis-derived membrane
Japanese scientist Yuichi Mori grows vegetables without soil on a polymer film adapted from kidney dialysis membranes; the BBC reported that the method uses 90 percent less water than conventional farming and no pesticides.
Crops
Five Harvests From One Rice Plant
Rice geneticist Abed Chowdhury has developed rice varieties that gave five harvests in a year from a single planting in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, totalling about 16 tonnes a hectare.
Rooftop farming
Using the Right Sprayer in Fruit Orchards
Knapsack and hand compression sprayers used on field crops cannot reach tall mango, litchi and coconut trees, so orchard owners need suitable sprayers to control pests and diseases.
Vegetables
Cocopeat Seedlings, a Soil-Free Alternative, Make a Stir in Rajbari
Green Agro Nursery in Rajbari raises 29 kinds of vegetable and fruit seedlings without soil in cocopeat trays within 15 to 30 days, and demand is outstripping supply.
Crops
AI Fish Farming in Trishal: Four Times the Output, and 70 Percent of Fish Saved Even From Gas Tablets
Trishal's upazila administration has developed an AI-driven fish farming system using sensors, an app and automatic feeders and aerators that can quadruple output in a small area.