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Climate-Smart Technology Brings Crops to Fallow Coastal Land
Poly mulch, solar-powered drip irrigation and mini ponds under a DAE climate-smart project are letting farmers in coastal Khulna grow crops on saline, fallow land.
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BRRI Seed Sower Machine Can Sow 7,000 Seeds an Hour
BRRI has developed a seed sower that evenly sows 7,000 to 7,300 rice seeds an hour, alongside a whole-feed combine harvester, transplanters, weeders and an improved solar light trap.
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Technology Cuts Five to Seven Years From Developing a Rice Variety
Using the latest technology, BRRI's Transforming Rice Breeding project is cutting the time to develop a rice variety from 10 to 15 years to 8 to 10 years.
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Combine Harvesters Saved Farmers Tk 1,119 Crore in the Aman Season
Combine harvesters cut rice on 642,000 hectares in the last Aman season, saving farmers about Tk 1,119.41 crore in costs and avoided grain losses, according to DAE.
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BRRI Has Developed More Than 300 Rice Production Technologies, Says Prime Minister
Marking BRRI's 50th anniversary, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the institute has developed 111 high-yielding rice varieties, including eight hybrids, and more than 300 production technologies.
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Rescued Cat Refuses to Leave Its Rescuer
A cat rescued from the rubble in Mardin, Turkey, stayed by its firefighter rescuer, who has adopted it and named it Enkaz.
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Synchronised Boro Rice Cultivation Launched in Chuadanga
The Department of Agricultural Extension has launched synchronised Boro cultivation using farm machinery for 103 farmers on 150 bighas in Alamdanga, Chuadanga.
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Govt Orders Paddy Purchase on 'First Come, First Served' Basis
With government paddy procurement lagging this aman season, the food ministry has ordered direct purchases from farmers on a "first come, first served" basis alongside the app.
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Electric Fence to Keep Elephants Away Has Failed
The country's first solar electric fence against wild elephants, built along the Sherpur border, has failed, with the builder and the forest department blaming each other.
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The "Logo" Method of Rice Planting Raises Yields
The "logo" method, which leaves an empty row after every 10 rows of rice, cuts pest attacks, eases care and can raise yields by 4 to 5 maunds a bigha, says the Agriculture Information Service.
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Fire Service Rescues Cat Stuck on Ledge in Chattogram
Firefighters rescued a cat that had been stuck for three days on the third-floor ledge of a building in Chattogram's Chandgaon residential area.
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Four-Foot Snake Found in Passenger's Luggage at Airport
Security staff at Tampa International Airport found a live four-foot boa constrictor coiled in a woman passenger's luggage.
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How to Care for Boro Seedbeds in a Cold Wave
With a cold wave sweeping the country, the agriculture ministry and the Agricultural Information Service (AIS) have advised farmers how to protect boro seedbeds.