Crops
Immature Lychee Reaches Dinajpur Markets Amid Fears of Heat-Driven Fruit Drop
Growers in Dinajpur are selling immature Madrazi lychee about a week and a half before the fruit is ripe, chasing higher prices and fearing heat-driven fruit drop.
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Bangladesh
Crops
The Medicinal Neem Tree Is Disappearing
The neem tree, useful for its timber, twigs, oil and medicinal properties, is vanishing through neglect, writes Suraiya Yasmin Sumi.
Livestock
Hundreds of Farm Chickens Dying of Heatstroke in Intense Heat
Heat of 38 degrees Celsius and frequent power cuts are killing chickens on poultry farms in Matlab Uttar upazila of Chandpur.
Crops
Growing Rice With Sugarcane Could Change the Farm Economy
Scientists at the Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute have developed a method of growing rice as a companion crop in sugarcane, saving water and cutting costs by a third.
Crops
Safe Food Must Be Ensured for All People: Farida Akhter
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter called for an end to a two-tier food system in which the poor get unsafe food.
Crops
Habib Khan's Success With Thailand's Year-Round Jackfruit
A year-round jackfruit orchard from Thailand is fruiting heavily for Habibur Rahman Khan in Manirampur upazila of Jashore.
Crops
200 Papaya Trees of a Poor Farmer Cut Down in Rangpur's Kaunia
Miscreants cut down about 200 papaya trees belonging to Anwar Hossain, a poor farmer in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur, overnight.
Crops
Agriculture Needs a Specific Growth Target, Says Economist Jahangir Alam Khan
Agricultural economist Dr Jahangir Alam Khan says the coming budget should set a specific growth target for agriculture and raise allocations and subsidies.
Crops
Juicy, Sweet Lychee of Mangalbaria
Favourable weather has brought a good crop of the famous Mangalbaria lychee in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, where growers hope for Tk 10 crore in sales.
Crops
Pesticide-Free Vegetable Farming Is Changing Rural Agriculture
A demonstration plot in Chalbala union of Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, is showing farmers how to grow vegetables without chemical pesticides.
Fruits
Chapainawabganj Mangoes Can Be Picked as Soon as They Ripen
The district administration in Chapainawabganj has decided not to set a mango calendar this season, leaving growers free to pick fruit once it is mature.
CropsMymensingh farmers say harvester owners overcharge to cut Boro rice
In May 2025 farmers in Mymensingh alleged that combine harvester owners were asking Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200 to cut 10 decimals of rice, against an official rate of Tk 540, amid a labour shortage and complaints that traders took extra paddy per maund.
Crops
Mango and Litchi Picking in Natore to Start on 15 May
Natore district administration has set picking dates for each mango and litchi variety, starting with Guti mangoes and Mozaffar litchis on 15 May.