Crops
Meherpur Farmers in Trouble as Four Days of Rain Hit Vegetable Fields
Continuous rain and moderate storms in Meherpur have flooded low-lying fields, hitting chillies, summer onions, vegetables and aus and aman paddy.
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Bangladesh
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices High in Barishal as Supply Falls Short
Hilsa supply at Barishal's largest wholesale market has dropped far below normal at the peak of the season, and buyers say prices are out of reach.
Crops
Ginger Grown in More Than 3 Lakh Sacks in Nilphamari
Sack cultivation of ginger is spreading across every upazila of Nilphamari, with 3,32,775 sacks planted on fallow land this year.
Crops
Demand for Ashwina Mango Rises as Colour and Taste Change
Fruit bagging has improved the colour and taste of Rajshahi's late-season Ashwina mango, lifting demand, prices and cultivation and opening export prospects.
Crops
Risk of Hilsa and Fertiliser Smuggling to Neighbouring Countries
The home adviser told Coast Guard officers that stopping the smuggling of hilsa and fertiliser to neighbouring countries must be part of their core duty.
Vegetables
Haor Farmers Try to Recover With New Seedlings
Flood-hit farmers in Sunamganj's haor region are starting winter vegetables with cheap, high-yield seedlings raised in a local poly house.
Environment
Black-Faced Langur Enters Town in Search of Food
A lone black-faced langur has been roaming Phulbari upazila town in Dinajpur for several days, taking food from homes and shops.
Crops
Omar Sharif Succeeds in Growing Avocado in the Hills
A young entrepreneur has become the first in Mirsharai, Chattogram, to grow avocado successfully, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.
Crops
Ansar Gives Rice Seedlings to 400 Flood-Hit Farmers
The Ansar and Village Defence Party distributed free Aman rice seedlings to 400 flood-affected farmers in Cumilla and Feni districts.
Crops
Bitter Gourd Farming Brings High Profit at Low Cost
Farmers in Joypurhat are expanding bitter gourd cultivation after good profits, with traders buying straight from the fields at Tk 1,500-1,600 a maund.
Fisheries
Unusual Boat Rally in Barguna to Protect Hilsa
A boat rally and human chain on the Payra river in Taltali, Barguna, called for coal power projects to be scrapped to protect the river and its hilsa.
Crops
What to Do When Leaves of Gourd-Family Crops Turn Yellow
Downy mildew, a fungal disease, is the main reason the leaves of gourd-family crops in Bangladesh turn yellow, and it can be prevented and controlled.
Environment
Apon Ghar Foundation Distributes 5,000 Saplings
Apon Ghar Foundation handed out 5,000 tree saplings to students of St Philip's High School and College in Dinajpur.