Crops
Coffee and Cashew Show Promise in the Folds of the Hills
The government's coffee and cashew project has planted 25 lakh saplings in the Chattogram hill districts, some already fruiting, while IMED has ordered lost saplings replaced.
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Crops
Bumper Watermelon Yield in Shyamnagar, Satkhira
Farmers in five unions of Shyamnagar are getting good yields and prices for watermelon grown after paddy, arriving just as supplies from other regions run low.
Crops
Shwapno Starts Selling Cucumbers 'Cheaper' Than the Open Market
Retail chain Shwapno says it is buying cucumbers from farmers at fair prices after wholesale rates fell to Tk 2-4 a kg, and selling them below open-market prices.
Crops
Five Tasty Green Mango Dishes to Change the Taste of Summer Meals
With ripe mangoes not yet in the market, raw mangoes can go into chutney, salad, rice, chicken curry and a katla fish dish.
Crops
Mango Fruitlets Dropping in Severe Drought
Rajshahi mango growers fear a poor crop as intense drought dries fruit stalks and sheds young mangoes that irrigation has failed to save.
Crops
Mix These Seeds Into Watermelon Juice to Beat Dehydration
Nutritionists say a little chia seed stirred into watermelon juice boosts its benefits, helping with hydration, digestion and weight control.
Vegetables
Three Brothers Succeed With Bottle Gourd in Kaliganj
Three brothers in Kaliganj, Gazipur, have made a success of pesticide-free bottle gourd grown on trellises, and neighbouring farmers are now following them.
Environment
No More Scope to Harm the Environment Through Influence, Minister Says
Environment minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said influence can no longer be used to harm the environment and that action will be taken against traditional brick kilns.
Crops
Drones to Be Used for Crop Monitoring and Flood Damage Assessment
The Department of Agricultural Extension will use drone and satellite images to monitor crops and assess flood damage, starting in Sylhet under an ADB-supported project.
Crops
Sharsha Farmers Succeed With Lettuce Cultivation
Farmers in Sharsha upazila of Jashore have had remarkable success growing lettuce, a foreign leaf crop, in parts of Sadar and Ulashi unions this year.
Crops
Hatishur, a Plant Full of Many Virtues
Hatishur, a weed-like plant with ivory-white flowers on curved stalks, is described as having a range of traditional medicinal uses.
Livestock
Legal Notice Served Against Holding a Qurbani Cattle Market in Aftabnagar
A legal notice has been sent to Dhaka South City Corporation and others asking them not to hold a qurbani cattle market in Aftabnagar ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Crops
Farmers Bring In Their Crop From the First Day of Baishakh
A festival of harvesting ripe boro paddy was under way in Sunamganj's haors on the first day of Baishakh, with farmers and their families in the fields from sunrise.