Crops
Guava Markets Line the Roads to Bhimruli
Guava traders crowd the roadside canals leading to Bhimruli in Jhalokati, where prices are better this year but drought-hit flowering has cut the harvest.
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Bangladesh
Environment
Madrasa Student Dies of Snakebite in Jhalokati
A 12-year-old madrasa student died of a snakebite in Rajapur, Jhalokati, after her family first took her to exorcists instead of hospital.
Crops
How to Grow Winged Bean (Kamranga Shim)
Kamranga shim, a climbing bean whose flowers, pods, vines, leaves and roots are all edible, suits hill districts and homestead gardens and needs little water or fertiliser.
Crops
Rain Held Hostage by Heat, Farmers Distraught Over Dry Seedbeds
With July rainfall about half of normal and August forecast to stay hot, fields that should be flooded are cracked and farmers are distraught over Aman and Aus cultivation.
Crops
Mango Exports Reach 2,700 Tonnes This Year, Most to the UK
Bangladesh has exported 2,700 tonnes of mangoes so far this year, about 1,000 tonnes more than last year, with the United Kingdom the largest buyer.
Crops
Sharsha Farmers Worried About Transplanted Aman
With little rain even in the monsoon, farmers in Sharsha, Jashore, are irrigating to plant transplanted Aman rice, and the extra cost has left them anxious.
Crops
Ashwina Mangoes Fail to Fetch a Price in Their GI Year
Chapainawabganj's Ashwina mango recently won geographical indication status, but this year farmers cannot recover their production costs from selling it.
Environment
Endangered Langur Rescued in Chandanaish, Bus Driver Jailed
A mobile court in Chandanaish jailed bus driver Md Jasim Uddin for two months after an endangered black langur was recovered from his bus.
Environment
48 Snakebite Patients Admitted to Hospital in a Month, Four Dead
Chuadanga Sadar Hospital alone treated 48 snakebite patients in July, four of whom died, as snakes become more common in the district.
Crops
BARI Varieties Lengthen the Mango Season, but Prices Stay High
Thanks to Amrapali and BARI varieties, mangoes are still plentiful in Dhaka's markets in August, though prices are rising as the season lengthens.
Livestock
Fox Eats and Lives With Ducks, Hens and Goats in Netrokona
At a home in Kalmakanda, Netrokona, a pet fox named Lalu eats and sleeps alongside ducks, chickens and goats.
Agribusiness
40-Year-Old 'Fai Bot' Bonsai Priced at Tk 5.5 Lakh at Barishal Tree Fair
A 40-year-old bonsai 'Fai Bot' tree priced at Tk 5.5 lakh is the talk of Barishal's divisional tree fair.
Crops
Omar Sharif Succeeds With Avocado Farming in Mirsarai
Young entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif has become the first to grow avocado on trial in Mirsarai, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.