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Faridpur Farmers Busy Planting Murikata Onion, Worried About Fertiliser Costs
Murikata onion planting in Faridpur has reached 75 per cent of the target, but farmers complain of fertiliser shortages and overcharging, which dealers deny.
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Bangladesh Fruit Production Rises by 50 Lakh Tonnes in a Dozen Years
Bangladesh's annual fruit output has grown from about one crore tonnes to 1.5 crore tonnes in a dozen years, with most fruits up but jackfruit and coconut down.
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Jhum Paddy Grown on Plain Land in Jhenaidah, Farmer Happy With Low-Cost High Yield
A farmer in Jhenaidah has grown the hill jhum paddy variety Sentu Pajam 21 on plain land with little irrigation and fertiliser and got a strong yield.
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Chitoi Pitha From Dry Rice Flour, Made Just Right
A simple method for making soft, puffed chitoi pitha from shop-bought dry rice flour by blending it with warm water and a handful of cooked rice.
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Date Palm Trees Decline in Narail, Tappers in Short Supply
With date palm trees and tappers dwindling in Narail's Kalia upazila, a local journalist has brought tappers from Rajshahi and officials promise to train local gachhis.
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Manikganj Farmers Celebrate Bringing Home the Aman Harvest
A good aman crop after timely rain has put Manikganj's farming families in a festive mood as they harvest and bring the paddy home.
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Thousands of Sacks of Farmers' Potatoes Vanish From Cold Storage
Cold storage operators in Joypurhat secretly sold thousands of sacks of potatoes without informing the farmers who stored them, leaving many with losses.
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Spend Tk 6,000, Earn Tk 60,000: Water Chestnut Brings New Hope to Farmers
Farmers in Joypurhat are turning waterlogged low land to water chestnut, a three-month crop that costs little and sells well.
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Mulching Opens a New Prospect for Summer Watermelon in Jhenaidah
A trial of summer watermelon grown with mulching and trellises in Jhenaidah has produced more than 2,000 fruits, drawing a visit from an agriculture ministry team.
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Good Paddy Yield in Thakurgaon, but Farmers Are Disappointed
Farmers in Thakurgaon have had a good aman harvest this season but say paddy prices are too low to cover their production costs.
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Zero-Tillage Garlic Farming Gains Popularity in Shariatpur
Farmers in Shariatpur are increasingly planting garlic without tilling the soil in fields just cleared of aman paddy, drawn by lower costs and an early harvest, though rising fertiliser and pesticide prices are a worry.
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Manikganj Gachhis Busy Preparing Date Palms
With the first chill of winter, gachhis in Manikganj are busy cleaning and trimming date palms so they can collect sap for patali gur and the famous hajari gur.
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Malcha or Keshordam: What Do You Call It?
Keshordam, called malcha in some regions, is an amphibious plant found across Bangladesh that is often dismissed as a weed but is eaten as a vegetable and has medicinal uses.