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Drive Begins to Destroy Akashmoni and Eucalyptus Saplings
Following a government ban, the agriculture department has begun destroying akashmoni and eucalyptus saplings across Bangladesh, paying Tk 4 for each.
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Bumper Pineapple Harvest, but Chemicals Used to Excess
Farmers and wholesalers in Fulbaria are using excessive chemicals to ripen pineapples quickly despite a bumper harvest, putting consumers at risk.
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Pran's Mango Festival Begins at Rabindra Sarobar
Growers from Bangladesh's famous mango regions brought their own fruit to Pran's Mango Festival, which opened in Dhanmondi on 10 July.
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News That Harms Agriculture and Farmers Must Not Be Published: Anwar Faruk
Former agriculture secretary Anwar Faruk said agriculture reporting must raise problems but should not publish negative news that harms farmers.
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Pran to Hold Mango Festival in Dhanmondi
Pran Group said growers from Bangladesh's famous mango regions will sell their own fruit at a three-day Mango Festival in Dhanmondi from 10 July.
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Farmer's 150 Malta and Guava Trees Allegedly Cut Down
A Jhenaidah farmer alleges that an army member cut down 150 fruit-bearing malta and guava trees on land he had leased for five years.
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Potatoes Dumped on Road in Kurigram in Protest at Cold Storage Rent Rise
Potato farmers and traders in Kurigram blocked a road with potatoes to protest against higher cold storage rents, saying they are losing Tk 14 on every kilo.
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Rambutan Farming Changes the Fortunes of Returnee Afzal Sheikh
A former migrant worker in Malaysia has turned four rambutan saplings into a thriving fruit and sapling business in Kaliganj, Gazipur.
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How to Apply Fertiliser to Coconut Trees
Correct doses of organic and chemical fertiliser, applied twice a year in a ring around the trunk, keep coconut trees healthy and productive.
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Fishers Will Get Back Their Rightful Due: Farida Akhter
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter has said genuine fishers will regain their rights, as the government works on changing the waterbody lease policy.
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Bhola Farmers Hope for Profit From Monsoon Watermelon
Farmers in Bhola have turned to growing summer watermelon in the monsoon, using the sorjan method of raised beds and channels to protect the crop from heavy rain.
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Mamun Wants to Gift Mangoes to Families of July Uprising Martyrs
A mango farmer in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, has announced he will send 10kg of mangoes each to the families of 10 people killed in the July uprising.
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Vermicompost Makes Madaripur's Rashida Self-Reliant
Rashida Begum of Madaripur has become self-reliant by producing environment-friendly vermicompost and selling both the fertiliser and the earthworms.