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'Joy in Gathering Mangoes': So Why Are Farmers Grieving?
An opinion piece argues that record mango harvests are not making farmers happy because prices are falling and exports are held back by quality and coordination failures.
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Bangladesh to Export 50 Tonnes of Mangoes to China for the First Time on 28 May
Bangladesh will send its first 50-tonne consignment of mangoes to China on 28 May, the agriculture secretary said.
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Bhairab Farmers Turn to Peanut Cultivation
Low costs and good prices are drawing more Bhairab farmers to grow peanuts, now covering 455 hectares.
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Bees at Risk from Excessive Pesticide Use
Speakers at a World Bee Day press conference said reckless pesticide use in farming is putting bees and beekeeping at risk.
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Eight Grape Varieties Adorn Shovon's Garden
A young man in Shariatpur has grown eight sweet grape varieties on a trial basis from a collection of 30, and hopes to farm them commercially.
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Satkhira Mango Farmers Frustrated as Prices Fail to Cover Costs
A good mango harvest in Satkhira has brought losses rather than profit, as prices have fallen below what farmers spent to grow the fruit.
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Forests Are Vanishing, and Wildlife Is at a Loss
A researcher argues that the destruction of forests and water bodies is pushing wild animals into human settlements and threatening Bangladesh's biodiversity.
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Teesta Waters Bring Ruin to Farmers
Rain and upstream runoff swelled the Teesta and submerged groundnut and other crops on chars in Kurigram's Ulipur and Rajarhat upazilas.
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Litchis Are Changing Manikpur's Economy
Commercial litchi orchards on the hillocks of Manikpur village in Chhatak are transforming the economy of the remote village.
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Caution Needed Over Drying Paddy and Stacking Straw on Roads
A Jamalpur newspaper editor argues that drying paddy on roads and piling straw beside them endangers travellers and needs local rules and alternatives.
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Rising Salinity on the Coast Is Shrinking Farmland
Rising salinity in the soil and rivers of coastal Patuakhali is shrinking the land farmers can crop and forcing changes in what they grow.
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How to Get Chemical-Free Seasonal Fruit
A student writer argues that awareness, home-grown fruit, stricter enforcement and training for farmers can free seasonal fruit from harmful chemicals.
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Python Rescued in Sherpur, Released Into Forest
Forest officials rescued a Burmese python from a paddy field in Jhenaigati, Sherpur, and released it into the Rangtia range forest.