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Haor Farmers Bring Home Tk 5,000 Crore of Paddy This Season
A harvest-end festival was held in Sunamganj, where 100 per cent of the haor boro paddy, worth Tk 5,000 crore, has been brought home this season.
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A Maund of Paddy Is Not Enough to Hire One Labourer in Sherpur
A good Boro crop in Sherpur has run into an acute shortage of harvest labour, with a day's wage now worth more than a maund of paddy.
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How a Tk 50 Green Coconut From Monpura Becomes Tk 150 in Dhaka
Farmers in Monpura, Bhola, sell green coconuts for Tk 50 to 60 each, while the same coconuts retail for Tk 150 to 200 in Dhaka.
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The Spider Lily, Full of Medicinal Properties
The spider lily is a fragrant ornamental plant used in traditional medicine, though all parts of it are poisonous.
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The Commercial Potential of Hazrapur's Lychee
With geographical indication status, the Hazrapur lychee of Magura could anchor a full commercial chain from branding to export, argues Jenis Farzana Tania.
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Hurasagar Runs Dry, Leaving Farmers in Trouble
With the Hurasagar river dry for much of the year, farmers in Porjana union of Shahzadpur face falling groundwater and rising irrigation costs.
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Immature Lychee Reaches Dinajpur Markets Amid Fears of Heat-Driven Fruit Drop
Growers in Dinajpur are selling immature Madrazi lychee about a week and a half before the fruit is ripe, chasing higher prices and fearing heat-driven fruit drop.
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The Medicinal Neem Tree Is Disappearing
The neem tree, useful for its timber, twigs, oil and medicinal properties, is vanishing through neglect, writes Suraiya Yasmin Sumi.
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Growing Rice With Sugarcane Could Change the Farm Economy
Scientists at the Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute have developed a method of growing rice as a companion crop in sugarcane, saving water and cutting costs by a third.
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Safe Food Must Be Ensured for All People: Farida Akhter
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter called for an end to a two-tier food system in which the poor get unsafe food.
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Habib Khan's Success With Thailand's Year-Round Jackfruit
A year-round jackfruit orchard from Thailand is fruiting heavily for Habibur Rahman Khan in Manirampur upazila of Jashore.
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200 Papaya Trees of a Poor Farmer Cut Down in Rangpur's Kaunia
Miscreants cut down about 200 papaya trees belonging to Anwar Hossain, a poor farmer in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur, overnight.
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Agriculture Needs a Specific Growth Target, Says Economist Jahangir Alam Khan
Agricultural economist Dr Jahangir Alam Khan says the coming budget should set a specific growth target for agriculture and raise allocations and subsidies.