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Boro Paddy Brings Smiles to Jhalakathi Farmers
A bumper Boro crop in Jhalakathi, with yields above last year's and good market prices, has brought smiles to the district's farmers as harvesting gets under way.
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No Imports Needed if Paddy and Rice Procurement Targets Are Met
The food secretary says Bangladesh will not need to import food if this year's paddy and rice procurement targets are met.
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Demand for Palm Patali Jaggery Rises
Palm patali jaggery from the southern coastal districts of Patuakhali, Barguna and Pirojpur is fast winning buyers in the cities, but tree losses and labour shortages hold back output.
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Paddy Arrives by Trawler at Bhairab's Markets, Farmers Frustrated by Low Prices
Farmers bringing new paddy from the haor to Bhairab by trawler are frustrated as prices have fallen by Tk 500 a maund in a month.
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Chhanowar Quits Teaching and Finds Success Growing Fruit
A Tangail man who left teaching to farm has built a commercial fruit and coffee farm in Madhupur and won a national agriculture award.
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KHANI Bangladesh Calls for Minimum Crop Prices and a Price Commission
Food security network KHANI Bangladesh demanded a minimum support price for farmers' crops and a price commission, presenting findings on the suicide of a Meherpur onion farmer.
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Kamruzzaman Succeeds in Growing 85 Varieties of Grape
A young man in Chandpur has succeeded in growing grapes commercially on 20 decimals of land, with 85 varieties from 18 countries in his collection.
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From Hunger to National Best Farmer: Sureshwar Mallik's Safe Vegetable Farming
Sureshwar Mallik of Dumuria, Khulna, who once ate soaked rice for lack of money, now grows safe vegetables year-round using modern techniques and has won national honours.
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A Grower's Dream in the Kingdom of Mangoes
Chapainawabganj's mango growers, heirs to a centuries-old tradition, keep faith with the crop despite unseasonal storms and disease.
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From Housewife to National Best Farmer: Sahida Begum's Onion Seed Success
Faridpur farmer Sahida Begum, a former housewife, grows onion seed on up to 100 acres, sold at least Tk 4 crore worth this year and pioneered hand pollination of onion seed.
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Sunamganj's 10 Lakh Farmers Fear Losing Their Crop
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors fear losing a bumper boro crop to flash floods after a forecast of a week of heavy rain.
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New Prospects for Pineapple Farming in the Garo Hills
Pineapple farming is spreading on fallow hill land along Sherpur's border, with growers saying government support and protection from wild elephants could transform the area.
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Farmers in Trouble Over Potato Storage
Potato farmers in Cumilla's Burichang are storing their bumper crop under tarpaulins in the open, with cold stores full and prices below production cost.