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AWD Irrigation Raises Hopes for Rice Farming in Matiranga
The Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation method, up to 28 percent cheaper than conventional irrigation, is being used for the first time in Matiranga, Khagrachhari.
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How to Store Watermelon Seeds
Watermelon seeds that are usually thrown away can be kept for sowing if they are stored cool, dry and airtight.
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Boro Costs Up Tk 6,000 a Bigha, Gaibandha Farmers Demand Higher Paddy Price
Farmers in Gaibandha say growing boro rice now costs about Tk 6,000 more per bigha, and they want the government to raise its paddy and rice procurement prices.
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Imported Fruit Prices High in Khulna Markets, Local Fruit Brings Relief
Imported fruit prices in Khulna have risen by Tk 20 to Tk 50 a kg during Ramadan, while cheaper local fruit is drawing more buyers.
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Irrigation Pumps Asked to Run From 11pm to 7am to Save Power
The Power Division has asked that irrigation pumps be run from 11pm to 7am to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the coming summer, irrigation season and Ramadan.
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Cotton to Be Declared an Agricultural Product Soon: Foreign Adviser
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain says the government will take effective steps within two months to declare cotton an agricultural product and boost domestic production.
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Shahin Hopes to Sell Tk 7 Lakh of Lemons in Ramadan
Pabna lemon grower Shahinuzzaman Shahin sold Tk 4 lakh worth of lemons in the first seven days of Ramadan and expects to pass Tk 7 lakh by the 25th fast.
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Beekeepers Busy as Mustard Yields Well
A good mustard crop in Barishal has kept beekeepers busy, and farmers say bee boxes beside their fields have produced a bumper yield.
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Onion Farmers Not Recovering Even Half Their Costs
Pabna's onion farmers say current market prices do not cover even half their production costs, leaving them facing losses of around Tk 50,000 a bigha.
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Interest in Sunflower Oil Farming Grows in Teknaf
Farmers in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, are turning to sunflower for oil, which they sell at Tk 400 to Tk 500 a kg, though the upazila has no modern oil press.
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Cost of Boro Rice Cultivation Rises in Manikganj
Farmers in Manikganj say the cost of growing Boro rice has risen by Tk 2,500 to Tk 3,000 a bigha this year, and some have planted less.
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Onion Seed Makes 50 Dinajpur Farmers Rich, but a Syndicate Sets the Price
About 50 farmers in Birganj, Dinajpur, have made lakhs of taka growing onion seed, but every year they are forced to sell to a traders' syndicate at low prices.
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Black Cumin Could Yield Tk 100 Crore of Honey, Says Shariatpur Entrepreneur
Beekeepers in Shariatpur are busy harvesting black cumin honey, and an entrepreneur says better coordination with the agriculture department could raise Tk 100 crore of honey from the district.