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Tax on Fruit Imports Cut
The government has halved the tax collected at source on imports of fresh fruit such as apples, grapes, pears, oranges and malta, from 10 percent to 5 percent.
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FAO to Give $4 Million for Mango Storage Warehouses
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will give Bangladesh $4 million to build warehouses for storing mangoes, the chief adviser's press secretary said.
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Lost Crop Buckwheat Returns to Natore
Buckwheat, a crop that had nearly disappeared, is being grown again on the Padma chars of Lalpur in Natore, and the agriculture department plans to expand it.
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Bumper Potato and Maize Crops Bring Farmers Extra Income
Growing maize and potato together on the same land has become popular in Lalmonirhat this Rabi season, bringing farmers extra income.
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Boraichara, the Village of Rolling Green Waves
The wheat fields of Boraichara village in Khoksa, Kushtia, are a sea of green that shapes both the landscape and the lives of the farmers who grow them.
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Farmers Profit From Strawberry Cultivation in Joypurhat
Farmers in Joypurhat are profiting from commercial strawberry farming, though some fields have been hit by mites that sprays have failed to control.
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Driver Hasib Finds Success in Mushroom Farming
After failing at several ventures, former driver Md Hasib of Narayanganj now earns Tk 7-8 lakh a year growing mushrooms with his family in a rented tin-shed house.
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Ten Days Into Fishing Ban, Bhola Fishermen Still Without Government Rice
Ten days into a two-month ban on all fishing in Bhola's Meghna and Tentulia rivers, fishermen have not received the government rice allocated to them.
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GK Irrigation Project Raises Hopes of Rice Farmers in Two Districts
After several poor seasons, the Ganges-Kobadak project is supplying water early this year, which farmers say will save them Tk 3,000-4,000 a bigha on Boro rice.
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Water Shortage Leaves 1,500 Acres Uncultivated in Mirsharai
Farmers in Wahedpur union of Mirsharai say 1,500 acres lie idle in the Boro season for lack of water and are calling for canals and streams to be dug.
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What Must Be Done to Protect Migratory Birds
Dr Forkan Ali argues that the birds that winter in the haor are being hunted and robbed of habitat, and calls for sanctuaries, jobs for hunters and public awareness.
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Rice Target Met, But Not Even 5 Percent of Paddy Reaches Gaibandha Warehouses
Despite a government price of Tk 33 a kg, Gaibandha's warehouses collected only 369 tonnes of Aman paddy, less than 5 percent of the target, though rice procurement was near target.
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Strawberries Grown for His Daughter Bring In Tk 18 Lakh
A network engineer in Meherpur's Mujibnagar upazila started growing strawberries for his daughter and has become a successful farmer, selling over Tk 18 lakh worth.