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Migratory Birds Enchant Lakshmipur
For eight winters flocks of lesser whistling ducks have rested at Janeshwar Dighi in Lakshmipur Sadar, where villagers and the pond's lessee protect them.
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Farmers Shun Banks as Moneylenders Take the Profits
Haor farmers in Sunamganj borrow from moneylenders at high interest to grow boro, saying bank loans bring harassment, while the bank says none need face it.
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How to Preserve Farmers' Hard-Grown Cauliflower
A step-by-step guide to blanching and freezing winter cauliflower at home so it can be cooked almost all year round.
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Severe Cold Is Damaging Boro Seedbeds
Farmers in Sharsha, Jashore, are covering boro seedbeds with polythene as severe cold and fog threaten the seedlings.
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Take Care of Mango Trees Before They Blossom
A guide to protecting mango blossom through weeding, pruning, withholding water and two timed sprays of insecticide and fungicide.
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Sugarcane Cultivation Rises in Joypurhat
Intercropping, easier payment and technical support have pushed up sugarcane cultivation in Joypurhat, raising output at the Joypurhat Sugar Mill.
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New Date Palm Molasses, Winter's Sweet Gift
A personal essay on how new date palm molasses is made each winter and the place it holds in Bangladesh's food and culture.
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Rajbari's Rubel Becomes Self-Reliant Rearing Guinea Fowl
Starting with 13 guinea fowl as a hobby, Rajbari's Raju Ahmmed Rubel now keeps about 900 birds and sells thousands of chicks each month.
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Changing Four Hands, Tk 2 Cauliflower Becomes Tk 15 in Naogaon
A cauliflower that leaves the farmer at Tk 2 in Naogaon reaches shoppers at Tk 15 after changing hands, as farmers accuse a syndicate and officials deny one exists.
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Bhabodah Waterlogging Leaves Nearly 2,000 Hectares Uncultivated in Abhaynagar
Long-standing waterlogging in the Bhabodah area has left boro cultivation uncertain on nearly 2,000 hectares in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore.
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Meherpur Farmers Allege Demonstration Plot Funds Going to Agriculture Officer
Farmers in Meherpur Sadar accuse the upazila agriculture officer of siphoning off money allocated for their demonstration plots, handing over only a small share as inputs.
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What Farmers Should Do to Stop Potato Late Blight
Potato late blight, a fungal disease, can spread through a field within days in cold, foggy weather, and farmers can curb it with clean seed, careful irrigation and timely fungicide sprays.
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Mirsarai Farmers Earn Up to a Lakh Taka Selling Straw
Rising demand from cattle farmers has turned aman straw in Mirsarai, Chattogram, into a cash crop worth up to Tk 1 lakh for some growers.