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Mustard and Honey Bring Profits to Manikganj Farmers
Integrated mustard and honey farming in Manikganj is paying off for both farmers and beekeepers, with 120 beekeepers placing about 12,000 hives this year.
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How to Grow Marigolds From Seed
A step-by-step guide to raising marigold plants from seed, from sowing in a tray to transplanting seedlings into the garden.
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Radish at Tk 1 a Kg, Cauliflower at Tk 2 in Joypurhat
A bumper winter harvest has sent radish prices in Joypurhat down to about Tk 1 a kg and cauliflower to Tk 2 each, leaving farmers unable to cover costs.
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Pesticide Use Highest in Fruit and Vegetables, Says DU Professor
Farmers are ignoring pesticide rules, making fruit and vegetables the most pesticide-laden foods, a Dhaka University nutrition professor told a Bangladesh Food Safety Authority seminar.
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Rice Market Soars Again on the Same Cycle of Manipulation
Rice prices have risen by Tk 2-6 a kg despite the Aman harvest and open imports, with traders blaming hoarding and rumours, millers blaming paddy prices and the food secretary blaming propaganda.
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Golpata Palms Are Disappearing From the Coast
Climate change, rising salinity, river erosion and a lack of cultivation and care are wiping out the gol palm from coastal settlements, environmentalists warn.
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Clusters of Oranges Change a Farmer's Fortune in Gaibandha
A former music-shop owner in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, who switched from flowers to oranges after Covid, has sold about Tk 2.5 lakh of China mandarins this season.
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Rush to Plant Hali Onion Seedlings in Manikganj
Farmers across Manikganj are working from dawn to dusk to plant hali onion seedlings, though some fear losses if onion prices do not rise.
CropsShariatpur college student Antor Gorapi succeeds with foreign chicken breeds
Antor Gorapi, a college student in Naria, Shariatpur, turned one pair of Silkie chickens into a farm of at least 100 birds of eight foreign breeds that, in December 2024, earned him at least Tk 30,000 a month.
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A Tea Garden Opens New Possibilities in Khagrachhari
A local farmer's hobby tea garden near the border in Matiranga upazila is opening new possibilities for tea production in Khagrachhari.
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BARI Onion-5 Gives 150 to 200 Maunds a Bigha at Low Cost in Pabna
Pabna farmers growing the new summer onion variety BARI-5 expect 150 to 200 maunds a bigha at low cost, a crop that could ease the country's summer onion shortage.
CropsOrange farming spreads across 16 northern districts, from Bogura to Panchagarh
In December 2024 Jagonews24 reported that China, Darjeeling and mandarin oranges were spreading across 16 districts of northern Bangladesh, helped by the climate, the soil and support from the Department of Agricultural Extension.
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Cauliflower and Bottle Gourd Leaves Bring Smiles for Habib
A Sonargaon farmer expects a profit of about Tk 50,000 from cauliflower and bottle gourd leaves grown on two and a half bigha.