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Two Young Men Succeed with Orange Farming in Mymensingh, Earning Lakhs
Two young men in Mymensingh's Ishwarganj and Bhaluka upazilas have made a success of orange farming, with heavy crops and good prices this season.
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Rajbari Beekeeper Hopes to Earn Tk 1 Lakh a Month from Boxed Bees
Rajbari beekeeper Md Masud expects to earn close to Tk 1 lakh a month from honey, while his bees help pollinate farmers' mustard crops.
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Diptimoy Hopes to Sell Tk 22 Lakh Worth of Kul
Ball Sundari kul has changed the fortunes of Diptimoy Tanchangya in Bandarban, who expects to sell Tk 22 lakh worth of fruit this year.
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Five Harvests From One Rice Plant
Rice geneticist Abed Chowdhury has developed rice varieties that gave five harvests in a year from a single planting in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, totalling about 16 tonnes a hectare.
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What to Do to Protect Boro Rice Seedbeds in Severe Cold
With severe cold and dense fog in rural areas, farmers need to act now to protect boro rice seedlings, and here are eleven steps to follow.
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Untimely Rain Cuts Mustard Cultivation in Manikganj
Untimely rain and waterlogging have left Manikganj's mustard area 8,248 hectares below last year, with many farmers switching to maize.
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Yellow Malta Smiles in Abdul Karim's Orchard
Abdul Karim, a pioneer of malta farming in Jashore who once nearly fled his debts, has sold about Tk 22 lakh worth of yellow malta from his orchard.
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Sunamganj Produces Tk 1,000 Crore Worth of Aman Paddy
A good Aman harvest across about 60 haors has lifted the spirits of Sunamganj farmers who lost much of their Aus paddy to three floods this year.
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Sunil's Fragrant Chillies Earn Him Tk 8 Lakh a Year
A Barguna farmer known locally as 'Morich Sunil' earns an average of Tk 8 lakh a year from an acre of fragrant chillies.
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Mustard Grown on 86,000 Hectares in Sirajganj
Encouraged by last year's prices and seed and fertiliser incentives, Sirajganj farmers have planted mustard on 86,460 hectares this season.
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Khoiyachhara's Sweet Cucumbers Travel to Districts Across the Country
Cucumbers from East Khoiyachhara in Chattogram's Mirsarai, grown with sweet water from hill streams, are in demand in several neighbouring districts.
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Farmers See Promise in Winter Vegetables in Narayanganj
Fields in Narayanganj Sadar's Baktaboli and Alirtek unions have turned green with winter vegetables, and farmers hope for good profits if conditions hold.
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Mountains Are Vital to the Environment and to Life
A column marking International Mountain Day on the role of mountains in supplying water and sheltering biodiversity, and the damage being done to hills in Bangladesh.