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Crop Seed Is the Farmer's Right
Farmers have long been the guardians of crop seed, and this piece argues that their right to save, share and sell local seed must be defended.
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Nagarpur's Jahurul Succeeds With Sweet Betel Leaf
Jahurul Islam, a former tailor's shop worker in Nagarpur, Tangail, has escaped poverty by growing Rajshahi's sweet betel leaf.
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What to Do to Raise Aman Rice Production
Choosing the right variety, planting healthy seedlings on time and managing fertiliser, water, weeds, pests and diseases can raise aman rice yields, this guide explains.
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How to Make Orange Cake
For a change from chocolate and vanilla, this recipe shows how to bake an orange cake with fresh juice and zest.
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Rain Leaves Satkhira Farmers Behind With Winter Vegetables
Satkhira farmers have had to replant winter vegetables at double the cost after rain and waterlogging rotted their early seedlings, putting them behind the season.
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Human Civilisation Began With Seed
When people first saved seed to grow their next crop, farming began and civilisation took off, and seed remains the foundation of food and farming today.
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How to Grow Coriander Leaves Without Soil or Sand
Coriander leaves can be grown on a balcony all year round, even without soil or sand, using a simple basket-over-water method.
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Krishi Bank AGM Held While Catching Hilsa in Chandpur
River police detained a Krishi Bank assistant general manager and 13 others for catching hilsa in the Meghna at the end of the ban period.
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Another Wild Elephant Dies on Sherpur Border, Young Man Detained
A wild elephant was electrocuted by a generator-powered wire around a crop field in Sherpur's Garo hills, and police detained the land owner.
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Young Agri-Entrepreneurs Succeed With Early Vegetables
Young entrepreneurs are leading a shift to early winter vegetables in Chattogram, where vegetable output has nearly doubled in a decade.
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Bean Farmers See a Ray of Hope After Weathering Disaster
After three spells of heavy rain devastated early bean crops in Ishwardi, Pabna, most plants have recovered and good prices are giving farmers hope.
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Students' Cheap Market Brings Relief to Low-Income People in Patuakhali
A group of students in Patuakhali buys vegetables directly from farmers and sells them at the same price in temporary markets across the town.
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Pythons Leave Forest for Villages as Food Runs Short
Habitat loss and food shortages are driving pythons and other reptiles from the hills into villages in Mirsarai, Chattogram, where many get trapped in crop nets.