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Pabna Farmers Fear Lower Yield of Murikata Onion
Repeated heavy rain delayed early murikata onion planting in Pabna by two to three weeks and rotted seed in low land, leaving farmers worried about yield and profit.
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Kurigram Farmers Show Growing Interest in Chuijhal Cultivation
Farmers in Kurigram are earning extra income by growing the climbing spice chuijhal on mango and betel nut trees with little care and no fertiliser.
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RU Student Fahim Makes a Mark with Malta Farming
Rajshahi University student Md Faraduzzaman Fahim, who started a malta orchard in Domar during the pandemic, expects to sell Tk 10 lakh worth of fruit this season.
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Seaweed-Enriched Feed Makes Commercial Seabass Farming Possible
Researchers at Patuakhali Science and Technology University have farmed coral (seabass) commercially in ponds using artificial feed enriched with seaweed.
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Vegetable Train Earns Tk 360 on First Day, Loses Tk 9 Lakh
The new farm produce special train from Rohanpur to Dhaka left without vegetables on its first day, earning Tk 360 against a cost of nearly Tk 9 lakh.
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Shaikh Ahmadullah Urges People to Grow Vegetables
Islamic scholar and popular speaker Shaikh Ahmadullah has urged people to grow vegetables on rooftops and in balcony pots wherever they can.
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Special Train Leaves Chapainawabganj Without Vegetables
The special vegetable train left Rohanpur station in Chapainawabganj on its first day without a single consignment of produce.
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Fertiliser and Irrigation Management in Potato Cultivation
A guide to the fertiliser doses a bigha of potato needs at planting and at earthing up, and to the irrigation that follows.
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What to Do When Crops Get Leaf Blight
Leaf blight, a bacterial disease spread by dew, water and wind, affects rice and many vegetables, and can be prevented and controlled with simple steps.
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Special Train Gets No Vegetables for Lack of Publicity
The new farm produce special train left Jashore for Dhaka without vegetables on its first day, with farmers saying they had not heard of it.
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Farmers Worried as Disease Hits Aman Rice Fields
A disease is turning Aman rice fields brown in Matlab Uttar, Chandpur, leaving farmers worried, while the upazila agriculture officer says it is bacterial, not blast.
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Students Now Selling Vegetables at Low Prices in Chattogram
To break the market syndicate, the Students Against Discrimination movement has begun selling vegetables at fair prices in Chattogram, in some cases Tk 30-35 below market.
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Miscreants Cut Down 15 Decimals of Fruiting Bean Plants Overnight
Under cover of darkness, miscreants cut down fruiting bean plants on 15 decimals of land in Ishwardi, Pabna, and the farmer fears losing more than Tk 1 lakh.