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Farmers' Hopes Drowning in Rainwater
Continuous rain has waterlogged hundreds of hectares of early-variety bean fields in Muladuli union of Ishwardi, Pabna, threatening heavy losses.
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Jibonkrishna Succeeds in Growing Stevia, a Sugar Substitute
A government engineer in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, has turned 17 stevia seedlings into a 200-plant garden in eight months and plans to grow the sugar substitute commercially.
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Perching Method for Controlling Crop Pests Is Spreading
Perching, which lets insect-eating birds control rice pests from sticks set in the field, now covers about 80 percent of rice land in Joypurhat and is cutting pesticide use.
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Huge Python Caught in Farmer's Net
Forest officials rescued a large python tangled in a net fence on a chilli field in Hatipagar village, Nalitabari, and released it into Madhutila forest.
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Farmers' Hopes Buried Under Sand
Flash floods after a Dhalai river embankment breach in Kamalganj have buried farmland under sand and destroyed about 32 lakh grafted tomato seedlings.
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Meherpur Farmers in Trouble as Four Days of Rain Hit Vegetable Fields
Continuous rain and moderate storms in Meherpur have flooded low-lying fields, hitting chillies, summer onions, vegetables and aus and aman paddy.
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Ginger Grown in More Than 3 Lakh Sacks in Nilphamari
Sack cultivation of ginger is spreading across every upazila of Nilphamari, with 3,32,775 sacks planted on fallow land this year.
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Demand for Ashwina Mango Rises as Colour and Taste Change
Fruit bagging has improved the colour and taste of Rajshahi's late-season Ashwina mango, lifting demand, prices and cultivation and opening export prospects.
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Risk of Hilsa and Fertiliser Smuggling to Neighbouring Countries
The home adviser told Coast Guard officers that stopping the smuggling of hilsa and fertiliser to neighbouring countries must be part of their core duty.
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Omar Sharif Succeeds in Growing Avocado in the Hills
A young entrepreneur has become the first in Mirsharai, Chattogram, to grow avocado successfully, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.
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Ansar Gives Rice Seedlings to 400 Flood-Hit Farmers
The Ansar and Village Defence Party distributed free Aman rice seedlings to 400 flood-affected farmers in Cumilla and Feni districts.
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Bitter Gourd Farming Brings High Profit at Low Cost
Farmers in Joypurhat are expanding bitter gourd cultivation after good profits, with traders buying straight from the fields at Tk 1,500-1,600 a maund.
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What to Do When Leaves of Gourd-Family Crops Turn Yellow
Downy mildew, a fungal disease, is the main reason the leaves of gourd-family crops in Bangladesh turn yellow, and it can be prevented and controlled.