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The Most Popular Potato Varieties for Cultivation
The potato, a starchy tuber first grown in the Andes, now has about 4,000 varieties, and a handful of popular types are easy to find worldwide.
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Cyclone Remal Causes Tk 509 Crore Crop Losses in Barishal Region
Cyclone Remal caused crop losses of Tk 508 crore 97 lakh 72 thousand in the coastal Barishal region alone, affecting nearly 173,491 farmers.
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Cyclone Remal Leaves Kalapara Mango Growers in Despair
Cyclone Remal has broken branches and brought down large quantities of mango in Kalapara, Patuakhali, where local growers had begun meeting local demand.
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Sweet Grapes Hang in a Rooftop Garden Grown for Pleasure
A hobby rooftop grape garden in Sitakunda with 55 varieties has produced sweet fruit, delighting its owner and the local agriculture office.
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Litchis Cracking on the Trees, Dashing Growers' Hopes
Sudden rain after a prolonged heatwave is ruining litchis on the trees in Rajshahi, turning them dark and splitting them open.
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Civil Society Writes to Government to Stop Golden Rice and Bt Brinjal
Civil society representatives have written to the government calling for a halt to commercial approval of Golden Rice and withdrawal of Bt brinjal's approval.
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Rare Red Sonail Charms Onlookers in Rajshahi
The rare Cassia javanica, or lal sonail, is in bloom at several places in Rajshahi, admired for its beauty and valued for its herbal uses.
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Heavy Rain Forecast: 8 Tips for Farmers
The Department of Agricultural Extension has issued eight tips to protect crops, fish and livestock as moderate to heavy rain is forecast across the country on 26-28 May.
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Markets Full of Seasonal Fruit, Demand for Imported Fruit Falls
The arrival of mangoes, litchis and jackfruit has cut demand for imported fruit in Dhaka, bringing down the prices of apples, malta and oranges.
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Summer Vegetable Growing Competition Begins at BAU
Bangladesh Agricultural University has opened its 2023-24 summer vegetable growing competition, handing seed, fertiliser and other inputs to about 18 farmers from Mymensingh Sadar.
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Gopalbhog Mangoes Arrive in Natore's Markets
Gopalbhog mangoes reached Natore's markets from Saturday (25 May), after the DAE deputy director formally opened picking at Kamardiar village.
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Dinajpur Hopes to Sell Tk 1,000 Crore Worth of Litchis
Madrazi litchis have reached Dinajpur's markets at good prices, and the DAE expects Tk 1,000 to 1,200 crore worth of litchis to be traded this season.
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A Summer Full of Flowers and Fruit
Summer, made up of Boishakh and Jyoishtho, fills Bangladesh with ripening fruit and a blaze of flowers, led by the krishnachura.