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How to Store Rice Seed After the Harvest
Harvesting at the right time, removing off-type plants and drying seed below 12 per cent moisture are the keys to storing good rice seed.
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Workshop in Dhaka on Expanding Mushroom Cultivation
A Dhaka regional workshop was held on 9 May under the project to improve nutrition and reduce poverty through expanding mushroom cultivation.
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Nursery Worker Nur Islam Is Now a Successful Mango Grower
A former nursery labourer in Sharsha, Jashore, has turned BARI-11 mangoes into a thriving business, selling fruit and saplings across the country.
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Bangladesh Leads the World in Rice, Vegetable and Mango Production, Says Minister
At a roundtable in the Netherlands, the agriculture minister said Bangladesh leads the world in several crops but needs better storage, processing and supply chains.
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Firoz's Success With Tomatoes Draws Other Farmers
A Kaliganj farmer's first try at growing summer tomatoes under mulch on fallow land has earned him more than a lakh taka, and neighbours want to follow.
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"Golden Rice and Bt Brinjal Are Not in Farmers' Interest," Say Campaigners
Campaigners in Dhaka urged the government not to approve Golden Rice or Bt brinjal, arguing that the GM crops serve commercial interests rather than farmers.
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Lychees Reach Rajshahi's Markets at High Prices
The first lychees of the season are selling in Rajshahi at Tk 300 per hundred, though the main crop is still weeks away.
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Sudden Hailstorm Knocks Ripe Paddy Off the Stalks
A sudden hailstorm in Durgapur, Netrokona, knocked ripe paddy from the stalks before farmers, short of labour and machines, could harvest it.
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Fears of Mango Crop Failure Stall Advance Orchard Sales
Poor fruit set in Chapainawabganj's mango orchards has left growers unable to sell their orchards in advance as they usually do.
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SSTF Teaches Farmers How to Stay Safe from Lightning
A volunteer group ran a two-day lightning awareness drive for farmers harvesting rice in Munshiganj and Dhaka, giving them three safety rules.
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Boro Rice Harvest in the Haors Nearly Complete
Ninety-seven per cent of the boro rice in Bangladesh's haor wetlands has been harvested, while 33 per cent has been cut nationwide.
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Maize Farming Is Changing Farmers' Fortunes
Maize grown on Faridpur's once-fallow Padma river chars is lifting the fortunes of char dwellers and other farmers.
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15 Injured as Two Villages Clash in Kuliarchar
At least 15 people were hurt when two villages in Kuliarchar, Kishoreganj, clashed with spears over a banana theft and a longstanding feud.