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Local Fruit Meets Extra Ramadan Demand
Year-round farming of local fruit is meeting much of Bangladesh's extra Ramadan demand as dearer imports push buyers to cheaper home-grown fruit.
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Mulberry Fruit Becomes a Popular Snack in Dinajpur
Mulberry fruit, grown in Dinajpur for silkworm leaves and absent from the list of food crops, is selling for Tk 250-300 a kg as a popular snack.
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Expatriate Raju Succeeds With Quinoa in Lalmonirhat
Rezaul Karim Raju, an expatriate living in America, has succeeded in growing quinoa on 70 decimals of land in Lalmonirhat for the first time.
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Banjui Flowers Spread Fragrance Across Rural Mirsharai
The banjui wildflower is blooming along roadsides across Mirsharai in Chattogram, spreading its scent and catching the eye of local people.
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Cabbage Sells for Tk 5 Each in Birampur
Cabbage is selling for Tk 5 a head at the end of the season in Birampur, Dinajpur, bringing losses for farmers but relief for buyers.
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Maize Farming Keeps Rising in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon has become the country's third-largest maize-producing district as farmers switch to the crop for low costs and better profits.
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Faridpur's Bangi Growers Face Losses
Growers of the Lalmi variety of bangi in Faridpur's Sadarpur face losses after cold weather delayed the crop past the start of Ramadan.
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How to Stop Mango Fruitlets Dropping
Advice for mango growers on reducing fruitlet drop through spraying, regular irrigation and control of hoppers and fruit borers.
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In the Month of Independence, a Teacher Plants a Paddy Field in the Shape of the National Flag
An assistant teacher in Ulipur, Kurigram, has drawn praise for a paddy field planted in the shape of Bangladesh's national flag.
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Wild Elephant Crushes Farmer to Death in Chakaria
A stray wild elephant killed one farmer and injured another in a paddy field beside the hills in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar.
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Bhola's Char Farmers Turn to Capsicum
Farmers on the remote chars of Bhola are switching to capsicum, a low-cost, low-pest crop that has earned some of them Tk 4-5 lakh this season.
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Siddhirganj's Minjar Finds Self-Reliance in Bottle Gourd Farming
Surrounded by new buildings, Minjar Hossain keeps farming bottle gourd on a small plot in Siddhirganj and is enjoying his best harvest in years.
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Maize Changes Farmers' Lives in Nilphamari
With lower costs and better prices than Boro rice, maize has spread across Nilphamari, and farmers are hoping for a bumper crop.