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In the Land of the Nabanna Festival in Agrahayan
The month of Agrahayan brings Nabanna, the traditional festival of cooking the first new aman rice, though elders say much of the old celebration is fading.
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Sherpur Farmer Earns Four Times His Costs From Sammam in Three Months
A former private-sector employee in Jhenaigati has grown sammam, a desert fruit, for the first time in Sherpur's Garo hills and earned four times his costs.
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Shariatpur's Khalil Succeeds With China Orange Orchard
A farmer in Bhedarganj, Shariatpur, has turned 40 decimals of land into a thriving orchard of China-variety oranges after his son saw the idea on YouTube.
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Sharsha Farmer Ataur Profits From Early Beans
A farmer in Sharsha, Jashore, is making good money from an early summer crop of IPSA-1 hybrid beans.
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Farmers' Hopes Sway in Mirsarai's Aman Fields
Aman paddy in Mirsarai covers 19,850 hectares, beating the season's target despite late rain, and farmers are hoping for a good harvest.
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Mirsarai Farmers Profit From Early Cucumbers
Farmers in Mirsarai are earning good prices from early cucumbers, and the area under the crop is growing each year.
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Farmer Survives by Biting Crocodile Back
An Australian cattle farmer escaped a crocodile that seized his leg by biting the animal's eyelid.
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Papaya Worth Crores Rotting in Khagrachhari Orchards
Papaya growers in the hill district of Khagrachhari are selling at half price or watching fruit rot because a continuous blockade has halted transport.
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Lakshmidigha Rice: When and How to Grow It
A lead agriculturist describes how Lakshmidigha, a nearly lost native red rice that grows with rising floodwater, is sown, revived and valued for its nutrition.
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What to Eat to Avoid Illness in Winter
As the weather cools and colds and fevers spread, four foods can help the body build resistance to winter illness.
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Winter Vegetables Turn Around Fortunes of Jajira Farmers
Good soil and favourable weather have made winter vegetable farming profitable in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur, with produce now sold in Dhaka and other districts.
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How to Store Aman Rice Seed in Late Autumn
With Aman paddy ripening in the month of Kartik, farmers who keep their own seed should select, dry, clean and store it carefully to get a good crop next season.
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Bangladesh Third in Global Rice Cultivation Ranking: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture minister Dr Abdur Razzaque told parliament that Bangladesh ranks third in the world in rice cultivation, and set out the government's seed production plans and incentives for small farmers.