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Early Potatoes Grown on 500 Hectares in Kurigram
Farmers on the chars of Kurigram are busy with early potatoes on 500 hectares; costs have doubled, but good prices and yields have pleased them.
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Hit by Cyclone Sitrang, Bhola Farmers Look to Paddy Prices to Recover
Despite a strong aman harvest in Bhola, farmers still reeling from Cyclone Sitrang say they need good paddy prices to make up their losses.
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How to Care for Seedbeds in the Winter Month of Poush
The Agriculture Information Service has advised farmers how to protect boro seedbeds and tend other winter crops during the cold month of Poush.
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Tk 170 Crore Incentive to Boost Boro Production
The Ministry of Agriculture is giving about Tk 170 crore in incentives, including free seed and fertiliser for 27 lakh farmers, to raise boro production.
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Fertiliser Stocks Are Sufficient, No Cause for Worry
After a difficult aman season, the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation says urea and other fertiliser stocks are more than enough for boro.
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Wild Elephants Damage 40 Homes in Mymensingh
Wild elephants damaged at least 40 houses and several hectares of crops in border areas of Dhobaura, Mymensingh, over three days.
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Jhalakathi's Yousuf Ali Succeeds with Bean Farming
A farmer in Jhalakathi growing beans and other vegetables on his own and leased land has become self-reliant from the harvest.
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Bhola Farmers Succeed with Pesticide-Free Vegetables
For the first time, more than 500 farmers in Bhola's Char Madras have grown pesticide-free winter vegetables, cutting costs and earning better prices.
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Ripon Earns Tk 50,000 a Month from Capsicum
A returned migrant in Kurigram's Nageshwari who learned capsicum farming from YouTube now earns Tk 50,000 a month, though there is no local market for the crop.
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Rubel Sells Tk 7 Lakh of Vegetables a Year
A young farmer in Habiganj's Shaistaganj who sells Tk 5-7 lakh of vegetables a year has inspired others to take up vegetable growing.
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Aman Paddy Floods Into Bhairab Wholesale Markets, but Buyers Are Few
New Aman paddy from the haor is piling up at Bhairab's wholesale depots in Kishoreganj, but traders say buyers are scarce because the government has not yet fixed its purchase price.
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Farmers Show More Interest in Paddy and Maize Than Vegetables
Government data show Bangladesh's vegetable area has shrunk this Rabi season as farmers, burned by low vegetable prices and worried about food shortages, switch to paddy and maize.
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Delwar Sold Tk 22 Lakh of Fruit in Two Years
Delwar Hossain, who turned to fruit farming in Mirzapur, Tangail, after his businesses failed, has sold Tk 22 lakh of fruit in two years and now has a good China orange harvest.