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Four Hundred Farmers in One Union Become Self-Reliant Growing Vegetables
More than 400 farmers in Nijpat union of Jaintiapur, Sylhet, who once worked in stone quarries, have become self-reliant growing early vegetables.
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Ronty Succeeds with 'Black Rice' in Faridpur
Young agricultural entrepreneur Hasibul Hasan Ronty has had a bumper yield of black rice on about two bigha in Faridpur, and the DAE plans to keep his crop as seed for other farmers.
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Early Paddy Reaches Dinajpur Markets, Farmers Happy with Prices
Early varieties of aman paddy have started reaching markets in Dinajpur, and farmers are happy with both the yield and the prices.
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Gaibandha Farmers Happy with Aman Yield, Worried About Prices
Harvesting of early aman varieties has begun in Gaibandha, and farmers are pleased with the yield but worried that higher production costs will leave them without a fair price.
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Rice Stocks 'Satisfactory', Yet Prices Are at Their Highest
Government food grain stocks are higher than at the same time in the past two years, yet rice prices are at their peak.
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Mymensingh's Food Grain Output Could Last Over Two Years, Wheat in Deficit
Mymensingh division has a large annual surplus of rice and other paddy-based food but a big shortfall of wheat and maize, which a regional official says farmers will be encouraged to grow.
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A Quiet Farming Revolution in Sweet Potatoes in Gaibandha
Farmers on the river chars of Gaibandha have taken up a high-value Japanese sweet potato variety, Koki-14-go, grown with a Japanese company's support for export.
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BRRI dhan75 Can Be Harvested in 95 Days
Grown on about 400 bighas in the Rajshahi region, the aromatic, short-duration BRRI dhan75 yielded over 5 tonnes a hectare and frees land for mustard.
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Crops of Nine Farmers Destroyed Overnight in Rajshahi's Bagha, Note Left Behind
Unknown people destroyed the crops of nine farmers in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi overnight and left handwritten notes in the fields.
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Farmers in Puthia Alarmed by Planthopper and Neck Blast in Aman Fields
Farmers in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi say planthopper and neck blast have struck their aman paddy, while the local agriculture officer says there has been no planthopper attack.
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Started as a Hobby, Moin Uddin's Deer Farm in Mirsarai Is Now a Tourist Spot
A deer farm started as a hobby in 2013 by expatriate Moin Uddin at Olinagar in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has become a tourist attraction.
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Okra Farmers in Ishwardi Happy with Double Prices
Farmers in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna are earning well from okra this year, with a good yield and prices almost double those of other years.
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Papaya Farming Changes the Fortunes of Gaibandha's Abdus Samad
A farmer in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha has changed his fortunes by growing a high-yielding papaya on four bighas.