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Sugarcane Makes Kaliganj Farmers Self-Reliant
A bumper sugarcane crop and fair prices have brought smiles to farmers in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur.
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Bumper Yield of Transplanted Aman in Magura
Timely sun and rain have produced a bumper transplanted aman crop in Magura, with farmers now busy threshing.
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Turki Rice Brings Smiles to Jhum Farmers
Jhum farmers in Rangamati's hills are harvesting a good crop, including a new rice variety called Turki brought from India's Mizoram.
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Cucumbers Pay Better Than Tobacco in Mujibnagar
A Meherpur farmer who swapped tobacco for cucumber has tripled his profit, and more than a hundred local farmers have followed.
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Early BINA Rice Varieties Bring Higher Yields at Lower Cost
Short-duration Aman rice varieties from the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture are being harvested about a month early, cutting costs and freeing land for Rabi crops.
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New Paddy Reaches Farmers' Homes Early in Kartik in Nandigram
New paddy has started reaching farmers' homes in Nandigram upazila of Bogura at the start of Kartik, and good yields and prices have left farmers pleased.
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Good Yield, Yet Betel Leaf Farmers in Betagi Are Disheartened
Betel leaf growers in Betagi, Barguna, have had a good harvest after months of rain but say prices have collapsed, leaving them unable to repay the loans they took to farm.
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Summer chilli grown on 185 hectares in Joypurhat
Green chilli was grown on 185 hectares of land in Joypurhat in the summer Kharif-1 season of 2020-21.
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BARI Scientists Develop a New Spice Variety, BARI Phiringi-1
BARI scientists at the Spice Research Centre in Bogura have developed BARI Phiringi-1, the first registered variety of a fenugreek-like spice used in panch phoron.
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Farmers in Ranisankail Fear Rain Damage to Aman and Rabi Crops
Continuous rain and gusty winds from a Bay of Bengal low have flattened aman paddy in Ranisankail, and farmers fear losses, though the agriculture department sees little danger.
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Days of Heavy Rain Cause Widespread Crop Damage in Thakurgaon
Three days of rain and gusty wind have flattened nearly ripe Aman paddy across Thakurgaon, leaving farmers facing heavy losses.
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Gazipur Farmers Happy With Bumper Sugarcane Yield
Sugarcane farmers in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur have reaped a bumper yield and are getting fair prices, fuelling growing interest in the crop.
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Fatema Rice Variety Yields 50 Maunds a Bigha
A little-known paddy variety called 'Fatema' is drawing crowds in Naogaon's Manda with panicles of up to about 1,000 grains.