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Jackfruit: Nutrition, Processing and Economic Potential
The writer argues that jackfruit, Bangladesh's national fruit, holds great promise for nutrition, rural incomes and exports if storage and processing gaps are closed.
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Rajshahi University Bans Picking Unripe Fruit on Campus
Rajshahi University has barred the picking of unripe campus fruit and will share the ripe harvest through a Madhuphal festival in the month of Jyoishtho.
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Rivers Rise in Sunamganj, Farmers Urged to Harvest Paddy Quickly
With rivers rising, the Sunamganj Water Development Board has asked farmers to harvest haor paddy quickly to limit losses from a possible early flood.
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USDA's long-term projections show the eight major American row crops losing six million acres over the next decade as tight margins persist.
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Potato Farmers' Fortunes, a Story of Rise and Fall
A good potato harvest in Munshiganj has brought no relief, as prices below production costs leave farmers facing another season of losses.
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Sunflower Farming Shows Promise in Pirojpur, Market Value Tk 20 Crore
Sunflowers grown on about 984 hectares in Pirojpur this season have an estimated market value of Tk 20 crore and are drawing visitors to the fields.
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Litchis Cracking on the Trees in Rajshahi's Intense Heat
Intense heat and sudden changes in humidity are causing litchis to crack on the trees in Rajshahi, leaving farmers worried.
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Grape Farming Pays Off in Phulbari, Growers Expect 45 Maunds
Entrepreneurs Ruhul Amin and Hashem Ali have built a grape garden of the foreign Bainur variety in Phulbari, Kurigram, that is drawing visitors and new growers.
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'Zayed Khan' Ready to Shake Up the Eid Cattle Market
A huge Burma-breed bull named 'Zayed Khan', raised for five and a half years on a lawyer's farm in Aditmari, Lalmonirhat, is priced at Tk 12 lakh for Eid-ul-Azha.
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Diesel Price Rise to Add Tk 1,500 Crore to Farmers' Costs
The government's Tk 15-a-litre increase in the diesel price will add about Tk 1,566 crore a year to farmers' costs, as Boro paddy is harvested and threshed by machine.
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Keeping Lovebirds: A Guide to the Popular Cage Bird
Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman explains how to house, feed, breed and care for lovebirds, small colourful birds that are among the most popular cage birds.
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Farmer Dies of Snakebite After Treatment by Traditional Healers
A farmer named Ruhul Amin died of a snakebite in Meherpur after a group of traditional healers treated him and declared him cured.
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From a Rooftop Garden to New Horizons for Grape Farming in Chandpur
Young entrepreneur Kamruzzaman Pradhania, who started with a rooftop garden during Covid, now grows about 85 grape varieties commercially in Chandpur.