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High Temperatures Threaten Rice, an Urgent Warning for Farmers
Rising temperatures linked to climate change are damaging boro rice at flowering and grain filling, but farmers can reduce the losses with a few practical steps.
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Hilsa Must Be Brought Within Reach of Ordinary People by Raising Production
The minister for fisheries, livestock and agriculture has urged scientists to find ways to raise hilsa production and protect jatka so that the fish comes within reach of ordinary people.
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Shyamal Succeeds With Turmeric on Fallow Land, Hopes for Tk 1.5 Lakh Profit
A young farmer in Barishal's Gournadi has grown about 100 maunds of hybrid turmeric on fallow land at low cost, and neighbours now want to follow him.
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Electric Traps Set to Keep Elephants Out Removed by Forest Department
The forest department has removed electrified wire traps that villagers on the Jhenaigati border in Sherpur had set around crop fields to keep wild elephants away.
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Paddy on 10,000 Bighas Under Water, Thousands of Haor Farmers in Despair
Days of continuous rain have submerged large areas of boro paddy in Habiganj's haors, leaving sharecroppers and indebted farmers fearing their ripening crop will rot.
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Hailstorm Causes Heavy Damage to Mangoes in Chapainawabganj
A hailstorm at the start of the season has left mango growers in Chapainawabganj, especially in Shibganj, fearing heavy losses to young fruit.
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A Stronger Agriculture Sector Will Strengthen the Economy: Agriculture Minister
Opening Jatka Conservation Week, the minister for agriculture and fisheries said a strong farm sector was the key to a strong economy and that farmers' small loans had been waived.
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Save the Environment, Build a Healthy Future
An opinion piece argues that planting trees, cutting plastic, protecting rivers and saving energy are essential for Bangladesh's survival, not a luxury.
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Six Seasons Out of Rhythm: What Future for Farming and the Environment?
A senior agriculturist argues that global warming has broken the rhythm of Bangladesh's six seasons, with growing damage to farming, public health and the environment.
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Lentils Won't Soften in Your Mango Dal? Here Is the Right Method
Tangy mango dal is a summer favourite, and the key to soft lentils is adding the green mango only after the dal is almost cooked.
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Thefts Hit Irrigation, Paddy on 200 Bighas Under Threat
An organised gang has stolen at least 50 irrigation pumps and transformers in three months from a field in Chapainawabganj, disrupting irrigation for boro paddy.
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Agriculture Minister Orders Close Work to Prevent Haor Crop Losses
The agriculture, fisheries and livestock minister has told officials to work closely together to prevent losses of the boro crop in the haor region.
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Who Will Hear the Cries of the Haor Farmers?
A student writer argues that man-made mismanagement, unplanned embankments and weak oversight, more than nature, are destroying the livelihoods of Sunamganj's haor farmers.