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Farmers in Despair as Fuel Crisis Cuts Irrigation
A fuel oil crisis has left Gaibandha farmers who rely on diesel shallow pumps unable to irrigate boro paddy at a critical stage.
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Natore Onion Farmers Cannot Even Recover Their Costs
Onion farmers in Natore are making heavy losses at the height of the season, with prices too low to cover production costs.
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'Unripe Paddy Is Rotting Under Water Before My Eyes; I Cannot Sleep for Worry'
Heavy rain has waterlogged haors across Netrokona, submerging unripe boro paddy two weeks before harvest and leaving thousands of farmers in despair.
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Potato Farmers Would Not Have Lost So Much If Canals Were Working
State Minister Abdul Bari said potato growers suffered heavy losses this year only because drainage was poor, as he opened canal digging in Joypurhat.
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Mirsarai Watermelon Farmers Hit by Heavy Rain
Heavy rain that began on 31 March has damaged about 20 per cent of the 750 hectares of watermelon grown in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
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How Will the Middle East War Affect Bangladesh's Agriculture?
A war in the Middle East pushes up oil prices, raising irrigation, fertiliser and transport costs for Bangladesh's farmers and threatening food security.
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After Fertiliser, a Diesel Crisis: A Double Blow for Boro Farming
After steep fertiliser price rises, Pabna's boro farmers are now struggling to find diesel for irrigation at the height of the season.
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No Fuel, No Vehicles: Strawberries Left Lying in the Fields
A severe diesel shortage has almost halted farm transport in Chapainawabganj, leaving strawberry growers unable to reach Dhaka markets and facing heavy losses.
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Onion Grown on More Land Than Targeted in Madaripur
Farmers in Madaripur's five upazilas grew onion bulbs, hali onion and onion seed on more land than targeted this season.
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Make a Quick Potato Sandwich
A potato sandwich is an easy, light afternoon snack that suits both children and adults.
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Groundnut Farming Grows on Narsingdi's Chars, Bringing Smiles to Farmers
Low costs, little labour and good prices are driving an expansion of groundnut farming on the chars of Narsingdi.
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American farmers intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn, down 3%, and 84.7 million acres of soybean, up 4%, according to the Prospective Plantings report.
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Masters Graduate Mahbubur Chases a Crore-Taka Dream Through Jujube Farming in Jashore
Jujube growers in Sharsha and Benapole of Jashore are becoming self-reliant, creating jobs and seeing profits, led by entrepreneurs such as Masters graduate Mahbubur Rahman.