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Tobacco Farming Rises in Khagrachhari as Food Crops Shrink
Tobacco cultivation is spreading fast in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari, pushing out food crops and threatening the environment and public health.
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Gani Mia Succeeds With Vegetables Grown Without Pesticide
A Kaliganj farmer who leased two and a half bighas and followed agriculture office advice now makes a living from bottle gourd grown without chemical pesticide.
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Mango Blossom in the Hills: Farmers Hopeful but Anxious
Khagrachhari's hills are covered in mango blossom, but growers fear heat and a lack of rain will make the buds drop because the slopes have no irrigation.
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Magura Youth Dreams of Changing His Fortunes Through Beekeeping
An educated young man in Magura Sadar hopes to overcome his family's hardship through beekeeping, targeting 35 maunds of honey this litchi season.
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White Bhant Flowers Enchant Narail
The white bhant, a familiar wild shrub of rural Bengal, is blooming along Narail's roads and paths, though locals say it is seen far less than before.
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China Limits Fertiliser Exports Amid Iran War, Deepening Global Crisis
China has cut fertiliser exports to protect its home market just as the war around Iran disrupts global supply, industry sources told Reuters.
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Farmers in Magura's Sreepur Busy Harvesting Onions
Onion cultivation in Sreepur, Magura, has exceeded its target and yields are good, but farmers fear losses because of costly seed and low market prices.
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Hailstorm Leaves Pabna's Litchi and Mango Growers Worried
A hailstorm on the night of 18 March has left Pabna's litchi and mango growers fearing for their blossom and young fruit, though farmers say other crops need the rain.
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The Farmer Card: A New Horizon for Agriculture
The farmer card creates a digital database of real farmers so that inputs and government support can reach them directly, and could be linked to AI, IoT and big data.
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Farming Couple Finds New Promise in Sunflowers Instead of Tobacco
A farming couple in Dighinala, Khagrachhari, has turned land once leased out for tobacco into a sunflower field, as hill farmers look for a safer alternative crop.
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Two Ministries Told to Help Hailstorm and Flood Victims
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the agriculture and disaster management and relief ministries to help people hit by recent hailstorms and flash floods during the ongoing holiday.
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Canal Re-excavation Will Double Crop Output: Ariful Haque
Expatriates' welfare minister Md Ariful Haque Choudhury says the canal-digging programme will improve irrigation and raise crop production two to three times.
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A Different Rhythm at Malinichhara Tea Garden in Ramadan
In Ramadan the pace slows at Sylhet's Malinichhara tea garden, where Muslim workers and staff find time for prayers and iftar with family or at the mosque.