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They Never Looked Back After Taking Up Malta Farming
Malta farming is catching on in Jhalokati, led by Nalchity grower Shah Alam Howlader, whose saplings have seeded more than 150 orchards among local young people.
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Banana Farming Grows Popular in Dhanbari
Banana farming is spreading in Dhanbari, Tangail, as farmers who lost money on paddy find bananas far more profitable, with 70 hectares planted this year.
FruitsWhy mango blossoms and young fruit drop, and how growers can prevent it
As mango trees moved from blossom to fruit set in late March 2020, Jagonews24 listed four causes of blossom and fruitlet drop (bad weather, dry soil, hoppers and anthracnose) and the orchard care and spray timing that limit the losses.
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Kashmiri Apple Kul Changes Expatriate's Fortunes in 10 Months
A Belgium expatriate in Shibchar, Madaripur, inspired by farming videos on YouTube, has grown Kashmiri Nurani apple kul for the first time in the country.
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Abdul Hai Succeeds Growing Amla on Fallow Land
A Pirojpur farmer has shown that amla can be grown successfully on fallow land, harvesting 25 maunds from 100 trees.
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Sourav Succeeds Growing Baby Watermelon
A farmer in Bhola has succeeded in growing baby watermelon in the monsoon, and his success has made others keen to grow it.
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Satkhira Kul Farmers Earn Tk 6 Crore 76 Lakh Despite Cyclone Bulbul
Kul cultivation has expanded in coastal Satkhira, but Cyclone Bulbul cut this year's yield, and the district's earnings from the fruit came to Tk 6 crore 76 lakh.
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Moshiur Succeeds With Foreign Dragon Fruit in Nabiganj
Moshiur Rahman has made a success of dragon fruit on about an acre of a hill tea garden in Nabiganj, where more growers are now taking up the fruit.
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Humayun's Hobby Orchard Has Made Him a Lakhpati
A mixed orchard Humayun Ahmed started as a hobby now grows 18 kinds of fruit, including a year-round African mango, and has earned him about Tk 60 lakh.
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Watermelon Can Now Be Grown From Local Seed
Scientists at the Patuakhali Regional Agricultural Horticulture Research Centre have succeeded in producing watermelon seed for the first time in Bangladesh.
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Green watermelons bring smiles on a sandy char
On a seaside sand bar in Rangabali, Patuakhali, where no crop grew before, Hasi Begum's family and other farmers are now harvesting early watermelons.
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Mango and Litchi Orchards Covered in Blossom
Mango and litchi trees are heavy with blossom this spring, and growers expect a bumper harvest if storms and hail stay away.
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Tk 161 Crore Project to Keep Fruit on the Table All Year
ECNEC has approved a Tk 161 crore project to raise fruit production by 20 per cent and make fruit available throughout the year.