CropsJhenaidah plants 104,600 hectares of Aman, above target, and expects a good yield
With kind weather and little disease, Jhenaidah's Aman fields are green and early varieties are ripening; farmers planted 100 hectares more than the target.
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FruitsJapanese persimmons fruit in Kaliganj: five of six varieties bear on one bigha
Agri-entrepreneur Ashraf Hossain Swapon planted 180 persimmon seedlings of six varieties at Baliadanga, Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, two years ago; he says most of the fruit is non-astringent and sells for about Tk 1,500 a kilo in supermarkets.
FruitsDragon fruit worth crores changes hands daily at Jhenaidah's Gourinathpur market
Gourinathpur market in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, known as the capital of dragon fruit, is trading fruit worth crores of taka a day through more than a hundred wholesale stalls at the height of the season.
FisheriesTk 47.55 crore plan to raise fish output in 29 oxbow lakes across four districts
The fisheries department has drawn up a five-year project for 29 baors (oxbow lakes) in Jashore, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga and Kushtia: excavation, fish sanctuaries, fry production and community management. The proposal is awaiting appraisal at the Planning Commission.
FruitsTen-bigha avocado orchard in Kotchandpur claims Tk 5-7 lakh a bigha
Entrepreneur Harunur Rashid Musa's 11-year-old orchard in Kakbaria, Jhenaidah, grows 14 to 15 avocado varieties, yielding about 60 kg a tree, with bagging and pheromone traps against pests.
Agrotech
Solar pumps cut Jhenaidah irrigation costs to Tk 200 a bigha, farmers sell spare water
106 solar-powered irrigation pumps now run in Maheshpur, Kotchandpur and Sadar upazilas of Jhenaidah, cutting farmers' irrigation bills and letting owners sell surplus water to neighbours.
Vegetables
Early bean crop pays off for Jhenaidah growers
Early vegetables cover 41 hectares in Harinakunda upazila of Jhenaidah, where growers are selling beans at good prices for a modest outlay.
Agrotech
Irrigation at Tk 200 a bigha instead of Tk 400-500: Jhenaidah gets 36 solar pumps
Under the World Bank-financed, PKSF-supported SMART project run by the Rural Reconstruction Foundation, 36 solar irrigation pumps have gone in across Sadar, Kotchandpur and Maheshpur; running costs are less than half those of diesel, and border-area flower growers are selling water to neighbours.
Organic
Vermicompost Made in Home After Home in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah
In Niamatpur union, Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, very poor farmers and women are producing vermicompost commercially at home, improving both incomes and soil health.
Crops
The Death of a Guiding Spirit of Agriculture
Model farmer Haripada Kapali of Jhenaidah, who discovered and multiplied the high-yielding Haridhan rice, has died at 95.