Organic
Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Extinct Dire Wolf
Colossal Biosciences says it has revived the dire wolf, extinct for about 12,500 years, by editing 20 changes into 14 genes of grey wolf cells.
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Farmers Profit From Yellow Cauliflower
Three women in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, have made a profit growing yellow cauliflower for the first time in their area, drawing interest from other farmers.
Vegetables
Which Foods Provide Which Vitamins?
A guide to what each vitamin and mineral does for the body and which common foods supply it.
Organic
'Jalpari' Organic Fish Farming Brings Profits in Hingalganj
Some 300 families, mostly women, in Hingalganj block made about Rs 2 lakh in a year farming fish organically under the 'Jalpari' project, and the block has promised more support.
Crops
Vermicompost Now Made Commercially in Narail
A Gopalpur villager has started the first commercial production of vermicompost in Narail Sadar upazila, and local vegetable growers are using it instead of chemical fertiliser.
Vegetables
Safe Vegetable Farming Brings Success Within Reach in Pabna
Pabna farmers are replacing chemicals with organic fertiliser and trap-based pest control, cutting costs, and 53,040 farmers have been trained in the methods.
Organic
How to Make Compost from Farm Waste
Compost made from farm waste is a valuable organic fertiliser, and several pit methods can turn crop residues and dung into usable manure within months.
Vegetables
Herbal Methods and Vermicompost Are Changing Farming in the North
Farmers in several northern districts are growing vegetables without chemical fertiliser or pesticide, relying on vermicompost and home-made herbal sprays.
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Kushtia Farmers Increasingly Turn to Pesticide-Free Vegetables
Farmers in Kushtia are turning to pesticide-free vegetables grown with integrated pest management, which they say cuts costs and raises output.
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RU Student Fahim Makes a Mark with Malta Farming
Rajshahi University student Md Faraduzzaman Fahim, who started a malta orchard in Domar during the pandemic, expects to sell Tk 10 lakh worth of fruit this season.
Vegetables
SAU to Give Vegetable Seedlings and Fertiliser to Flood-Hit Farmers in Cumilla and Feni
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University's horticulture department will distribute 20,000 free vegetable seedlings to 500 marginal farmers hit by flash floods in Cumilla and Feni.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Warm to Summer Watermelon Farming
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are succeeding with summer watermelon grown under mulch and organic methods, and the area under the crop is growing.
Vegetables
BADC Farm in Domar Grows Dhaincha on 200 Acres
The BADC foundation seed potato farm in Domar, Nilphamari, has grown dhaincha on 200 acres as green manure, a practice that has almost disappeared from farmers' fields.