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Thousands of Sacks of Farmers' Potatoes Vanish From Cold Storage
Cold storage operators in Joypurhat secretly sold thousands of sacks of potatoes without informing the farmers who stored them, leaving many with losses.
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Vegetables
Vegetables
Bumper Winter Vegetable Yield in Magura, Supply Rises
Favourable weather has brought a bumper winter vegetable crop in Magura, filling local markets, though prices remain somewhat high for now.
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Zero-Tillage Garlic Farming Gains Popularity in Shariatpur
Farmers in Shariatpur are increasingly planting garlic without tilling the soil in fields just cleared of aman paddy, drawn by lower costs and an early harvest, though rising fertiliser and pesticide prices are a worry.
Vegetables
What Happens to the Body When You Eat Adulterated Food for Years
Adulterated food may cause no immediate harm, but eaten over years it can damage the liver and kidneys, raise cancer risk and harm children's growth.
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Winter Colours Reach the Capital's Markets Before Winter
Winter has not yet arrived in Dhaka, but Karwan Bazar is already filled with cauliflower, cabbage, beans, radish, mustard greens, olives and water chestnuts.
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Professor Mostafa Kamal Succeeds With Papaya Farming, Earning Tk 10 Lakh a Year
A college professor in Barishal's Babuganj upazila has built a papaya orchard with a fish pond that he says earns him Tk 10 lakh a year after costs.
Vegetables
Winter Vegetable Supply Rises in Khulna as Prices Fall
Prices of all vegetables in Khulna's markets have fallen by Tk 10-15 as winter vegetables arrive, and chicken is down by up to Tk 20 a kg.
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Murikata Onion Planting Under Way as Farmers Demand Tk 2,000 a Maund
Farmers in Rajbari are busy planting murikata onion and say rising costs mean the price must be at least Tk 2,000 a maund at harvest.
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Cumilla Hopes to Sell Tk 22 Crore Worth of Vegetable Seedlings
Cumilla's agriculture department expects Tk 20 to 22 crore worth of vegetable seedlings to be sold this season, led by the famous seedling village of Samespur.
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Papaya Farming Brings Smiles to a Sonargaon Farmer
Sonargaon farmer Abu Taher switched to papaya this year in hope of higher profit and is now enjoying the yield he hoped for.
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Zero Pass Rate, and a Raipura College's Field Is Ploughed
After all its HSC candidates failed, a Raipura college ploughed its playing field to grow vegetables, then dropped the plan once the media reported it.
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Farmers Hope to Recover Through Early Potato Farming
Before winter sets in, farmers in Nilphamari are rushing to plant early potatoes, hoping good early-season prices will make up for last year's losses.
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Lotikochu Farming Brings Rafiqul a Turn for the Better
Rafiqul Islam of Kushkhali village in Magura's Shalikha upazila is hoping for a good return this year from lotikochu grown on 73 decimals of land.