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BAU Develops Three Coloured Sweet Potato Varieties With Health Benefits
A Bangladesh Agricultural University team has developed three high-yielding coloured sweet potato varieties, BAU Sweet Potato 7, 8 and 9, rich in anthocyanins and fibre.
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Vegetables
Vegetables
From a Broken House to the Top of Everest: Shakil Makes His Village Proud
The family and neighbours of Ikramul Hasan Shakil, who walked from Cox's Bazar to the top of Everest, are celebrating in his Gazipur village.
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Bitter Gourd Success Gives Village a New Name
Every family in Parer Tong village in Sreemangal is involved in bitter gourd farming, earning the village the name "bitter gourd village".
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Pesticide-Free Vegetable Farming Is Changing Rural Agriculture
A demonstration plot in Chalbala union of Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, is showing farmers how to grow vegetables without chemical pesticides.
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100 Mini Cold Storages to Be Built Across the Country: Agriculture Adviser
Home and agriculture adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said 100 mini cold storages will be built to help farmers store fruit, vegetables and other crops.
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Sweet Pumpkin Thrives on Teesta Sandbars, Farmers Happy With Yield
Farmers on the Teesta chars of Lalmonirhat have harvested a bumper crop of sweet pumpkin, though they say better marketing would bring bigger profits.
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Azizul Fakir Becomes Self-Reliant Growing Kochu and Loti
Md Azizul Fakir of Sonargaon became self-reliant growing kochu-loti (taro and its stolons) after watching YouTube videos, and has seen success for two years.
Vegetables
Cook Chicken with Raw Mango
A South Indian-style recipe for chicken cooked with raw mango and green chillies.
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Bangi Growers in Gurudaspur in Trouble
Low demand and falling prices have left Gurudaspur's bangi growers unable to cover picking and transport costs, and much of the crop is rotting in the fields.
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Contract Farmers Form Human Chain over Low Seed Potato Price
Contract farmers of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation formed a human chain in Bogura in protest at a low price set for seed potatoes.
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Okra Farming Makes Mirsarai Farmers Self-Reliant
Farmers in Chattogram's Mirsarai are becoming self-reliant by growing okra, with the area under the crop rising and prices improving after a weak start to the season.
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KHANI Bangladesh Calls for Minimum Crop Prices and a Price Commission
Food security network KHANI Bangladesh demanded a minimum support price for farmers' crops and a price commission, presenting findings on the suicide of a Meherpur onion farmer.
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From Hunger to National Best Farmer: Sureshwar Mallik's Safe Vegetable Farming
Sureshwar Mallik of Dumuria, Khulna, who once ate soaked rice for lack of money, now grows safe vegetables year-round using modern techniques and has won national honours.