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Shariatpur Onion Farmers Frustrated by Low Prices, Count Losses
Onion farmers in Shariatpur had a good crop this year but are losing money after buying expensive seed and finding low prices at market.
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Vegetables
Vegetables
Commercial Farming of Coloured Cauliflower and Broccoli in Feni
Purple and yellow cauliflower and broccoli are now grown commercially in Feni's Dagonbhuiyan, where an entrepreneur says they fetch double the price of white.
Crops
Onion Farmers Form Human Chain in Mujibnagar
Farmers in Mujibnagar, Meherpur, formed a human chain and scattered onions on the road to demand a fair price for their crop.
Vegetables
Ripon's Unusual Initiative Brings Vegetable Success at Barishal Launch Terminal
A journalist's effort to keep Barishal river port workers away from drugs and gambling has turned idle land at the launch terminal into vegetable and flower beds.
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Mirsarai Agri-Entrepreneur Mamun Succeeds With Broccoli
A young farmer in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has done well growing broccoli on a demonstration plot, though he says many buyers still do not know the vegetable.
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Women's Labour Drives a Bean Revolution in Ishwardi
Commercial bean farming in Ishwardi, Pabna, relies mostly on women, who do nearly all the crop care from sowing to harvest, farmers and officials say.
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Vegetables Rotting in the Field as Prices Fail to Cover Transport
Low prices mean Shariatpur farmers cannot even cover transport costs, leaving bottle gourd, tomatoes and cabbages rotting in the fields.
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Onion Farmers Frustrated Despite Bumper Yield
Manikganj's murikata onion farmers had a bumper yield but are losing money as prices have fallen well below production costs.
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Farmer Couple in Gaibandha Show Promise With Beetroot
A farmer couple in Gaibandha have grown beetroot commercially for the first time in the district and expect a profit of more than a lakh taka.
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Purple Cauliflower Yields More Than 20 Tonnes a Hectare in BAU Research
Research led by Prof Dr Md Harun Or Rashid, head of the Horticulture Department at Bangladesh Agricultural University, has produced a purple cauliflower yield of more than 20 tonnes a hectare.
Vegetables
Potato Farmers Worried by News of Cold Storage Rent Hike
Naogaon has had a bumper potato harvest, but low market prices and a sudden rise in cold storage rent have left farmers fearing losses.
Crops
BAU Research Team Grows European Savoy Cabbage
A research team led by Prof Dr Md Harun Or Rashid, head of the Horticulture Department at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, has grown European Savoy cabbage in the country's climate.
Vegetables
Cabbage Grown in the Unused Spaces of a Malta Orchard
A young entrepreneur in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, is growing cabbage in the unused spaces between his malta trees, feeding his family and earning extra income from the surplus.