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Vegetable Prices High Because of Middlemen: Agriculture Secretary
The agriculture secretary blamed middlemen for high vegetable prices, citing a gap between Tk 10-20 a kg in Gaibandha and Tk 60-70 in Dhaka.
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Vegetable Fair Starts Monday
The agriculture ministry is holding the sixth National Vegetable Fair in Dhaka from Monday to 2 March.
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Bumper Khira Harvest in Chalan Beel, Prices High Too
Khira farmers in Chalan Beel, Sirajganj, are making good profits from a bumper harvest and higher prices, with about 50 tonnes a day going to Dhaka.
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National Vegetable Fair Starts Monday at Khamarbari
The National Vegetable Fair 2022 begins on Monday at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari with 47 organisations taking part.
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Capsicum Farming Brings More Than Double the Profit
Capsicum, a foreign vegetable, is now grown commercially in Sonagazi, Feni, where officials say farmers earn more than double their costs.
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Selim Surprises All by Growing Two-Kilogram Aubergines
A Bhola farmer growing the BARI-12 aubergine for the first time is harvesting fruit weighing up to 2 kg each.
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Why Are Vegetable Prices So High in Peak Season, Asks Agriculture Minister
The agriculture minister questioned high vegetable prices in peak season and linked rising food prices to global inflation and freight costs.
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Farmers Profit From Broccoli Cultivation in Moulvibazar
Farmers in Moulvibazar's Rajnagar, Sreemangal and Kamalganj are profiting from broccoli, a new vegetable in the district now grown on about 10 hectares.
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A Farming Revolution on the Chars of the Padma and Jamuna
Farming has taken off on the remote Padma and Jamuna chars of Manikganj, where most cultivable land is now in use though river erosion remains the biggest worry.
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Thakurgaon Farmer Amirul Surprises Neighbours by Growing 11 Crops on One Plot
A farmer in Ranisankail, Thakurgaon, has grown 11 crops in the gaps of his malta orchard and says the mix has brought him good profits.
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Munshiganj Misses Its Potato Cultivation Target
Potato planting in Munshiganj fell 2,104 hectares short of the target this season after Cyclone Jawad and rain delayed sowing on most land.
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Rajbari Tomato Farmers Worried Despite a Bumper Yield
Rajbari's tomato farmers have a bumper harvest but face rain-damaged fruit, extra spraying costs and lower prices.
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Bumper Bean Yield in Bandarban
Bean farmers in Bandarban have a bumper crop and better prices this year, and hope to make up last year's losses.