Crops
Bangladesh Fruit Production Rises by 50 Lakh Tonnes in a Dozen Years
Bangladesh's annual fruit output has grown from about one crore tonnes to 1.5 crore tonnes in a dozen years, with most fruits up but jackfruit and coconut down.
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Crops
Jhum Paddy Grown on Plain Land in Jhenaidah, Farmer Happy With Low-Cost High Yield
A farmer in Jhenaidah has grown the hill jhum paddy variety Sentu Pajam 21 on plain land with little irrigation and fertiliser and got a strong yield.
Crops
Chitoi Pitha From Dry Rice Flour, Made Just Right
A simple method for making soft, puffed chitoi pitha from shop-bought dry rice flour by blending it with warm water and a handful of cooked rice.
Crops
Date Palm Trees Decline in Narail, Tappers in Short Supply
With date palm trees and tappers dwindling in Narail's Kalia upazila, a local journalist has brought tappers from Rajshahi and officials promise to train local gachhis.
Fruits
Farmers in Mirsarai Succeed With Off-Season Watermelon
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are making good profits from off-season watermelon grown with mulching under a DAE project, and the area under the crop is expanding.
VideoCropKids Episode 10: Anindya Raises Cherry Tomato Seedlings
In episode 10 of CropKids, Munir Hasan Anindya shows how to raise cherry tomato seedlings for a rooftop or balcony garden.
Crops
Manikganj Farmers Celebrate Bringing Home the Aman Harvest
A good aman crop after timely rain has put Manikganj's farming families in a festive mood as they harvest and bring the paddy home.
Environment
Snake Fear in Kushtia: 8 Deaths in 10 Months, Antivenom in Short Supply
Snakebites killed eight people in Kushtia in the first ten months of the year, while Kushtia General Hospital and several upazila health complexes ran out of antivenom.
Environment
19 Directives Must Be Followed to Protect Tanguar and Hakaluki Haors
The government has issued a protection order for Tanguar and Hakaluki haors, setting 19 mandatory directives on hunting, tourism, fishing, sand extraction and waste.
Crops
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.
Crops
Spend Tk 6,000, Earn Tk 60,000: Water Chestnut Brings New Hope to Farmers
Farmers in Joypurhat are turning waterlogged low land to water chestnut, a three-month crop that costs little and sells well.
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.
Fruits
A Forest Story on a City Wall: Monkeys Appear on the Bangabhaban Wall
A troop of monkeys that appeared on the boundary wall of Bangabhaban drew curious crowds in Dhaka, a reminder of the wildlife the city has lost.
Environment
The World's Seven Most Striking Green Snakes
Green snakes blend superbly into their surroundings, and while some are dangerously venomous, others are entirely harmless; here are seven of the most striking.
Crops
Mulching Opens a New Prospect for Summer Watermelon in Jhenaidah
A trial of summer watermelon grown with mulching and trellises in Jhenaidah has produced more than 2,000 fruits, drawing a visit from an agriculture ministry team.
Fruits
Parents Give Fruit Saplings Across Village So Their Child Grows Up in Clean Air
A couple in Chitalmari, Bagerhat, celebrated the birth of their daughter by giving fruit tree saplings to more than 200 families in their village.
Crops
Good Paddy Yield in Thakurgaon, but Farmers Are Disappointed
Farmers in Thakurgaon have had a good aman harvest this season but say paddy prices are too low to cover their production costs.
Fisheries
Seized Hilsa Looted During Distribution in Barishal
Hundreds of people stormed the Barishal divisional fisheries office compound and looted seized jatka after allegations that officials had held back cartons of fish during a distribution.
Crops
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.
Agribusiness
Three-Kilo Hilsa Sells for Tk 10,700 in Barishal
A hilsa weighing about 3kg, caught by a fisherman in the Arial Khan river at Bakerganj in Barishal, has been sold to a fish wholesaler for Tk 10,700.