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How to Protect Dragon Fruit From Three Diseases
Organic management practices and fungicide sprays can protect dragon fruit, now grown commercially across Bangladesh, from three of its diseases.
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Clash Over Paddy Harvest in Hatibandha, 10 Injured Including UP Member
A long-running land dispute in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, turned violent over harvesting paddy, leaving at least 10 people injured including a UP member.
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Asadullah Makes a Living From Cauliflower in Sonargaon
A farmer in his seventies in Sonargaon has grown 3,000 cauliflowers on three plots and expects another profitable season.
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How to Control Brown Planthopper in Rice
Brown planthopper breeds fast and can cause hopper burn in rice, but spacing, balanced fertiliser, drying fields and other steps can keep it in check.
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Coconut Prices Hit a Record
Coconut prices in Lakshmipur have jumped to Tk 80-100 each, which traders put down to demand for green coconuts and a halt in imports from India.
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Iqbal Hopes to Bounce Back With Watermelon and Cucumber
After the August floods wiped out his summer watermelon field, young Mirsarai farmer Iqbal Hossain has borrowed to replant watermelon, rock melon and cucumber.
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Fears for Boro Cultivation as Haors Stay Brimming With Water
With water still filling Netrokona's haors and many sluice gates out of order, farmers fear late Boro planting will leave the crop exposed to early flash floods.
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Agriculture Secretary Urges Efforts to Make Mushroom Farming Popular
Agriculture secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian has called for mushroom farming to be made popular, saying it holds great promise.
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Gaibandha Farmers Turn to Winter Vegetables to Recover
Farmers in Gaibandha hit by floods and heavy rain are busy growing winter vegetables to recover, though many say agriculture officials have given them little help.
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Rice Prices Steady as Imports Resume
Rice imports from India through Hili land port have resumed after 19 months, keeping retail prices steady though not lower.
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Orange Trees Dying From Pest Attacks
Pest attacks are killing old orange trees and young seedlings in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar, threatening the area's famous green oranges.
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Babor Ali Succeeds With Radish in Magura
Growing an improved radish variety on 2 bighas in Magura, farmer Babor Ali has already sold more than Tk 1 lakh worth and expects over Tk 2 lakh more.
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Manikganj Farmers Busy Planting Onions
Encouraged by last year's prices, Manikganj farmers are planting more onions this season, though doubled costs and a bigger crop have them worried about prices.
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Cauliflower Curd Rot: Causes and Remedies
Curd rot can destroy a cauliflower crop, and farmers are advised to act now with clean seed, seed treatment, crop rotation and timely fungicide sprays.
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Farmers Can Test Crop Land Soil for Tk 25
Farmers in 56 upazilas of 49 districts can have their crop land soil tested by mobile laboratories for a subsidised Tk 25, against an actual cost of Tk 440.
Vegetables
Which Superfoods Help Keep Diabetes Under Control?
A healthy diet is essential to controlling diabetes, and a handful of fibre-rich foods can help keep blood sugar in check.
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Mirsarai Farmers Profit From Early Khira Cucumber
Early khira cucumber growing is spreading across Mirsarai in Chattogram as farmers earn good prices from harvests that reach the market ahead of the season.
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Samespur's Vegetable Seedlings in Top Demand
Seedling growers in Samespur village of Burichang, Cumilla, famous for half a century, are racing to recover flood losses as demand for their plants stays high.
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Seed Potatoes Missing From Stores, Delivered for Up to Tk 1,000 Extra
Potato farmers in Joypurhat say traders have created an artificial shortage of seed potatoes and are selling them far above the fixed price.
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Today Is the First of Agrahayan, the Nabanna Festival
With golden Aman fields ready for harvest, the first day of Agrahayan is celebrated as Nabanna, the age-old Bengali festival of new rice.