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Farmers Turn to Colour Bird Chickens, and Profits Are Higher
Encouraged by award-winning farmer Akmal Hossain, poultry farmers in Ishwardi and across Pabna are switching to colour bird chickens, which they say cost less to raise and earn more.
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Farmers' Market Opens at Mohammadpur Housing Society
A weekly farmers' market where ten DAE-vetted safe growers from Bhakurta, Savar, will sell their produce directly to consumers opened in Dhaka on 14 October.
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Rice Production to Rise by 33.5 Lakh Tonnes in Three Years
Expanding high-yielding rice varieties could lift Bangladesh's rice output by about 33.5 lakh tonnes by 2024-25, a workshop in Dhaka organised by BRRI and the DAE was told.
Vegetables
Bottle Gourds Sell at Tk 40 Each in Kurigram
Bottle gourd growers on the chars of Kurigram's 16 rivers expect a profitable season as good prices and better weather ease earlier fears over the crop.
Crops
Light Traps Used to Identify Harmful and Beneficial Insects in Crop Fields
The agriculture office in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, is using light traps in Aman rice fields to identify harmful and beneficial insects so farmers apply pesticides only when needed.
VideoThe Essentials of Golden Rice
Shykh Seraj looks at IRRI's three decades of research on Golden Rice, enriched with vitamin A, iron and zinc for people who depend on rice.
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Elephant Calf Dies in Chakaria
A two-year-old wild elephant calf died of illness in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar, and was buried after a post-mortem on 9 October.
Environment
Rare Cantor's Kukri Snake Rescued in Sreemangal
A rare Cantor's kukri snake was rescued from a grocery shop in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, on 9 October and handed to the Forest Department.
Crops
Visually Impaired Fahim Becomes a Lakhpati Rearing Cattle
Fahim Ferdous, a visually impaired young man in Kurigram, has grown one cow into a herd of six worth about Tk 3 lakh and now supports his family.
Environment
Endangered Gibbon Rescued in Lohagara, Two Jailed
Forest officials rescued an endangered gibbon from a bus in Lohagara, Chattogram, and a mobile court sentenced two members of a wildlife trafficking ring to a year in jail.
Environment
Langur Rides Tourist Bus From Jashore to Mongla
A langur that rode on the roof of a tourist bus from Jashore to Mongla drew crowds at the port's Picnic Corner, and forest officials are arranging to return it home.
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Leaf Blight in Aman Rice Leaves Farmers in Despair
Aman farmers in Moulvibazar say bacterial leaf blight is not responding to pesticide and fertiliser, while agriculture officials say rice on about 5,000 hectares has reddened for lack of rain and nutrients.
Environment
Education Minister Urges Everyone to Plant a Tree
Opening a bonsai exhibition in Dhaka, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni urged everyone to plant at least one tree to help restore the rhythm of the seasons lost to climate change.
Environment
Durbar Tarunya Plants Trees at Chattogram's DC Hill
The voluntary organisation Durbar Tarunya planted trees at DC Hill in Chattogram on 7 October under its "Amrai Mali" project to green the city.
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Farmers' Market Now in Tikatuli, With Vegetables and Fruit From Savar
A weekly farmers' market where ten DAE-vetted farmers from Tetuljhora in Savar will sell vegetables and fruit directly to consumers opened in Tikatuli, Dhaka, on 7 October.
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The Mystery of the Honeybee's Dance
A science writer explains how honeybee colonies are organised and how scout bees use dances to tell the rest of the hive where to find flowers and how far away they are.
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Sitesh Babu's Second Life After Surviving a Bear's Claws
Sitesh Ranjan Deb, who lost an eye and much of his face to a bear in 1991, still runs a refuge for sick and injured wildlife in Sreemangal but fears it has no future without steady support.
Crops
Bhairab Farmers Turn to Transplanted Aman Rice
Farmers in Bhairab have planted transplanted aman rice beyond the target as a bonus crop at the end of the monsoon, drawn by low costs, a 90-day harvest and good prices.
Livestock
Rajbari Farmer Collects 40 Foreign Chicken Breeds, Hopes for Guinness Record
A Kalukhali farmer who began with three pairs of foreign chickens in 2016 now keeps about 40 breeds and hopes to be named the world's biggest collector.
Vegetables
Char Farmers Frustrated Despite Bumper Yields
Farmers on the chars of Gaibandha grow plentiful crops but cannot sell them at fair prices because of poor transport and the lack of fixed markets.