Fruits
Kashmiri Apple Kul Changes Expatriate's Fortunes in 10 Months
A Belgium expatriate in Shibchar, Madaripur, inspired by farming videos on YouTube, has grown Kashmiri Nurani apple kul for the first time in the country.
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Daily life
What Happens When You Eat Milk and Banana Together?
Milk and bananas are both nutritious, but according to Ayurveda eating them together can cause digestive and other problems.
Crops
Pulao Leaf Plant Adds Flavour to Food
The pulao leaf plant's fragrant leaves enhance and perfume food, and it needs little care to grow.
Agribusiness
Award Coming for Successful Farmers and Producers: Agriculture Minister
The Cabinet Division has approved a CIP-style AIP award for successful farmers and good producers, Agriculture Minister Md Abdur Razzaque said.
Environment
This Rare White Giraffe Is Now Alone in the World
Poachers in eastern Kenya have killed two of the three known white giraffes, a mother and her calf, leaving only a male.
Fruits
Abdul Hai Succeeds Growing Amla on Fallow Land
A Pirojpur farmer has shown that amla can be grown successfully on fallow land, harvesting 25 maunds from 100 trees.
Bangladesh
Madrasa Teacher Emdad Runs to Every Farmer He Sees
A madrasa teacher in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, has for years given farmers free sun hats, masks and soap and taught them to read at night schools.
Agribusiness
Prices of Onions, Potatoes, Eggs and Chicken Fall
After rising last week on coronavirus panic, prices of onions, potatoes, eggs, chicken and other goods have fallen in Dhaka this week.
Fruits
Sourav Succeeds Growing Baby Watermelon
A farmer in Bhola has succeeded in growing baby watermelon in the monsoon, and his success has made others keen to grow it.
Daily life
Did You Know These Amazing Uses for Lemons?
Beyond being a source of vitamin C, lemons can be used around the home to whiten clothes, clean, deodorise shoes and keep insects away.
Daily lifeHomemade neem cream and dengue mosquitoes: what health agencies and research say
During the 2019 dengue outbreak, a recipe for a homemade mosquito cream of neem oil, glycerine and wax spread online. There is no evidence such a mix protects against dengue; WHO advises registered repellents and removing breeding sites.
Crops
How to Keep Insects Out of Stored Rice
Households that buy rice by the maund often find insects in it; a few simple storage tricks can prevent or get rid of them.
Daily life
How to Store Coriander Leaves for up to a Year
Buy coriander leaves cheaply in winter and keep them for the whole year with two simple fridge and freezer methods.
Daily life
The Foods That Make You Age Faster
Some tasty foods and habits bring on the signs of age early, from cream cakes and chips to excess salt, alcohol, smoking and energy drinks.
Vegetables
A 'Bottle Gourd' on a Pumpkin Plant Draws Crowds in India's Purba Bardhaman
A fruit that looks like a bottle gourd growing on a pumpkin plant in Shaktigarh, Purba Bardhaman, has drawn crowds, but a horticulture officer says it is a pumpkin changed by a genetic disorder.
Agribusiness
Livestock Diseases and Their Remedies, Part One: Blood Dysentery
The first part of a series on common livestock diseases covers blood dysentery, caused by the coccidia protozoan, with its signs, treatment and prevention.
Fruits
Satkhira Kul Farmers Earn Tk 6 Crore 76 Lakh Despite Cyclone Bulbul
Kul cultivation has expanded in coastal Satkhira, but Cyclone Bulbul cut this year's yield, and the district's earnings from the fruit came to Tk 6 crore 76 lakh.
Agribusiness
How to Increase Your Cows' Milk Production
A guide to the factors that decide a cow's milk yield and quality, from breed and balanced feed to milking routine, weather and calving interval.
Fruits
Humayun's Hobby Orchard Has Made Him a Lakhpati
A mixed orchard Humayun Ahmed started as a hobby now grows 18 kinds of fruit, including a year-round African mango, and has earned him about Tk 60 lakh.
Fruits
Moshiur Succeeds With Foreign Dragon Fruit in Nabiganj
Moshiur Rahman has made a success of dragon fruit on about an acre of a hill tea garden in Nabiganj, where more growers are now taking up the fruit.