Fruits
Watermelon Can Now Be Grown From Local Seed
Scientists at the Patuakhali Regional Agricultural Horticulture Research Centre have succeeded in producing watermelon seed for the first time in Bangladesh.
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Vegetables
Demand Grows Across the Country for Khagrachhari's Hill-Grown Mukhi Kachu
Mukhi kachu grown on the hill slopes of Khagrachhari has brought prosperity to farming families and is finding buyers in big wholesale markets across the country.
Livestock
The Kingfisher, a Hunting Bird
Mononesh Das writes about the brightly coloured kingfisher, a hunting bird commonly seen in the countryside of Bangladesh.
Agribusiness
How to Rear Laying Ducks
A short guide to rearing laying ducks, covering the size of the duck house and the daily feed ration for each bird.
Agribusiness
Duck Eggs Earn Tangail Farmer More Than Tk 1 Lakh a Month
A returning migrant worker in Tangail's Delduar upazila has built a mobile duck farm whose eggs now earn him more than Tk 1 lakh a month.
Agribusiness
Canal Project Brings Smiles to More Than 1.5 Lakh Farmers in Naogaon
A Barind Multipurpose Development Authority canal project has ended waterlogging on more than 16,000 hectares in Naogaon, benefiting more than 1.5 lakh farmers in six upazilas.
Livestock
How Broiler Chicken Harms Fertility, According to Indian Media Reports
Reports in some Indian media outlets say the hormones, arsenic and antibiotics given to broiler chickens can harm human fertility and health.
Agribusiness
What Fish Farmers Should Do in the Month of Jaistha
A month-by-month guide for fish farmers sets out the tasks to carry out in Jaistha, from preparing brood fish to protecting nursery ponds from floods.
Daily life
Coronavirus: What Heart Patients Need to Be Careful About
Research suggests the coronavirus can do more harm to people with heart disease, and health experts set out the precautions they should take.
Crops
Boro Cultivation in Jashore Falls Short of Target
After losing about Tk 5,000 a bigha on rice in the last aman and boro seasons, many Chaugachha farmers have turned to maize, wheat, lentils and onions.
Rooftop farming
Fruit Garden on the Roof of Chirirbandar Education Office
An education officer in Chirirbandar has turned the roof of his two-storey office into a garden of 28 kinds of fruit tree grown in tubs.
Flowers
Syed Jamal Smiles as His Sunflowers Bloom
A farmer in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, hopes to profit from sunflowers grown on one leased bigha with free seed and fertiliser from the agriculture office.
Environment
Farmland Dug into Ponds in Atrai to Feed Brick Kilns with Soil
Crop land in Naogaon's Atrai upazila is being dug into ponds so brick kiln owners can take the soil, despite government policy against changing farmland.
Crops
Bumper Yield of Binakhesari-1 Grass Pea in Gopalganj
BINA's grass pea variety Binakhesari-1, safe for human consumption, has given a bumper yield of 1,600 kg a hectare in Gopalganj.
Bangladesh
Women Take Part in the Fight for Food but Are Still Not Recognised as Farmers
At events across Bangladesh, speakers demanded state recognition for women farmers, who make up more than 10.5 million of the country's 25.6 million farm workers.
Bangladesh
Cabinet Approves Draft "National Agricultural Extension Policy 2020"
The cabinet has approved the draft National Agricultural Extension Policy 2020, aimed at climate-resilient, safe and profitable crop production.
Bangladesh
"Women in the Fight for Food": They Must Be Given State Honour and Recognition
Women working in agriculture must get state recognition as farmers, and every government programme to help farmers must include a quota for women.
Agribusiness
Khulna Crab Farmers in Trouble as Coronavirus Halts Exports
Thousands of crab farmers in coastal Khulna are in trouble as China's halt to crab imports over coronavirus has hit sales.
Crops
Mustard Farming Turns Fortunes for Jashore Farmers
Mustard cultivation in Jashore has risen to 13,200 hectares this season, some 5,000 hectares more than last year, as farmers find it more profitable than rice.
Agribusiness
Thakurgaon sugar mill shuts for lack of sugarcane
Production at Thakurgaon Sugar Mills has stopped for lack of sugarcane, leaving the mill short of its sugar target for the season.