Crops
Floating Agriculture: A Promise of Many Possibilities
Floating beds made of water hyacinth let farmers in waterlogged districts grow vegetables, spices and Aman rice seedlings through the flood season.
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Fruits
Guti Mango Changes Farmers' Fortunes
Guti mangoes that Natore farmers once threw away now earn them crores of taka through sales to Pran's processing factory.
Agribusiness
Busy Date Palm Molasses Market, Tk 70 a Kg
The twice-weekly date palm molasses market beside Jayrampur railway station in Chuadanga is in full swing, with wholesale molasses at Tk 60-70 a kg.
EnvironmentTemperature Above 20C Reported on Antarctica's Seymour Island
Brazilian scientists reported that the temperature on Seymour Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula, reached 20.75C on 9 February 2020. The World Meteorological Organization said the reading had to be verified before it could count as a record.
Fruits
Grapes Can Be Grown in Bangladesh
Trials at the Rural Development Academy in Bogura suggest grapes can be grown successfully in Bangladesh, contrary to popular belief.
Crops
Farmers Busy Planting IRRI-Boro Despite Cold and Fog
Farmers across Gaibandha's seven upazilas are planting IRRI-Boro rice in cold and fog, complaining of rising costs and poor paddy prices.
Fruits
100 Oranges for Tk 200
Moulvibazar's orange growers got a bigger crop this year but are losing fruit to insects and selling early at low prices.
Agribusiness
Date Palm Molasses Sells at Tk 90 a Kg
Molasses prices at Chuadanga's traditional Sarojganj market have risen to Tk 90 a kg as date palms are felled to fuel brick kilns.
Agribusiness
Crocodile Farming Earns Tk 15 Crore a Year
Bangladesh's first commercial crocodile farm, in Bhaluka, has grown from 74 adults to about 3,500 crocodiles and earns around Tk 15 crore a year from exports.
Vegetables
Growing Potatoes Without Tillage
Growing potatoes without tillage under a water hyacinth mulch cuts costs, brings fallow land into use and can yield 25-30 tonnes a hectare.
Agribusiness
A Guide to Carp Fingerlings
Black, biket and mirror carp are easy to farm, fast-growing and profitable; here is what farmers need to know about their fingerlings.
Flowers
Dutch Tulips Bloom in Gazipur as Delwar Pulls Off a Surprise
Flower farmer Delwar Hossain has made tulips bloom in his Sreepur garden from bulbs brought from the Netherlands.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Karatoya River With Life
Flocks of migratory birds have arrived on the Karatoya river in Tarash upazila, and locals say they are guarding them from hunters.
Daily life
Safe Food: Lead Chromate in Turmeric Behind High Lead in Pregnant Mothers' Blood
Bangladesh's food safety authority has warned that turmeric used in cooking contains harmful lead chromate and promised mobile courts.
Environment
Coronavirus: Calls for China to Ban Wildlife Trade Permanently
Conservation campaigners have urged China to ban the wildlife trade permanently after the coronavirus outbreak.
Daily life
Advice Not to Buy Bright Turmeric Powder, Exports Ordered Halted
The Prime Minister's Office has asked for turmeric exports to be halted after researchers found excessive lead in turmeric sold in Bangladesh.
Daily life
Why Do Bangladeshis Suffer Malnutrition Even With Full Stomachs?
One in eight people in Bangladesh cannot afford a nutritious diet, a joint survey by the WFP and the government has found.
Environment
Lungs Heal "Remarkably" After Quitting Smoking
Scientists say the lungs have an almost "magical" ability to recover from smoking-related damage, but only once a person stops smoking.
Agribusiness
Are Algae the Superfood of the Future, or a Strange Food Fad?
Micro-algae may come to us as bright green cupcakes and smoothies, but can they help feed eight billion people?
Daily life
Seven Ways to Stop Wasting Food
About 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted every year, and New York chef Max La Manna says anyone can help change that.