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The Role of Micronutrients in Getting Good Yields From the Soil
Plants need a balanced diet of major nutrients and micronutrients, and correcting deficiencies can raise both the quantity and quality of the harvest.
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Agriculture and nature
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Untimely Hill Runoff Washes Away Farmers' Golden Dreams in Dhunat
An untimely rise in the Jamuna caused by upstream hill runoff has flooded low-lying char land in Dhunat, Bogura, submerging rice, onion and groundnut fields.
FruitsPanama disease in bananas: how to recognise Fusarium wilt and limit it
In a guide published by Jagonews24 on 27 March 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas urged banana growers to prevent Panama disease, a soil-borne fungal wilt that is hard to control once it reaches a field.
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New Government Must Continue Subsidies on Farm Machinery, Says ACI's F. H. Ansari
ACI Agribusiness president Dr. F. H. Ansari says the new government should continue farm machinery subsidies, build cold chains and focus on the agricultural value chain.
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Bangladesh's Soil Is Well Suited to Castor Cultivation
The neglected bhenna (castor) plant, a symbol of poverty in Jasimuddin's poem, could become a source of income on Bangladesh's fallow land by replacing imported castor oil.
AgrotechDigital soil sensors and Bangladesh farming: a local IoT soil tester explained
A Jagonews24 feature of 25 March 2026 by agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas described the GFL Soil Sensor, an IoT device from Genius Farms Limited that, he wrote, reads eight soil properties and gives location-based fertiliser advice through software built on Bangladeshi data.
CropsMirsarai farmers harvest mustard as area grows 625 hectares in five years
Mustard covered 665 hectares in Mirsarai, Chattogram, in the 2025-26 season against 40 hectares in 2019-20, the upazila agriculture office said in March 2026, as farmers harvested what they described as a good crop.
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Beekeepers Busy Collecting Litchi Flower Honey in Mongolbaria
Rows of beehives beside the litchi orchards of Mongolbaria in Kishoreganj are yielding honey while the bees help raise the litchi crop.
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Mango Blossom in the Hills: Farmers Hopeful but Anxious
Khagrachhari's hills are covered in mango blossom, but growers fear heat and a lack of rain will make the buds drop because the slopes have no irrigation.
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Magura Youth Dreams of Changing His Fortunes Through Beekeeping
An educated young man in Magura Sadar hopes to overcome his family's hardship through beekeeping, targeting 35 maunds of honey this litchi season.
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White Bhant Flowers Enchant Narail
The white bhant, a familiar wild shrub of rural Bengal, is blooming along Narail's roads and paths, though locals say it is seen far less than before.
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Farmers in Magura's Sreepur Busy Harvesting Onions
Onion cultivation in Sreepur, Magura, has exceeded its target and yields are good, but farmers fear losses because of costly seed and low market prices.
AgribusinessFarmer card could open a new horizon for Bangladesh agriculture, specialist writes
In a Jagonews24 column on 18 March 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas argued that the government's planned farmer card could get fertiliser, seed, pesticide and support to genuine farmers without middlemen, if the data behind it is kept accurate.