Vegetables
Meherpur Farmers Lose Money Growing Onions
A good onion crop in Meherpur has left farmers facing losses, with market prices below production costs and fears of imports during the harvest.
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Sunflower Farming Shows Promise in Pirojpur, Market Value Tk 20 Crore
Sunflowers grown on about 984 hectares in Pirojpur this season have an estimated market value of Tk 20 crore and are drawing visitors to the fields.
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Grape Farming Pays Off in Phulbari, Growers Expect 45 Maunds
Entrepreneurs Ruhul Amin and Hashem Ali have built a grape garden of the foreign Bainur variety in Phulbari, Kurigram, that is drawing visitors and new growers.
CropsTk 15 Diesel Price Rise Threatens Higher Costs for Bangladesh's Boro Farmers
On 18 April 2026 the government raised diesel from Tk 100 to Tk 115 a litre. Jagonews24 calculated that farmers' annual diesel bill would rise by about Tk 1,566 crore, just as Boro paddy was being harvested.
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Keeping Lovebirds: A Guide to the Popular Cage Bird
Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman explains how to house, feed, breed and care for lovebirds, small colourful birds that are among the most popular cage birds.
FruitsFrom a rooftop garden to a commercial grape farm in Chandpur
Kamruzzaman Pradhania, a young entrepreneur in Chandpur Sadar upazila, began growing grapes on a rooftop during the Covid years and by April 2026 had three vineyard plots with, he said, about 85 varieties from 18 countries.
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Record Honey Harvest From Litchi Blossoms in Ishwardi
A record amount of honey has been collected from litchi blossoms in Ishwardi, Pabna, this season, according to the upazila agriculture office.
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Mango Fruitlets Dropping in Chuadanga, Growers Fear Losses
Hopper attacks are making young mangoes fall in orchards across Chuadanga, and growers fear heavy losses this season.
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Bumper Boro Yield Beckons in Sharsha and Benapole
With uninterrupted electricity and enough diesel for irrigation, farmers in Sharsha and Benapole, Jashore, are looking forward to a bumper Boro harvest.
CropsBagerhat agriculture office counts 3,800 sunflower farmers on 610 hectares
3,800 farmers were growing sunflower on 610 hectares in Bagerhat in April 2026, the agriculture office said, as growers pointed to low costs, a short season and good returns.
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Rahmat Scores a Success With Black Rice in Narail
A Kalia farmer who learned about black rice on YouTube has harvested a good crop from 10 decimals, sparking interest among neighbours.
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Agri-Entrepreneurs' Thoughts and Hopes for the Bangla New Year
On the Bangla New Year, farmers and agri-entrepreneurs set out their hopes for fair prices, fair distribution of subsidies and accountability in the farm sector.
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A Quiet Revolution in Cotton Farming in Chuadanga
Cotton farming is spreading fast in Chuadanga, where about 4,100 hectares are under the crop this season as farmers are drawn by good prices and state incentives.