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Betel Leaf Farming in a Slump, Growers Downcast
Rising costs and falling prices are pushing betel leaf growers in Ulipur, Kurigram, to abandon a traditional crop for other farming.
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Tangail Jute Farmers Smile as Bumper Crop Meets Higher Prices
Tangail's jute area shrank this year, but good weather, better seed and higher prices have left farmers happy with a bumper harvest.
CropsFaridpur farmers profit from new 'Sabuj Sona' jute variety, BJRI Tossa Pat-9
In August 2025 farmers in Faridpur said the new jute variety BJRI Tossa Pat-9, known as Sabuj Sona (green gold), had paid off. The DAE put the district's jute area that season at 86,500 hectares, but seed was scarce.
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Off-Season Watermelon on Fish Enclosure Dykes Brings Smiles to Debhata Farmers
Unused dykes of brackish-water fish enclosures in Debhata, Satkhira, are now growing off-season watermelon that sells for Tk 70-80 a kg.
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Farmers Deprived for Want of Agro-Based Industry
Fifty-three years after independence, a shortage of processing plants, cold storage and modern rice mills still keeps Bangladesh's farmers from fair prices.
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How to Grow Bottle Gourd in the Month of Bhadra
The Agriculture Information Service says bottle gourd can be sown in Bhadra, in pits on higher ground with set doses of manure and fertiliser.
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Golpata Fruit Sold Commercially in Bagerhat
The fruit of the golpata palm, which grows untended in coastal salt water, is now sold to visitors outside the historic Sixty Dome Mosque in Bagerhat.
FruitsJhalokati guava output falls in 2025 and good prices fail to cheer growers
Drought at flowering cut the 2025 guava crop in 36 villages of Jhalokati, growers told Jagonews24 in early August, and prices of Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200 a maund could not make up for the smaller harvest.
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What to Do to Protect Native Fish Species
A former fisheries dean explains how catching fry and draining ponds is wiping out Bangladesh's native fish, and what the government and public can do.
FruitsSherpur grower tries 50 foreign grape varieties near the Garo Hills
In Meghadal, a hill village of Sherpur's Sreebardi upazila, entrepreneur Mizanur Rahman was growing about 50 foreign grape varieties on 150 plants in August 2025, with green grapes sold locally at Tk 250-300 a kg, the grower told reporters.
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Desert Crop Chia Seed Opens New Prospects in Sherpur
Young Sherpur entrepreneur Shimul Mia grew chia seed for the first time after watching YouTube, spending about Tk 5,000 and hoping to earn a lakh taka.
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What to Do When Harvesting Jute in Shraban
With half of Shraban gone, now (July-August) is the right time to cut jute, and these are the key steps for harvesting and processing it.
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Know the Benefits of Rearing Pigeons
Pigeons are the most popular domestic birds, easy to tame and cheap to keep, and rearing them can bring quick profit.