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How Far Is Bangladesh from Self-Sufficiency in Onions?
Record harvests have not yet ended Bangladesh's onion imports, because a quarter or more of the crop rots for lack of proper storage.
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Bumper Pineapple Harvest, but Chemicals Used to Excess
Farmers and wholesalers in Fulbaria are using excessive chemicals to ripen pineapples quickly despite a bumper harvest, putting consumers at risk.
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News That Harms Agriculture and Farmers Must Not Be Published: Anwar Faruk
Former agriculture secretary Anwar Faruk said agriculture reporting must raise problems but should not publish negative news that harms farmers.
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Rambutan Farming Changes the Fortunes of Returnee Afzal Sheikh
A former migrant worker in Malaysia has turned four rambutan saplings into a thriving fruit and sapling business in Kaliganj, Gazipur.
CropsFertilising coconut trees: when to feed, how to apply and what to watch
Coconut palms yield more when fed twice a year, at the start of the monsoon and of winter, in a ring trench away from the trunk; the amount should come from the upazila agriculture officer, ideally after a soil test.
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Bhola Farmers Hope for Profit From Monsoon Watermelon
Farmers in Bhola have turned to growing summer watermelon in the monsoon, using the sorjan method of raised beds and channels to protect the crop from heavy rain.
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Vermicompost Makes Madaripur's Rashida Self-Reliant
Rashida Begum of Madaripur has become self-reliant by producing environment-friendly vermicompost and selling both the fertiliser and the earthworms.
FruitsJhenaidah farmers turn to avocado, longan and grapes after trial harvests
Farmers in Jhenaidah who planted avocado, longan and grapes as an experiment were moving towards commercial cultivation in July 2025 after good harvests. The DAE counted 2.25 hectares of grapes, 2 of avocado and 1 of rambutan in the district in 2024-25.
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Mango, Lychee and Dragon Fruit Replace Rice and Wheat in Meherpur Fields
Farmers in Meherpur are replacing rice, wheat and other traditional crops with fruit orchards, drawn by good yields, suitable weather and higher profits.
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Miyazaki Mango Grown in Meherpur, a Variety Selling for Up to Tk 2 Lakh a Kg Worldwide
A young orchard owner in Meherpur has harvested Japanese Miyazaki mangoes, and his success has drawn interest from other growers in the district.
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University to Open a Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University will soon open a Faculty of Agricultural Engineering so its students can play a key role in farm mechanisation, its vice-chancellor said.
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Faridpur Jute Farmers Worried Over Retting Water and Prices
Jute cultivation in Faridpur has exceeded its target, but farmers fear a lack of water for retting and low prices amid rising costs.
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Himsagar Mango Wins GI Recognition, Growers Delighted
Meherpur's Himsagar mango, already exported to Europe and other countries, has been recognised as a GI product, to the delight of orchard owners.