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Shahin Makes a Novel "Coffee" From Date Seeds in Jhenaidah
In Jhenaidah, Ahsan Islam Shahin has made a coffee-like drink from the seeds of local dates that usually rot under the trees.
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Khoksa's Shirina, a Role Model for Women in Duck Rearing
Shirina Khatun began with a pair of ducks bought with money from selling saved handfuls of rice, and ten years later earns about Tk 50,000 a year from ducks and eggs.
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Why Are Crop Varieties Named With So Many Foreign Words?
Foreign words dominate crop variety names for scientific, commercial and institutional reasons, which distances varieties from local farming culture, language and identity.
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Cumilla Farmers Losing Interest in Commercial Betel Leaf Farming
Commercial betel leaf farming in Cumilla has shrunk by 36 hectares in a year as growers count losses from pests, disease and rising costs with no government support.
FruitsGazipur jackfruit, newly GI-listed, reaches 15 countries, traders say
In late June 2025, two months after Gazipur jackfruit received its geographical indication certificate, traders in Sreepur said the fruit was going regularly to 15 countries, while growers complained of no cold storage, no separate fruit markets and no bank credit.
FruitsRooftop garden in Shariatpur's Jajira grows 60 dragon fruit varieties and passion fruit
In June 2025 Jagonews24 reported that a 26-year-old in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur had planted 60 dragon fruit varieties on his family's roof, at least 30 of them fruiting, alongside passion fruit, and earned Tk 30,000 a month from the garden.
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Fallow Land Shrinks and Cultivation Rises in Barishal
Government incentives of free seed and fertiliser have encouraged Barishal farmers to cultivate fallow land, adding some 3,419 hectares of cropland in a year.
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How to Grow Shapla (Water Lily)
The water lily, or shapla, that grows wild in monsoon waters can also be cultivated in a home courtyard, in a pit or a large container.
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Zillu Dreams Big with Mixed Orchard of Foreign Grapes and Oranges
Within a year of planting, a mixed orchard of foreign grape, orange and malta varieties in Pangsha, Rajbari, is bearing fruit and drawing visitors.
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The 7,000-Year History of the Banana
The banana's journey from a hard, seedy wild fruit in South-east Asia to today's sweet seedless fruit was shaped by ancient farmers, and disease now threatens its future.
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Floods Destroy Crops in Kurigram, Char Farmers Try to Recover
Floodwater from upstream and days of rain destroyed crops in Kurigram's river basins, and char farmers are now trying to get back on their feet.
CropsGrowing vegetables in the monsoon: raised beds, drainage, varieties and pest control
A Jagonews24 guide published in June 2025 set out the rules for growing vegetables in the rainy season: land that sheds water, loose soil and beds, good seed, careful pest control, drainage and mulch. Guidance from BARI and the DAE supplies the detail behind each rule.
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Growing Aus Rice in the Month of Asharh
The monsoon month of Asharh brings a busy time on the farm, and aus rice fields need weeding, pest control and careful seed storage.