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Why Rooftop Gardens Matter for the City's Environment
As trees vanish from cities, rooftop gardens can clean the air, cool homes, grow safe food and help manage rainwater, a World Environment Day feature argues.
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How Has Crop Management Evolved?
Crop management has evolved in stages, from the Green Revolution of the 1960s to integrated farming systems management, to make farming more effective, sustainable and eco-friendly.
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Government Leaves Agro-Processed Products in Crisis by Not Cutting VAT
Biscuit and agro-processing manufacturers say the proposed 2025-26 budget failed to reverse the VAT rise on their products, pushing the sector into crisis.
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Gafur Finds Happiness Farming Other People's Land
A feature follows sharecropper Gafur Mia through the boro harvest and asks whether society gives farmers the dignity they deserve.
VegetablesPapaya yields: what zinc, boron and magnesium do, and what the experts advise
A June 2025 Jagonews24 guide by agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas said zinc, boron and magnesium are key to papaya health and yield, but that the wrong amount can harm the plant. Here is the advice, checked against DAE, research and university sources.
CropsGrowing roses: varieties, seedlings, care and pest control from a Harinakunda officer
In June 2025 Shafiq Biplob, sub-assistant agriculture officer in Harinakunda upazila of Jhenaidah, set out advice on rose varieties, seedlings, pot care and pest control. It is checked here against Banglapedia and the University of California.
CropsFertiliser and irrigation for bananas: what to apply from planting to flowering
A good banana harvest is set up at planting. Bangladesh's Agriculture Information Service advises 20 kg of cow dung, 400 g of TSP, 300 g of MoP and 650 g of urea per pit in stages, with irrigation every 15 to 20 days in the dry season.
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Kuakata Farmer Isahak Succeeds With Mangoes, Sells Over a Lakh Taka From One Tree
Kuakata farmer Isahak Munshi, inspired by Rajshahi's orchards, has sold more than Tk 1 lakh of mangoes from one tree and now supplies much of his area.
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70,000 Tonnes of Fertiliser to Be Imported From Saudi Arabia and UAE at Tk 484 Crore
The government will import 70,000 tonnes of urea and DAP fertiliser from Saudi Arabia and the UAE at a total cost of Tk 484 crore 15 lakh 70 thousand.
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Crops to Grow on Saline Land
As saline land spreads in coastal Bangladesh, salt-tolerant crops such as groundnut, sunflower, mung bean and watermelon can bring it into productive use.
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Foreign Peach Fruit in Young Entrepreneur Sharif's Orchard
Peaches are being grown for the first time in northern Chattogram, on the hills of Mirsarai, by young entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif.
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Tangail Housewife Ruma Profits From Tomatoes Grown in a Polynet House
In Tangail's Sakhipur, housewife Ruma Akter spent Tk 15,000 to 20,000 growing pest-free tomatoes in a polynet house and has sold Tk 1.2 lakh worth.
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BAU Develops Three Coloured Sweet Potato Varieties With Health Benefits
A Bangladesh Agricultural University team has developed three high-yielding coloured sweet potato varieties, BAU Sweet Potato 7, 8 and 9, rich in anthocyanins and fibre.