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Putul Earns a Lakh Taka a Month Rearing Deshi Chickens
A Shariatpur woman who began with a single native chick now runs a large deshi chicken farm earning at least a lakh taka a month.
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Bhairab Farmers Turn to Peanut Cultivation
Low costs and good prices are drawing more Bhairab farmers to grow peanuts, now covering 455 hectares.
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Eight Grape Varieties Adorn Shovon's Garden
A young man in Shariatpur has grown eight sweet grape varieties on a trial basis from a collection of 30, and hopes to farm them commercially.
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Shimul Dreams of Lakhs From Chia Seed Farming
A young farmer in Sherpur has drawn attention by growing chia seed for the first time, spending about Tk 5,000 in hope of a lakh-taka return.
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Success With Sesame Farming and Honey Production in Pirojpur
Farmers in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur have grown sesame on 100 bigha and produced honey alongside it for the first time, already making Tk 1.5 lakh profit from honey.
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Paddy Granaries Vanishing in Madaripur
The traditional bamboo-and-cane paddy granary, or gola, once found in nearly every home in Madaripur, is disappearing.
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Bitter Gourd Success Gives Village a New Name
Every family in Parer Tong village in Sreemangal is involved in bitter gourd farming, earning the village the name "bitter gourd village".
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Hurasagar Runs Dry, Leaving Farmers in Trouble
With the Hurasagar river dry for much of the year, farmers in Porjana union of Shahzadpur face falling groundwater and rising irrigation costs.
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Growing Rice With Sugarcane Could Change the Farm Economy
Scientists at the Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute have developed a method of growing rice as a companion crop in sugarcane, saving water and cutting costs by a third.
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Habib Khan's Success With Thailand's Year-Round Jackfruit
A year-round jackfruit orchard from Thailand is fruiting heavily for Habibur Rahman Khan in Manirampur upazila of Jashore.
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200 Papaya Trees of a Poor Farmer Cut Down in Rangpur's Kaunia
Miscreants cut down about 200 papaya trees belonging to Anwar Hossain, a poor farmer in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur, overnight.
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Agriculture Needs a Specific Growth Target, Says Economist Jahangir Alam Khan
Agricultural economist Dr Jahangir Alam Khan says the coming budget should set a specific growth target for agriculture and raise allocations and subsidies.
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Pesticide-Free Vegetable Farming Is Changing Rural Agriculture
A demonstration plot in Chalbala union of Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, is showing farmers how to grow vegetables without chemical pesticides.