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Interest in Sunflower Oil Farming Grows in Teknaf
Farmers in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, are turning to sunflower for oil, which they sell at Tk 400 to Tk 500 a kg, though the upazila has no modern oil press.
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Onion Seed Makes 50 Dinajpur Farmers Rich, but a Syndicate Sets the Price
About 50 farmers in Birganj, Dinajpur, have made lakhs of taka growing onion seed, but every year they are forced to sell to a traders' syndicate at low prices.
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Black Cumin Could Yield Tk 100 Crore of Honey, Says Shariatpur Entrepreneur
Beekeepers in Shariatpur are busy harvesting black cumin honey, and an entrepreneur says better coordination with the agriculture department could raise Tk 100 crore of honey from the district.
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Lost Crop Buckwheat Returns to Natore
Buckwheat, a crop that had nearly disappeared, is being grown again on the Padma chars of Lalpur in Natore, and the agriculture department plans to expand it.
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Bumper Potato and Maize Crops Bring Farmers Extra Income
Growing maize and potato together on the same land has become popular in Lalmonirhat this Rabi season, bringing farmers extra income.
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Farmers Profit From Strawberry Cultivation in Joypurhat
Farmers in Joypurhat are profiting from commercial strawberry farming, though some fields have been hit by mites that sprays have failed to control.
CropsFormer driver Hasib succeeds at mushroom farming in Bandar, Narayanganj
Md Hasib of Bandar upazila, Narayanganj, gave up driving to grow mushrooms in early 2020. In March 2025 he said the family-run farm in a rented house earned him about Tk 7-8 lakh a year.
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GK Irrigation Project Raises Hopes of Rice Farmers in Two Districts
After several poor seasons, the Ganges-Kobadak project is supplying water early this year, which farmers say will save them Tk 3,000-4,000 a bigha on Boro rice.
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Strawberries Grown for His Daughter Bring In Tk 18 Lakh
A network engineer in Meherpur's Mujibnagar upazila started growing strawberries for his daughter and has become a successful farmer, selling over Tk 18 lakh worth.
CropsReturned migrant Abul Kashem makes a living from mushroom farming in Mirsharai
Abul Kashem, known as the first mushroom farmer of Mirsharai in Chattogram, started with Tk 10,000 in 2022; by March 2025 his farm was producing 5 to 7 kg of mushrooms a day.
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What Lychee Farmers Should Do
A stage-by-stage guide to protecting lychee trees from mites, insects and disease, with irrigation, fertiliser and harvest advice for a profitable crop.
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Educated Youth in Hossainpur Succeeds in Farming
A madrasa-educated young man in Kishoreganj's Hossainpur has found success growing cucumber on fallow land next to his home, helped by good market prices this season.
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Fish Farming Can Bring All-Round Development
Dr Forkan Ali describes how the Mymensingh Aquaculture Extension Project, begun in 1990, used demonstration ponds, loans, training and later NGO partnerships to spread improved fish farming.