Omar Sharif Succeeds in Growing Avocado in the Hills
A young entrepreneur has become the first in Mirsharai, Chattogram, to grow avocado successfully, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.
A young entrepreneur has become the first in Mirsharai, Chattogram, to grow avocado successfully, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.
Farmers in Joypurhat are expanding bitter gourd cultivation after good profits, with traders buying straight from the fields at Tk 1,500-1,600 a maund.
Downy mildew, a fungal disease, is the main reason the leaves of gourd-family crops in Bangladesh turn yellow, and it can be prevented and controlled.
Farmers in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat are turning to year-round watermelon grown with mulching, earning well from different coloured varieties.
Farmers in Sharsha and Benapole in Jashore are earning extra money this season as jute sticks sell at higher prices alongside a good jute crop.
Favourable weather has pushed Tangail's jute area 50 hectares above target this season, and good prices for fibre and sticks have pleased farmers.
Off-season hybrid watermelon grown on the banks of fish enclosures has again brought farmers in Kalia, Narail, a bumper crop and good prices.
Growing demand for papaya as a vegetable and fruit is drawing farmers in Kaliganj, Gazipur, into commercial cultivation, and many are profiting.
With the right care and the right crops, sandy soil can give good yields of carrots, radishes, sweet potatoes, watermelons and more.
Tenant Ashim Sarkar has turned a Mohakhali rooftop into a green haven and planted trees along road dividers from Mohakhali to Gulshan.
Joypurhat's farmers are pleased with this year's jute prices, which are better than in recent years, and ample water has made retting easy.
A young graduate in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, is drawing attention by growing gourds and vegetables in sacks raised above the water of his fish farm.
Poultry is a profitable business, and picking the right site for the farm is one of the first steps to making it pay.