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Mango Production Up, Foreign Earnings Coming In
Contract farming of export-grade mangoes is expanding in Rajshahi, earning foreign currency and profits for growers, though exporters say cargo costs are holding them back.
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Rajbari's Sarowar Succeeds With Trial Grape Farming
Encouraged by a trial on his homestead, Rajbari fruit grower Sarowar Hossain Babu is preparing the district's first commercial grape orchard.
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New Golapi and Elachi Litchi Varieties Grown in Dinajpur
Alongside Dinajpur's familiar litchi varieties, a Sadar upazila orchard is now growing Golapi and Elachi litchis, large, juicy fruit said not to be grown anywhere else in the country.
Vegetables
BADC Farm in Domar Grows Dhaincha on 200 Acres
The BADC foundation seed potato farm in Domar, Nilphamari, has grown dhaincha on 200 acres as green manure, a practice that has almost disappeared from farmers' fields.
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Caring for Summer Vegetables
The months of Boishakh and Joishtho bring harsh weather that harms vegetables, and these steps help keep summer crops fresh and productive.
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Tobacco Farming Harms Land and Health
Poor farmers are growing tobacco for the cash and support companies offer, while the crop spreads its smell through villages and degrades the soil.
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Sweet Grapes Hang in a Rooftop Garden Grown for Pleasure
A hobby rooftop grape garden in Sitakunda with 55 varieties has produced sweet fruit, delighting its owner and the local agriculture office.
Fruits
Rajbari Litchi Farmers Happy with Good Prices
Favourable weather has given Rajbari a bumper litchi crop this year, and growers are happy to sell pest-free fruit wholesale straight from their orchards.
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Kaliganj's Sohan Succeeds With Year-Round Lemons
An electrician from Kaliganj in Gazipur who took lemon saplings instead of unpaid wages has built a profitable year-round lemon orchard that is inspiring young people nearby.
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Fazle Rabbi Succeeds With Grape Farming in Faridpur
A young entrepreneur in Faridpur has harvested a strong first crop from an experimental grape garden and plans to farm commercially next year.
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Stay Alert to Syndicates Over Mangoes, Says Agriculture Minister
The agriculture minister warned that a smaller mango crop in Rajshahi will push up prices and that syndicates must be watched.
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Lychee Growers Downcast as Yields Collapse in Kishoreganj
A prolonged heatwave and hailstorms have slashed the lychee harvest in Mongolbaria, Kishoreganj's famous lychee village.
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Selling Sunflower Oil Rather Than Seed Brings Bigger Profits
Farmers in Patuakhali who grow sunflower together and press their own oil are earning far more than in past years, with support from a local NGO.