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Satkhira Farmers Succeed With New Boro Rice Varieties
Leaf blight-resistant Boro rice varieties 64 and 53 are giving farmers in Satkhira's Debhata upazila more than two tonnes a hectare above the rice they grew before.
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Desert Fruit Sammam Now Grows in Sarishabari
A 22-year-old college student in Jamalpur's Sarishabari has drawn attention by growing sammam, a desert fruit also known as rockmelon, for the first time after learning from YouTube.
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Farmers' Interest in Maize Grows in Shaistaganj
Low costs and strong demand are drawing more farmers in Habiganj's Shaistaganj to maize, with the area nearly doubling this year.
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Groundnut Farming on the Rise in Nilphamari
Nilphamari farmers are growing more groundnut this season, drawn by low costs, few diseases and good market prices.
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Maize Farming Rises in Kurigram's Char Areas
Maize cultivation in Kurigram's char areas has grown by 1,220 hectares this season as farmers turn to a crop that costs less and earns more than paddy.
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Coffee and Cashew Show Promise in the Folds of the Hills
The government's coffee and cashew project has planted 25 lakh saplings in the Chattogram hill districts, some already fruiting, while IMED has ordered lost saplings replaced.
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Bumper Watermelon Yield in Shyamnagar, Satkhira
Farmers in five unions of Shyamnagar are getting good yields and prices for watermelon grown after paddy, arriving just as supplies from other regions run low.
Vegetables
Three Brothers Succeed With Bottle Gourd in Kaliganj
Three brothers in Kaliganj, Gazipur, have made a success of pesticide-free bottle gourd grown on trellises, and neighbouring farmers are now following them.
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Sharsha Farmers Succeed With Lettuce Cultivation
Farmers in Sharsha upazila of Jashore have had remarkable success growing lettuce, a foreign leaf crop, in parts of Sadar and Ulashi unions this year.
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Mirsarai Farmers Strike It Rich With Sweet Potatoes
Farmers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram are profiting from sweet potatoes, grown mostly on sandy chars, with little investment and advice from the upazila agriculture office.
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Climate Change Brings New Problems for Rice Farming
Temperatures outside 18-34°C at the booting and flowering stages can leave rice grains empty, and climate change is bringing farmers new problems.
Vegetables
Zero-Tillage Potatoes Bring Higher Profits in Patuakhali
Potato farming without tillage is spreading in Patuakhali, where seed tubers are laid on soft soil after Aman and covered with straw, cutting costs and beating salinity.
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Bumper Watermelon Yield on the Banks of the Bishkhali River
Watermelons have been grown on about 120 bighas of Bishkhali river char land in Rajapur, Jhalakathi, and farmers have begun selling them at good prices.