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Miniket Rice Brings Profits, But Who Bears the Mega Loss?
An opinion piece argues that coarse rice polished and sold as Miniket earns millers big profits while costing consumers nutrition and money.
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Two Friends Become Self-Reliant Growing Jujube in Rajoir
Two friends in Rajoir, Madaripur, have become self-reliant with a jujube orchard that paid off in its first year and has since grown.
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Sharsha's Jahangir Succeeds With Fragrant Lemons
Young agri-entrepreneur Jahangir Alam has succeeded at his first attempt at lemon farming in Sharsha, Jashore, selling tens of thousands of lemons from his orchard.
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Banana Farming Changes the Fortunes of Ishwardi's Char Dwellers
Commercial banana farming on once-barren Padma chars in Ishwardi, Pabna, has transformed the lives of char farmers and created work for thousands.
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Black Cumin Farming Grows as a Rabi Crop in Shariatpur
Black cumin has become a popular and profitable rabi crop in Shariatpur, and although rain cut the area sown this season, yields look better.
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Tk 26 Crore of Ash Gourd to Be Sold in Netrokona
A bumper ash gourd crop on once-fallow land in Netrokona is expected to be worth Tk 26 crore this season.
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Coloured Cauliflower Grown for the First Time in Kawkhali
A farmer in Kawkhali, Rangamati, has harvested more than 3,000 kg of coloured cauliflower from a one-bigha trial plot, the first in the upazila.
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Ali Hossain Succeeds With Coloured Cauliflower at First Try
A 75-year-old retired soldier in Kaliganj, Gazipur, has succeeded at his first attempt at growing yellow and purple cauliflower.
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Strawberries Grown Commercially in Sharsha
Farm entrepreneur Rajin Ahmed Ranju has succeeded in growing strawberries commercially on fallow land in Sharsha, Jashore, selling the fruit at Tk 300-400 a kg.
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Hill Farmers Dream of Better Fortunes From Turmeric
With raw turmeric prices in Khagrachhari rising from Tk 400 to Tk 1,100 a maund, hill farmers hope to recover last year's losses and change their fortunes.
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Sreepur Farmers Dream of Success With Strawberries
Farmers in Sreepur, Gazipur, are turning to strawberries, with the fruit meeting local demand and going to Dhaka and other districts.
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Superfood Quinoa Being Grown in Mirsharai
Mirsharai farmer Dilip Nath has grown quinoa for the first time in Chattogram, on about 24 decimals of land with help from the upazila agriculture office.
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Boro Cultivation Rises on Good Prices and Yields
Boro rice cultivation is rising in Patuakhali as improved varieties and inputs become available and farmers get good yields and prices.