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Nilphamari Farmers Plant Early Potatoes Hoping to Double Their Profit
Farmers in Nilphamari are planting early potatoes on high land in the hope that new-season prices will double their profit.
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Winter Vegetables Grown on 1,800 Hectares in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, have grown winter vegetables on 1,800 hectares this season, with most crops due at market in 15 days to a month.
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Nandigram Farmers' Hopes Sway on Aman Paddy Ears
Farmers in Nandigram, Bogura, expect a bumper Aman harvest from 19,420 hectares, with early varieties due to be cut from next week.
VegetablesSitakunda hill farmer's Rupban bean sales reach Tk 8 lakh, more expected
Mohi Uddin of Banshbaria, Sitakunda, told Jagonews24 in October 2023 that he sold Tk 2.96 lakh of Rupban beans from about 250 decimals of hill land in one market; the report put his season's sales at Tk 8 lakh, with Tk 4 lakh more hoped for.
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Aus Paddy Production in Mirsarai Beats Target
Aus paddy production in Mirsarai, Chattogram, beat its target by 3,378 tonnes this season, and farmers are also getting good prices.
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A 'Rupban' Bean Revolution on the Hills
Farmers on the hills of Sitakunda, Chattogram, have turned Rupban beans into a thriving crop sold across the country.
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Returnee Mostafa Dreams of Success in Banana Farming
Nurul Mostafa, who came home to Mirsarai ill after years abroad, started a banana garden with 50 seedlings and now pays for his sons' college from it.
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Winter Vegetable Farming in Full Swing in Ishwardi
With autumn giving way to late autumn, farmers across Ishwardi in Pabna are busy planting winter vegetables, some of them early.
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Barguna Teacher Ujjal Succeeds in Dragon Fruit Farming
A schoolteacher in Barguna who spent Tk 20 lakh planting dragon fruit on two acres has sold Tk 7.5 lakh worth of fruit so far.
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Jhalakathi Farmers Busy With Winter Vegetables
Men and women farmers in Jhalakathi are busy planting and tending winter vegetables, grown commercially and sent to Dhaka and Barishal.
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Banana Farming Brings Prosperity to the Hills
Year-round banana farming is lifting growers in the Khagrachhari hills, though poor communications keep them from fetching the right price.
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Growing Boro Paddy in the Aus Season
A government doctor from Madhupur in Tangail has drawn attention by growing Boro paddy in the Aus season and getting a bumper yield, and neighbours are now following him.
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Ziaur Rahman Draws Crowds in Sharsha With Black Rice Said to Have Medicinal Value
A Sharsha farmer who learnt about black rice online has planted three bighas of it, and crowds come every day to see the crop.