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Shamim Succeeds With Year-Round 'Katimon' Mangoes in Boalmari
Instead of chasing a job after his master's, Naimul Hasan Shamim built Faridpur's largest orchard of year-round Katimon mangoes.
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'Those Who Mocked Me at First Now Praise Me'
A Mirsarai shopkeeper turned farmer expects about 4 tonnes of summer watermelon from 50 decimals and sales of Tk 3 to 3.5 lakh.
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Lemon Saplings Bought for Tk 25 Now Earn Him Tk 1.5-2 Lakh a Year
Four lemon saplings bought for Tk 25 in 1996 grew into a 65-decimal orchard that earns Adhir Chandra Roy up to Tk 2 lakh a year.
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What to Do Against Bacterial Panicle Blight, a New Rice Disease
Bacterial panicle blight, a seed-borne disease that turns rice grains empty, can be checked through seed treatment, balanced fertiliser and timely sprays.
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Mirsarai Farmers Profit from Yardlong Beans
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are profiting from summer yardlong beans, with good yields and prices drawing more growers to the crop.
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What to Do in Vegetable Growing in the Month of Ashwin
The Bengali month of Ashwin is the time to prepare soil and seedbeds and sow winter vegetables, in fields and rooftop gardens alike.
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Kaliganj's Kakrol Goes to the Middle East
Pesticide-free kakrol from two safe vegetable villages in Kaliganj, Gazipur, is being sold in Dhaka and exported to the Middle East.
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Cauliflower Farming in Full Swing in Fulbari
With favourable weather and good prices, farmers in Fulbari, Dinajpur, have started growing cauliflower ahead of the usual season.
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When Should You Plant Kazi Guava Saplings?
Kazi guava, a high-yielding variety that fruits twice a year, is best planted between May and September, or year-round with good irrigation.
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Dragon Fruit Farming Changes Champa Begum's Life
A Jashore woman who took over her family's burden after her husband's accident has turned her life around by growing dragon fruit organically.
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Nazmul Succeeds With Trial Rambutan Farming in the Hills
A young man in Longadu, Rangamati, has succeeded in growing the foreign fruit rambutan on a trial basis for the first time in the area.
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Student Tanvir Succeeds in Dragon Fruit Farming Alongside His Studies
A Jagannath University student has found success with a two-bigha dragon fruit orchard in Bhanga, Faridpur, inspiring educated young people in the area.
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Off-Season Watermelon on Floating Beds Harvested in Two and a Half Months
After two years of research, the Rahmatpur Regional Agricultural Research Station has grown off-season BARI watermelons on floating beds over water hyacinth-covered ponds.