Crops
Atiar's 'Brunei King' Mango Spreads Across the Country
A giant mango from the Sultan of Brunei's orchard, brought to Magura in 2014, has become the district's signature variety and is spreading nationwide.
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Miyazaki Mango Sells at Tk 900 a kg in the Hills
After the success of Amrapali, farmers in the Khagrachhari hills are growing colourful foreign mangoes that sell for Tk 600 to 900 a kg.
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Lovely Akter Succeeds with Sweet Indian Grapes in Barishal
A Babuganj woman who learnt from YouTube has turned 47 Indian Chhomchhom grape vines into a trellis heavy with fruit.
Crops
How to Store Ripe Mangoes for up to a Year
Four freezer methods from the Agriculture Information Service let ripe mangoes keep for up to a year.
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Afrahim Badsha Finds Success as a Litchi Grower in Dinajpur
Former power-technology engineer Afrahim Badsha Manik has followed his father into litchi farming in Biral, Dinajpur, and expects to sell about Tk 50 lakh worth of fruit this year.
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Caring for Crops in the Month of Ashar
The Agriculture Information Service has advised farmers on caring for boro, aus and aman rice, jute, vegetables, trees and other crops in the Bengali month of Ashar.
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Alauddin Set to Earn Tk 1.5 Lakh From Banana Farming in Pakundia
A Kishoreganj farmer who planted 200 G-9 banana saplings supplied free by the agriculture office expects to earn Tk 1.5 lakh.
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Mominur Succeeds With Mulch Vegetable Farming in Sharsha
A 65-year-old Sharsha farmer has done well growing hybrid vegetables with plastic mulch, selling more than Tk 1 lakh worth so far.
Fruits
Ishwardi's Pesticide-Free Bagged Litchis Head to the UAE
Pesticide-free litchis grown with the fruit-bagging method in Ishwardi, Pabna, are being exported to the United Arab Emirates for the first time.
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Heatwave Drives Demand for Palm Fruit Kernels in Khagrachhari
With a heatwave gripping the hill district of Khagrachhari, demand has risen for the juicy kernels of young palm fruit.
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Gobinda Nagar, Thakurgaon's Crore-Taka Litchi Village
Orchard owners in Gobinda Nagar, known as Thakurgaon's litchi village, still hope to sell more than a crore taka worth of litchis despite heat damage.
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Sabuj Succeeds With Karishma Watermelon
A young entrepreneur in Sarishabari, Jamalpur has grown the year-round Karishma watermelon variety for the first time in the upazila and expects a good profit.
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Banana farmer Anar expects to earn Tk 9 lakh
A farmer in Kishoreganj Sadar who grew champa bananas for the first time expects to earn at least Tk 9 lakh a year.