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Jute Cultivation Rises in Sharsha, Jashore, but Farmers Fear for a Fair Price
Farmers in Sharsha, Jashore, have grown jute on 503 more hectares this year, but rising costs have left them worried about getting a fair price.
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Fruits
How Promising Is Commercial Fig Farming in Bangladesh?
Fig, known as tin or dumur, is emerging as an exotic fruit with commercial potential in Bangladesh, growing in fields and rooftop tubs year-round.
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The Native Fruits You Can Find Close at Hand This Autumn
Palm fruit, guava, hog plum, star fruit and monkey jack bring the flavours of Sharat, and planting and protecting native fruit trees is urgent, writes Niamur Rashid Shihab.
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How Spice Production Can Be Raised on the Char Lands
Improved varieties and mixed cropping of onion with black cumin and coriander can raise spice yields and incomes on Bangladesh's char lands.
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What You Need to Know Before Starting to Farm
Tanushree Gain Priyanka sets out how to make compost at home, prepare soil for indoor plants and value livestock, fish and trees before taking up farming.
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Farming at Home: Why, Where and How
Tanushree Gain Priyanka explains why farming at home pays and how to make compost and liquid fertiliser from kitchen waste.
Agribusiness
Fair Prices for Farm Produce and Market Volatility
Blaming middlemen alone will not fix Bangladesh's farm markets, this analysis argues; fair prices for farmers and consumers need market-led planning, information, storage and coordination.
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E-Waste Poses a Serious Threat to Agriculture and Public Health
As smart farming spreads, discarded sensors, drones and electronics are adding to e-waste whose heavy metals poison soil, water and the food chain.
Fruits
It Isn't Round, So Why Is It Called the 'Gol' Tree?
Neither the golgachh (nipa palm) nor its leaves are round; the name comes from the round clusters of its fruit, and the palm has long sustained Sundarbans leaf collectors and coastal homes.
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North Bengal Agro-Based Economic Hub Fund: Tk 3,000 Crore Refinance Rate Cut
Bangladesh Bank has cut the interest rate on its Tk 3,000 crore refinance fund for an agro-based special economic hub in North Bengal, capping customer rates at 7 per cent.
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SAARC Agriculture Centre Holds Coordination Meeting on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
The SAARC Agriculture Centre in Dhaka met heads and senior representatives of national and international organisations to identify possible joint programmes and areas of cooperation for 2027.
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Is Untreated Waste Killing Bangladesh's Rivers?
Government and World Bank data show untreated industrial effluent, sewage and solid waste are severely polluting Bangladesh's rivers, above all around Dhaka, writes Moazzem Hossain Tipu.
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Three Reasons the Small Indian Civet, Nature's Friend, Is Under Threat
Insensitivity, ignorance and rumour are pushing the gandhagokul, a shy civet that protects crops and spreads forest seeds, into serious danger in Bangladesh.