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Manikganj Farmers Celebrate Bringing Home the Aman Harvest
A good aman crop after timely rain has put Manikganj's farming families in a festive mood as they harvest and bring the paddy home.
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Bumper Winter Vegetable Yield in Magura, Supply Rises
Favourable weather has brought a bumper winter vegetable crop in Magura, filling local markets, though prices remain somewhat high for now.
CropsMulching and Trellises Open a Prospect for Summer Watermelon in Jhenaidah
A farmer in the Holidhani block of Jhenaidah Sadar grew a trial crop of summer watermelon on 52 decimals with mulching and trellises and set more than 2,000 fruits; an agriculture ministry team visited the field on 6 November 2025.
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Zero-Tillage Garlic Farming Gains Popularity in Shariatpur
Farmers in Shariatpur are increasingly planting garlic without tilling the soil in fields just cleared of aman paddy, drawn by lower costs and an early harvest, though rising fertiliser and pesticide prices are a worry.
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Manikganj Gachhis Busy Preparing Date Palms
With the first chill of winter, gachhis in Manikganj are busy cleaning and trimming date palms so they can collect sap for patali gur and the famous hajari gur.
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Why Is Organic Fertiliser Essential for Protecting Soil and Crops?
Heavy use of chemical fertiliser and pesticides is eroding soil fertility in Bangladesh, and wider use of organic fertiliser is presented as a key to sustainable, safe food production.
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Winter Colours Reach the Capital's Markets Before Winter
Winter has not yet arrived in Dhaka, but Karwan Bazar is already filled with cauliflower, cabbage, beans, radish, mustard greens, olives and water chestnuts.
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Food Production Is Not the Farmer's Responsibility Alone
Producing good, safe food cannot be left to farmers alone; it needs government, researchers, private enterprise and consumers to work together.
LivestockKishoreganj's haor duck farms produce about 2 crore eggs a year
Around 2,000 farms in Kishoreganj's haor region were raising more than 25 lakh ducks and producing about 2 crore eggs a year in November 2025, but farmers said veterinary help was slow to reach them.
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Professor Mostafa Kamal Succeeds With Papaya Farming, Earning Tk 10 Lakh a Year
A college professor in Barishal's Babuganj upazila has built a papaya orchard with a fish pond that he says earns him Tk 10 lakh a year after costs.
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Water Chestnut Farming Brings Big Profit at Low Cost in Sherpur
Water chestnut farming is spreading in Sherpur because it grows on waterlogged and fallow land and returns a good profit at low cost.
CropsBagerhat Betel Nut Prices Fall Tk 150 to 300 a Kuri Despite a Heavy Crop
Jagonews24 reported a bumper betel nut crop in Bagerhat this year, while prices fell by Tk 150 to 300 a kuri depending on quality. Traders blamed weak demand at the big wholesale markets.
CropsRajbari Farmers Seek Tk 2,000 a Maund as Murikata Onion Planting Continues
Farmers planting murikata onion in Rajbari in October 2025 said costs of Tk 50,000 to 60,000 a bigha meant they needed at least Tk 2,000 a maund in the season. The district target was 5,870 hectares.