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Demand Grows for Jhalakathi's Bilati Gab
Traders in Jhalakathi collect the traditional bilati gab from villages by loudspeaker announcements and send it to cities across Bangladesh.
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Two-Day Mango Festival Begins in Naogaon
Naogaon's deputy commissioner opened a two-day mango festival in Sapahar, where farmers and officials called for easier mango exports.
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How to Grow Green Chillies on Your Rooftop
A step-by-step guide to growing green chillies in containers on a rooftop, from soil mix and care to pests, diseases and harvest.
Vegetables
Why Farmers Should Use Organic Mulching Paper
Farmers are using more cheap plastic mulch, but biodegradable mulching paper protects crops without polluting the soil.
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Turned to Mango Farming After Failing to Find a Job, Sajib Is Now a Successful Entrepreneur
Enamul Haque Sajib of Baliakandi, Rajbari, turned to fruit bagging after failing to find a job and now sells chemical-free mangoes above market price straight from his orchard.
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Sagar Hossain Dreams of Success With Ornamental Fish
Young entrepreneur Sagar Hossain of Sundarganj, Gaibandha, has built a profitable ornamental fish business that began with Tk 3,000 and YouTube videos.
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Narsingdi's Three Jewels in the World of Fruit
Fragrant Sagar bananas, juicy Ghorashal pineapples and tangy latkan once made Narsingdi famous across the country, but the district's banana heyday has faded.
Vegetables
Farmers' Dreams Dashed as Crops Go Under Water
Several days of continuous rain have submerged standing crops on about 72,076 hectares in 21 districts of Bangladesh.
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Technology Is Changing Spice Farming, Led by the Spices Research Centre in Bogura
BARI's Spices Research Centre in Bogura has developed 58 spice varieties and 156 technologies, from sack-grown ginger and home-grown cumin to onion powder and year-round onions.
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How Far Is Bangladesh from Self-Sufficiency in Onions?
Record harvests have not yet ended Bangladesh's onion imports, because a quarter or more of the crop rots for lack of proper storage.
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Bumper Pineapple Harvest, but Chemicals Used to Excess
Farmers and wholesalers in Fulbaria are using excessive chemicals to ripen pineapples quickly despite a bumper harvest, putting consumers at risk.
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News That Harms Agriculture and Farmers Must Not Be Published: Anwar Faruk
Former agriculture secretary Anwar Faruk said agriculture reporting must raise problems but should not publish negative news that harms farmers.
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Rambutan Farming Changes the Fortunes of Returnee Afzal Sheikh
A former migrant worker in Malaysia has turned four rambutan saplings into a thriving fruit and sapling business in Kaliganj, Gazipur.