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Foreign Peach Fruit in Young Entrepreneur Sharif's Orchard
Peaches are being grown for the first time in northern Chattogram, on the hills of Mirsarai, by young entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif.
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Tangail Housewife Ruma Profits From Tomatoes Grown in a Polynet House
In Tangail's Sakhipur, housewife Ruma Akter spent Tk 15,000 to 20,000 growing pest-free tomatoes in a polynet house and has sold Tk 1.2 lakh worth.
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What the Agriculture Budget Should Look Like
With the budget due in June, the article sets out what Bangladesh's agriculture budget should prioritise, its weaknesses and lessons from developed countries.
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BAU Develops Three Coloured Sweet Potato Varieties With Health Benefits
A Bangladesh Agricultural University team has developed three high-yielding coloured sweet potato varieties, BAU Sweet Potato 7, 8 and 9, rich in anthocyanins and fibre.
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Putul Earns a Lakh Taka a Month Rearing Deshi Chickens
A Shariatpur woman who began with a single native chick now runs a large deshi chicken farm earning at least a lakh taka a month.
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Bhairab Farmers Turn to Peanut Cultivation
Low costs and good prices are drawing more Bhairab farmers to grow peanuts, now covering 455 hectares.
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Bees at Risk from Excessive Pesticide Use
Speakers at a World Bee Day press conference said reckless pesticide use in farming is putting bees and beekeeping at risk.
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Eight Grape Varieties Adorn Shovon's Garden
A young man in Shariatpur has grown eight sweet grape varieties on a trial basis from a collection of 30, and hopes to farm them commercially.
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Beyond Banana and Betel Leaf, Jhenaidah Farmers Dream in Dragon Fruit and Malta
Farmers in Jhenaidah have moved beyond banana and betel leaf to grow dragon fruit, malta, orange, guava, avocado and even grapes, with an eye on exports.
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Shimul Dreams of Lakhs From Chia Seed Farming
A young farmer in Sherpur has drawn attention by growing chia seed for the first time, spending about Tk 5,000 in hope of a lakh-taka return.
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Success With Sesame Farming and Honey Production in Pirojpur
Farmers in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur have grown sesame on 100 bigha and produced honey alongside it for the first time, already making Tk 1.5 lakh profit from honey.
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Satkhira's Himsagar Floods the Market at Tk 55 a Kg
Satkhira's Himsagar mangoes reached the market on 15 May after the district brought the harvest schedule forward at farmers' demand.
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Chuadanga Mangoes Reach the Market
The mango harvest has formally begun in Chuadanga, where about 35,000 tonnes are expected from 2,300 hectares this year.