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Mustard and Honey Bring Profits to Manikganj Farmers
Integrated mustard and honey farming in Manikganj is paying off for both farmers and beekeepers, with 120 beekeepers placing about 12,000 hives this year.
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How to Grow Marigolds From Seed
A step-by-step guide to raising marigold plants from seed, from sowing in a tray to transplanting seedlings into the garden.
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Golpata Palms Are Disappearing From the Coast
Climate change, rising salinity, river erosion and a lack of cultivation and care are wiping out the gol palm from coastal settlements, environmentalists warn.
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Clusters of Oranges Change a Farmer's Fortune in Gaibandha
A former music-shop owner in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, who switched from flowers to oranges after Covid, has sold about Tk 2.5 lakh of China mandarins this season.
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Rush to Plant Hali Onion Seedlings in Manikganj
Farmers across Manikganj are working from dawn to dusk to plant hali onion seedlings, though some fear losses if onion prices do not rise.
CropsShariatpur college student Antor Gorapi succeeds with foreign chicken breeds
Antor Gorapi, a college student in Naria, Shariatpur, turned one pair of Silkie chickens into a farm of at least 100 birds of eight foreign breeds that, in December 2024, earned him at least Tk 30,000 a month.
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A Tea Garden Opens New Possibilities in Khagrachhari
A local farmer's hobby tea garden near the border in Matiranga upazila is opening new possibilities for tea production in Khagrachhari.
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BARI Onion-5 Gives 150 to 200 Maunds a Bigha at Low Cost in Pabna
Pabna farmers growing the new summer onion variety BARI-5 expect 150 to 200 maunds a bigha at low cost, a crop that could ease the country's summer onion shortage.
CropsOrange farming spreads across 16 northern districts, from Bogura to Panchagarh
In December 2024 Jagonews24 reported that China, Darjeeling and mandarin oranges were spreading across 16 districts of northern Bangladesh, helped by the climate, the soil and support from the Department of Agricultural Extension.
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Cauliflower and Bottle Gourd Leaves Bring Smiles for Habib
A Sonargaon farmer expects a profit of about Tk 50,000 from cauliflower and bottle gourd leaves grown on two and a half bigha.
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Farmers in Mirsarai Profit from Bottle Gourd
Farmers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram are profiting from winter bottle gourd, with prices higher than in other years.
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Vermicompost Now Made Commercially in Narail
A Gopalpur villager has started the first commercial production of vermicompost in Narail Sadar upazila, and local vegetable growers are using it instead of chemical fertiliser.
Vegetables
Safe Vegetable Farming Brings Success Within Reach in Pabna
Pabna farmers are replacing chemicals with organic fertiliser and trap-based pest control, cutting costs, and 53,040 farmers have been trained in the methods.