Crops'Fatema rice' grew from three giant panicles found in a hybrid rice field in Fakirhat, Bagerhat; the family said each panicle held over a thousand grains. By April 2021 farmers in Faridpur were growing it too, though it was not an approved variety.
Removing the side shoots from cucumber plants and keeping only the main stem gives a bigger and more even harvest.
Betel leaf from Barayadhala in Sitakunda is famous across Bangladesh, though the number of growers is falling year by year.
Brinjal farming is expanding in Manikganj's Tilli area on bumper yields, though farmers say they receive only Tk 20-30 a kg while retail prices are higher.
VegetablesIn Kamarpara village of Bogura's Shajahanpur and parts of several northern districts, farmers were growing vegetables without chemical fertiliser or pesticide, using vermicompost and neem-based herbal extracts, a December 2024 report found.
Lilium flowers have been grown on a trial basis for the first time in Adhpakhia village of Muktagachha, Mymensingh, drawing flower lovers every day.
Dense fog and bitter cold in Lalmonirhat have brought late blight to potato fields, leaving farmers worried about yields despite repeated spraying.
AgribusinessIn December 2024 two young men in Mymensingh's Ishwarganj and Bhaluka upazilas were selling heavy crops of China and Darjeeling oranges and, by their own account, expected sales worth several lakh taka; the district agriculture office counted 19 hectares of oranges that year.
Rajbari beekeeper Md Masud expects to earn close to Tk 1 lakh a month from honey, while his bees help pollinate farmers' mustard crops.
Ball Sundari kul has changed the fortunes of Diptimoy Tanchangya in Bandarban, who expects to sell Tk 22 lakh worth of fruit this year.
With severe cold and dense fog in rural areas, farmers need to act now to protect boro rice seedlings, and here are eleven steps to follow.
Untimely rain and waterlogging have left Manikganj's mustard area 8,248 hectares below last year, with many farmers switching to maize.
Abdul Karim, a pioneer of malta farming in Jashore who once nearly fled his debts, has sold about Tk 22 lakh worth of yellow malta from his orchard.
