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Sunamganj Produces Tk 1,000 Crore Worth of Aman Paddy
A good Aman harvest across about 60 haors has lifted the spirits of Sunamganj farmers who lost much of their Aus paddy to three floods this year.
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Sunil's Fragrant Chillies Earn Him Tk 8 Lakh a Year
A Barguna farmer known locally as 'Morich Sunil' earns an average of Tk 8 lakh a year from an acre of fragrant chillies.
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Mustard Grown on 86,000 Hectares in Sirajganj
Encouraged by last year's prices and seed and fertiliser incentives, Sirajganj farmers have planted mustard on 86,460 hectares this season.
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Khoiyachhara's Sweet Cucumbers Travel to Districts Across the Country
Cucumbers from East Khoiyachhara in Chattogram's Mirsarai, grown with sweet water from hill streams, are in demand in several neighbouring districts.
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Farmers See Promise in Winter Vegetables in Narayanganj
Fields in Narayanganj Sadar's Baktaboli and Alirtek unions have turned green with winter vegetables, and farmers hope for good profits if conditions hold.
CropsRajshahi potato farmers report fertiliser overcharging and seed shortage
At the height of potato planting in December 2024, farmers in Rajshahi said dealers were charging up to Tk 450 a sack above the government price, citing low allocations, while good seed was scarce. The DAE said it would act at once on any complaint.
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Buyers Ask: Is It a Brinjal or a Bottle Gourd?
A Sitakunda farmer's crop of large BARI-12 brinjals, shaped like bottle gourds, is drawing curious crowds and puzzling buyers.
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Faridpur Farmers Plant Onions in Hope of Profit
Encouraged by good prices, farmers across Faridpur's nine upazilas are planting onions on a record area this season.
VegetablesRajbari nursery raised vegetable and fruit seedlings in cocopeat without soil
In December 2024 Green Agro Nursery in Rajbari Sadar upazila was raising 29 kinds of vegetable and fruit seedlings in cocopeat trays, without soil, in 15 to 30 days, and was struggling to meet demand.
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Juicy Oranges Hang in Clusters in Joypurhat Couple's Orchard
A husband-and-wife orange orchard on flat land in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, is bearing heavily for the first time, drawing visitors and new growers.
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Only Two Farmers Among 80,000 Residents in Siddhirganj Ward
Only two farmers are still growing crops in Ward 2 of Narayanganj City Corporation, a densely populated area of about 80,000 people where buildings have swallowed the farmland.
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Rooftop Rice in Plastic Bottles Succeeds in Barishal
After sugarcane, the Barishal Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences has grown fragrant Kalijira rice in more than 500 plastic bottles on its roof.
CropsKushtia farmers in Ujangram turn to pesticide-free vegetables grown with IPM
In November 2024 farmers in several villages of Ujangram union, Kushtia Sadar, were growing about 15 kinds of vegetables on some 100 acres without chemical pesticides, using integrated pest management. They said bio-pesticides and sex pheromone traps had cut their costs.