CropsModern Poly-Shed Seedling Production Earns Sitakunda Farmers 500,000 Taka a Year
Nursery owners in Sitakunda, Chattogram, are earning 300,000 to 500,000 taka a year by raising healthy, strong-rooted seedlings in poly sheds.
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CropsOli Ullah Dreams of a Bangladesh Self-Reliant in Farm Machinery
Oli Ullah, a former day labourer, built Janata Engineering in Chuadanga into a maker of 40 types of farm machinery with annual sales of Tk 45 crore to 50 crore.
CropsZero-Tillage Sunflower Succeeds on Saline Land in the South
BINA trials show sunflower can be sown by dibbling without tillage on saline land after the Aman harvest, and the institute is spreading the technology across the south-west.
CropsAWD Irrigation Raises Hopes for Rice Farming in Matiranga
The Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation method, up to 28 percent cheaper than conventional irrigation, is being used for the first time in Matiranga, Khagrachhari.
CropsFarmers Can Now Decide Their Own Fertiliser and Pesticide Use With the Khamari App
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council has developed the Khamari app, which lets farmers in the field see which crop suits their land and how much fertiliser and pesticide to use.
CropsLocally Made Farm Machinery Will Save a Lot of Foreign Currency, Says BRRI Chief
Banglamark Limited has unveiled a locally made BRRI Grain Collector at its farm machinery factory in Chattogram, where BRRI-designed machines are being produced.
CropsBSRI-46 Sugarcane Is Changing Farmers' Fortunes in Natore
Farmers in Natore are getting 450 to 600 maunds of cane a bigha from the BSRI-46 variety grown from disease-free certified seed, far more than other varieties.
CropsArtesian Wells Raise Hopes for Hill Farming in Mirsarai
Artesian wells installed by BADC in the hills of Mirsarai, Chattogram, bring groundwater up from about 1,000 feet without any pumping, allowing dry-season farming.
CropsModern Methods for Pesticide-Free Dried Fish, and How to Recognise It
A guide to making dried fish without toxic pesticides using low-cost net-covered tunnels, salting and spices, and to telling safe dried fish from spoiled or treated fish.
CropsHybrid Maize Seed Can Now Be Produced in Bangladesh
Maize production has risen by nearly half in six years, but most hybrid seed is still imported; this guide explains how hybrid maize seed can be produced at home.
CropsBARI 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.
VegetablesSafe 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.
VegetablesCocopeat Seedlings, a Soil-Free Alternative, Make a Stir in Rajbari
Green Agro Nursery in Rajbari raises 29 kinds of vegetable and fruit seedlings without soil in cocopeat trays within 15 to 30 days, and demand is outstripping supply.