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How to Grow Pineapple in a Pot
The leafy top you throw away from a pineapple can grow into a new plant that bears fruit, with little care.
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Jamalpur Youth Skips Job Hunt to Build a 12-Acre Mango Orchard
Mahmudul Hasan Ruman, a 30-year-old English graduate, has built a 12-acre mango orchard on fallow land in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, instead of looking for a job.
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Jhalakathi's fragrant lemons in demand across the country
Fragrant kagzi lemons grown commercially on 92 hectares in 22 villages of Jhalakathi are drawing buyers from across Bangladesh, with prices up on last year.
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Three friends succeed with a mixed fruit orchard in Mirsarai
Three friends in Chattogram's Mirsarai have built a mixed fruit orchard on fallow land and expect to sell about Tk 12 lakh of guavas this year.
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Pineapples Are Changing Sunamganj's Economy
Pineapple output is rising year by year in the hills of Sunamganj, where this season's crop of about 4,000 tonnes is worth around Tk 16 crore.
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22 to Receive 'AIP' Honour for Contributions to Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture will honour 22 people in five categories as Agriculturally Important Persons (AIP) for 2021, the second time the honour has been given.
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How Coral (Bhetki) Fish Breed
A guide to the natural and artificial breeding of coral fish, also known as bhetki, a high-value brackish-water species in demand among farmers.
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Sugarcane Planting: When and How to Plant
Sugarcane, a leading cash crop and the main raw material for sugar, needs the right soil, timing and planting method to do well.
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Abdur Rob Succeeds With 'Black Baby' Watermelon in the Hills
A Matiranga farmer's off-season crop of black-skinned Black Baby watermelons, hung in red nets on trellises, is drawing crowds and interest from other farmers.
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Chandpur Orchard Expects Tk 16-17 Lakh in Sales from 51 Foreign Mango Varieties
An entrepreneur in Chandpur who grows 51 foreign mango varieties on an old brick kiln site expects to sell Tk 16-17 lakh worth of fruit this year.
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Growing Japanese Large Cardamom in a Hobby Vegetable Garden
Syed Mazarul Islam Rubel describes how two cardamom seedlings from a friend grew into more than a hundred fruiting plants in his garden in Agailjhara, Barishal.
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How to Care for and Feed Your Sacrificial Animal
With Eid-ul-Azha four days away, here is advice on looking after and feeding sacrificial animals from purchase to slaughter.
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Returnee Migrant Monir Earns Tk 3 Lakh a Month Growing Grass
A returnee migrant in Chandpur is growing lawn carpet grass commercially, selling it across the country and giving work to around 50 people.