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Climate Change Brings New Problems for Rice Farming
Temperatures outside 18-34°C at the booting and flowering stages can leave rice grains empty, and climate change is bringing farmers new problems.
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Bumper Watermelon Yield on the Banks of the Bishkhali River
Watermelons have been grown on about 120 bighas of Bishkhali river char land in Rajapur, Jhalakathi, and farmers have begun selling them at good prices.
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How to Plant Chui Jhal
Chui jhal, a medicinal tropical vine that grows well across South Asia, is planted from stem cuttings against host trees such as mango and jackfruit.
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What to Do to Prevent Jackfruit Fruit Rot
Fruit rot, or fruitlet drop, often hits jackfruit production at an early stage, and a few steps can protect the crop.
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Fruitlets Drop in Severe Drought, Litchi Growers Worried
Intense drought and heat in Ishwardi, Pabna are making litchi fruitlets drop, and growers fear a crop failure after a record blossom.
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Commercial Sunflower Farming Grows in Mirsharai
Farmers in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram expect a bumper sunflower harvest, and the agriculture office says low costs will draw more growers to the crop.
FruitsDinajpur litchi trees laden with blossom as growers hope to recover 2023 losses
In early April 2024 Dinajpur's litchi trees were covered in blossom. The DAE put the district's litchi area at 5,787 hectares with a 30,000-tonne target, and growers hoped to recover losses from the 2023 heat.
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BRRI Issues Advance Heatwave Warning for Rice
BRRI has issued an advance heatwave warning for rice, advising farmers to keep water standing in fields and spray against blast and leaf diseases.
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Mulberry Fruit Becomes a Popular Snack in Dinajpur
Mulberry fruit, grown in Dinajpur for silkworm leaves and absent from the list of food crops, is selling for Tk 250-300 a kg as a popular snack.
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Expatriate Raju Succeeds With Quinoa in Lalmonirhat
Rezaul Karim Raju, an expatriate living in America, has succeeded in growing quinoa on 70 decimals of land in Lalmonirhat for the first time.
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Maize Farming Keeps Rising in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon has become the country's third-largest maize-producing district as farmers switch to the crop for low costs and better profits.
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Faridpur's Bangi Growers Face Losses
Growers of the Lalmi variety of bangi in Faridpur's Sadarpur face losses after cold weather delayed the crop past the start of Ramadan.
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How to Stop Mango Fruitlets Dropping
Advice for mango growers on reducing fruitlet drop through spraying, regular irrigation and control of hoppers and fruit borers.