Coloured Cauliflower Grown for the First Time in Kawkhali
A farmer in Kawkhali, Rangamati, has harvested more than 3,000 kg of coloured cauliflower from a one-bigha trial plot, the first in the upazila.
A farmer in Kawkhali, Rangamati, has harvested more than 3,000 kg of coloured cauliflower from a one-bigha trial plot, the first in the upazila.
A 75-year-old retired soldier in Kaliganj, Gazipur, has succeeded at his first attempt at growing yellow and purple cauliflower.
Farm entrepreneur Rajin Ahmed Ranju has succeeded in growing strawberries commercially on fallow land in Sharsha, Jashore, selling the fruit at Tk 300-400 a kg.
With raw turmeric prices in Khagrachhari rising from Tk 400 to Tk 1,100 a maund, hill farmers hope to recover last year's losses and change their fortunes.
Farmers in Sreepur, Gazipur, are turning to strawberries, with the fruit meeting local demand and going to Dhaka and other districts.
Mirsharai farmer Dilip Nath has grown quinoa for the first time in Chattogram, on about 24 decimals of land with help from the upazila agriculture office.
Boro rice cultivation is rising in Patuakhali as improved varieties and inputs become available and farmers get good yields and prices.
Three farmers in Mirsharai, Chattogram, have succeeded with coloured cauliflower for the first time, growing it as demonstration plots of the upazila agriculture office.
Purple cabbage, which needs little care and irrigation and suffers few diseases, is being grown for the first time in several upazilas of Thakurgaon.
Mustard is growing in popularity among haor farmers in Sunamganj, where this season's crop of 5,400 tonnes is worth Tk 65 crore.
College teacher Md Lokman Hossain has succeeded with broccoli in Mirsharai, Chattogram, having grown the vegetable for 14 years alongside his teaching.
Farmers in Kaliganj, Gazipur, have sown mustard on a record area this season, drawn by good prices and strong demand.
Monjurul Ahsan of Sharsha, Jashore, has succeeded with yellow and purple cauliflowers, and buyers come to his field every day.