VideoYouth Are Changing Agriculture
Young farmer Himel Ahmed Sagar has leased land in Sreepur, Gazipur, and grows winter vegetables on 10 bighas, showing how educated youth are changing agriculture.
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Mirsarai's Nur Alam succeeds with carrots at first try
Farmer Nur Alam has succeeded at his first attempt at growing carrots in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
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Paddy sells at Tk 1,400 a maund in Mirsarai
Aman paddy production in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has beaten its target, with fine paddy selling at Tk 1,400 a maund.
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Feni farmers expect big profits from tomato cultivation
Farmers across Feni are turning to the high-yielding Udayan Plus tomato, drawn by good prices and relatively low labour and costs.
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Mirsarai's Muslim Uddin succeeds with jujube farming
Md Muslim Uddin of Mirsarai in Chattogram has succeeded with jujube farming in his very first year, selling chemical-free Ball Sundari fruit daily from his orchard.
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Honey collection from mustard fields in full swing in Ishwardi
Beekeepers from various districts are collecting honey from bee boxes set beside mustard fields across Ishwardi, which also boosts mustard yields.
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Bumper yield of hybrid tomatoes in Rajbari
Tomato growers in Rajbari have harvested a bumper hybrid crop and expect profits if current prices hold, though they complain of high costs and little official support.
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Black gram succeeds in Kishoreganj haor
BARI's on-farm research division in Kishoreganj has grown a yellow mosaic-resistant black gram variety without tillage in the haor, harvestable in 80-85 days.
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Vegetable seedling villages sell Tk 15 crore a season
Abdulpur and Bagdanga villages in Jashore Sadar produce about 12 crore vegetable seedlings in an eight-month season and sell them for about Tk 15 crore.
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Bean Flowers Dropping in Dense Fog in Mirsarai
Severe cold and dense fog have made the flowers fall from bean plants in Mirsarai, Chattogram, leaving farmers afraid of a crop failure.
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Harun Gazi succeeds in growing mustard on saline land
Harun Gazi of Paikgachha in Khulna has grown mustard without tillage on 80 bighas of a saline fish enclosure after draining it and harvesting the fish.
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Alongside His Studies, Monjurul Succeeds With Squash
Monjurul Ahsan, a college student and vegetable grower in Sharsha, Jashore, has made a profit from squash, a crop new to the area, with help from the agriculture department.
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Farmers' Worries Grow With Intense Cold and Fog
Intense cold and dense fog are damaging boro seedbeds and winter crops across Bangladesh, raising farmers' fears for boro and potato production.