CropsFarmers Succeed With Vegetables Using Solar-Powered Irrigation in Nilphamari
Ten solar-powered irrigation pumps installed by BADC in Nilphamari now irrigate 250 hectares for about 500 farmers, turning sandy single-crop char land productive.
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CropsSynchronised Cultivation Could Change Rice Farming in the Hills
Synchronised cultivation, with tray-raised seedlings planted by rice transplanters at the same time, is being introduced in the hills of Matiranga, Khagrachhari.
CropsHow a Dutch Company Raises Hens Without Feeding Them Grain
Founded in 2017, Dutch egg producer Kipster feeds its hens food waste instead of grain, avoids killing male chicks and runs its farms on solar power.
CropsOff-Season Watermelon on Floating Beds Harvested in Two and a Half Months
After two years of research, the Rahmatpur Regional Agricultural Research Station has grown off-season BARI watermelons on floating beds over water hyacinth-covered ponds.
CropsRice Transplanters Bring Farmers Relief With Cheaper Planting in Gaibandha
Farmers in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, have started planting rice with transplanters, cutting the cost of planting a bigha from about Tk 2,000 to Tk 300 amid labour shortages.
CropsCollege Student Succeeds Growing Cucumbers With Mulching in Sharsha
Twelfth-grade student Monjurul Ahsan of Sharsha, Jashore, is growing hybrid cucumbers on 50 decimals with polythene mulching and employing five to seven people.
CropsBRRI Seed Sower Machine Can Sow 7,000 Seeds an Hour
BRRI has developed a seed sower that evenly sows 7,000 to 7,300 rice seeds an hour, alongside a whole-feed combine harvester, transplanters, weeders and an improved solar light trap.
CropsSynchronised Boro Rice Cultivation Launched in Chuadanga
The Department of Agricultural Extension has launched synchronised Boro cultivation using farm machinery for 103 farmers on 150 bighas in Alamdanga, Chuadanga.
CropsSAU Red Ruby: New Tomato Variety Developed at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
After seven years of crossing and selection, a Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University professor has developed SAU Red Ruby, a firm, sweet, striped tomato variety.
VideoA Safe, Export-Oriented Journey in Glasshouses
Shykh Seraj reports on Bangladesh's first glasshouse agriculture, three automated glasshouses covering 66,000 square feet in Trishal, Mymensingh, aimed at safe and export-oriented farming.
CropsGovernment to Buy Aman Paddy Through an App in 272 Upazilas
The government will buy Aman paddy through the "Krishoker App" in 272 selected upazilas as a pilot this season, the Directorate of Food has told field officials.
CropsNew BRRI Rice Variety With Less Disease and Higher Yields Awaits Release
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute's new high-yielding Aman variety BRRI dhan103, which suffers less from pests and disease, is awaiting National Seed Board approval.
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BINA dhan17 Gives a Bumper Harvest in 110 Days
In Mymensingh, BINA dhan17 is being harvested in 110 days while neighbouring Aman crops have not yet headed, drawing strong interest from farmers.