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Government Turns to Hybrid Varieties to Raise Boro Production
The government plans to raise Boro rice output by three to four per cent this season, relying on hybrid varieties and a Tk 90 crore seed incentive.
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Aus Paddy Production in Mirsarai Beats Target
Aus paddy production in Mirsarai, Chattogram, beat its target by 3,378 tonnes this season, and farmers are also getting good prices.
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Tk 90 Crore Incentive to Raise Boro Hybrid Rice Production
A government order issued on Thursday provides a Tk 90 crore incentive to expand hybrid paddy cultivation in the Boro season.
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A 'Rupban' Bean Revolution on the Hills
Farmers on the hills of Sitakunda, Chattogram, have turned Rupban beans into a thriving crop sold across the country.
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Safe, Nutritious Food Through Good Agricultural Practices
Safe food cannot be guaranteed by processing alone, the writer argues, so Good Agricultural Practices must be followed at every stage of the food chain.
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Returnee Mostafa Dreams of Success in Banana Farming
Nurul Mostafa, who came home to Mirsarai ill after years abroad, started a banana garden with 50 seedlings and now pays for his sons' college from it.
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Winter Vegetable Farming in Full Swing in Ishwardi
With autumn giving way to late autumn, farmers across Ishwardi in Pabna are busy planting winter vegetables, some of them early.
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Barguna Teacher Ujjal Succeeds in Dragon Fruit Farming
A schoolteacher in Barguna who spent Tk 20 lakh planting dragon fruit on two acres has sold Tk 7.5 lakh worth of fruit so far.
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Jhalakathi Farmers Busy With Winter Vegetables
Men and women farmers in Jhalakathi are busy planting and tending winter vegetables, grown commercially and sent to Dhaka and Barishal.
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Banana Farming Brings Prosperity to the Hills
Year-round banana farming is lifting growers in the Khagrachhari hills, though poor communications keep them from fetching the right price.
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Growing Boro Paddy in the Aus Season
A government doctor from Madhupur in Tangail has drawn attention by growing Boro paddy in the Aus season and getting a bumper yield, and neighbours are now following him.
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Family Nutrition Gardens Yield Tk 2 Crore of Vegetables a Year
Homestead nutrition gardens set up by about 10,000 families in Thakurgaon with the agriculture department's help are producing vegetables worth crores of taka a year.
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Irregularities and Graft Sink Shyampur Packing House, Exports Under Threat
Exporters allege bribery at every step of the government's only central packing house at Shyampur, while projects worth hundreds of crores have left it without a working lab.