Crops
Alauddin Set to Earn Tk 1.5 Lakh From Banana Farming in Pakundia
A Kishoreganj farmer who planted 200 G-9 banana saplings supplied free by the agriculture office expects to earn Tk 1.5 lakh.
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Agriculture
Crops
Mominur Succeeds With Mulch Vegetable Farming in Sharsha
A 65-year-old Sharsha farmer has done well growing hybrid vegetables with plastic mulch, selling more than Tk 1 lakh worth so far.
Crops
Heatwave Drives Demand for Palm Fruit Kernels in Khagrachhari
With a heatwave gripping the hill district of Khagrachhari, demand has risen for the juicy kernels of young palm fruit.
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Gobinda Nagar, Thakurgaon's Crore-Taka Litchi Village
Orchard owners in Gobinda Nagar, known as Thakurgaon's litchi village, still hope to sell more than a crore taka worth of litchis despite heat damage.
Crops
Sabuj Succeeds With Karishma Watermelon
A young entrepreneur in Sarishabari, Jamalpur has grown the year-round Karishma watermelon variety for the first time in the upazila and expects a good profit.
Crops
Banana farmer Anar expects to earn Tk 9 lakh
A farmer in Kishoreganj Sadar who grew champa bananas for the first time expects to earn at least Tk 9 lakh a year.
Crops
Banana Farming Changes Farmers' Fortunes in Pirojpur
In the villages on both banks of the Baleshwar in Pirojpur, banana growing has replaced paddy and now drives the local economy.
Crops
Vegetables sell at ten times their production cost
A kilo of pointed gourd that costs a farmer Tk 7.5 to grow reaches Dhaka shoppers at up to Tk 80, as vegetable prices rise tenfold through the hands of middlemen.
Crops
Lychees Fill the Markets of Khagrachhari
Lychees have taken over Khagrachhari's seasonal fruit markets, with prices lower than last year as the fruit is smaller.
Crops
Shubharan Finds Success Rearing Guineafowl Commercially in Chuadanga
A woman in Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila has built a profitable commercial guineafowl farm that now draws visitors from far and wide.
Crops
Farmer Omar Faruk's Success with Sweet Pumpkin
A haor farmer in Kishoreganj's Tarail upazila has turned from rice to sweet pumpkin and sold about Tk 10 lakh worth of the crop in three months.
Fruits
Meherpur Growers Happy with Lychee Yield and Price
After several loss-making years, lychee growers in Meherpur are enjoying a bigger harvest and good prices, though the fruit is slightly smaller.
Crops
Sweet Grapes Cause a Stir in Jashore
Farmer Munsur Ali has grown sweet grapes in Lebutala, Jashore, and neighbours who once mocked him now plan to follow.