Crops
A Wide Array of Early Winter Crops in the Southwest
Early winter vegetables are earning southwest Bangladesh farmers large profits while the grip of middlemen weakens.
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Agriculture
Agrotech
Soilless Farming Shows the Way in Qatar's Desert
Shykh Seraj visits a Qatari desert farm where 30 greenhouses grow fruit and vegetables without soil, recycling about 70 per cent of water and liquid fertiliser.
Bangladesh
Farming Traditions Are Fading
In both England's Shropshire and Bangladesh's Muladuli, landowning families are leaving farming, and in Bangladesh sharecroppers are taking over and prospering.
Fruits
Mango Growers Struggle to Control Pests and Fungus
Mango growers say they must spray heavily against pests and fungus, but researchers say fruit bagging could cut sprays to three a season.
Others
Agriculture's Share of the Budget Falls Again
Bangladesh's 2015-16 budget cuts agriculture's share again, though it keeps tax exemptions on farm inputs and continues farm credit.