Crops
Bumper Yield of Transplanted Aman in Magura
Timely sun and rain have produced a bumper transplanted aman crop in Magura, with farmers now busy threshing.
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Aman
Crops
Farmers Turn to High-Yielding, Flood-Tolerant Early Aman Variety BINA-11
The early, flood-tolerant Aman variety BINA-11 ripens a month earlier than other varieties and is spreading among farmers, its developers say.
Crops
Geneticist Abed Chowdhury's New Aman Rice Ripens Early in Kulaura
Australia-based geneticist Dr Abed Chowdhury has developed Kanihati Aman rice varieties that his grower in Kulaura harvested about a month and a half early.
Crops
Aman Paddy Flourishes in Five Districts of the Rangpur Region
Fields of green aman paddy stretch across the five districts of the Rangpur region, where early varieties are already being harvested and a bumper crop is expected despite two floods.
Environment
Aman Exceeds Target in Kushtia, but Pests Raise Fears
Transplanted Aman rice in Kushtia has been grown on more land than the target this year, but farmers fear stem borer attacks could cut yields.
Crops
Khulna farmers turn to watermelon after aman losses
Farmers in Khulna are turning to watermelon in greater numbers this year to make up for losses on their aman rice crop.
Agribusiness
Aman Paddy and Rice Procurement Deadline Extended to 5 March
The food ministry has extended the time for procuring Aman paddy and rice from the domestic market this season to 5 March.