Vegetables
How to Grow Chia Seed as a Rabi Crop
Chia, a highly nutritious oilseed, can be grown in Bangladesh as a winter rabi crop, sown by 15 November and harvested in 90-100 days.
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In Magura, Jute Strippers Earn One Bundle of Sticks for Every Two Stripped
Farmers and workers across Magura are busy stripping retted jute, with labourers earning one bundle of jute sticks for every two bundles they strip.
CropsRain submerges 417 hectares of crops in Bogura as vegetable prices rise
Continuous rain in July 2026 flooded 417 hectares of vegetables, jute and Aman seedbeds in Bogura, affecting 4,961 farmers, while most vegetable prices in the town's markets rose within a week.
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Bandarban Farmers Busy Bringing In the Cashew Harvest
Cashew nuts, once left to rot in Bandarban's hill orchards, have become one of the region's most profitable cash crops, and farmers are busy harvesting them.
Vegetables
Bumper Chilli Yield Brings Smiles to Sherpur Farmers
A bumper chilli crop along the Bhogai and Chellakhali rivers in Sherpur's Nalitabari upazila, together with good prices, has left farmers smiling.
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Maize Succeeds on Saline Coastal Land in Satkhira
Two farmers in Satkhira's Shyamnagar upazila have grown maize and salt-tolerant rice on long-fallow saline land in a trial, opening new possibilities for the coast.
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Farmers Happy With Bumper Pea Yield at Low Cost
Low costs, few diseases and good weather gave char farmers in Sherpur a bumper crop of hybrid Debgiri peas, and the DAE expects the area to grow.
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"Cocktail Spraying" of Pesticides Is a Death Trap for Agriculture
Farmers' growing habit of mixing several agrochemicals into untested "cocktail" sprays can damage crops, raise costs, breed resistance and leave toxic residues in food.
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Agriculture Minister Orders Close Work to Prevent Haor Crop Losses
The agriculture, fisheries and livestock minister has told officials to work closely together to prevent losses of the boro crop in the haor region.
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Groundnut Farming Grows on Narsingdi's Chars, Bringing Smiles to Farmers
Low costs, little labour and good prices are driving an expansion of groundnut farming on the chars of Narsingdi.
CropsDinajpur Grows Sunflower on 55 Hectares, Past Its 54-Hectare Target
Sunflower was grown on 55 hectares in Dinajpur in the 2025-26 season against a target of 54, the district's agriculture extension office said in March 2026, and about 69 tonnes of seed were expected.
CropsHow Dense Winter Fog Threatens Crops, and What Farmers Can Do
Heavy winter fog harms Boro rice, potato, mustard and vegetables by cutting sunlight and keeping leaves wet. Agriculture specialist Samiran Biswas, writing in January 2026, explained the risks and the steps farmers can take.
CropsBagerhat Betel Nut Prices Fall Tk 150 to 300 a Kuri Despite a Heavy Crop
Jagonews24 reported a bumper betel nut crop in Bagerhat this year, while prices fell by Tk 150 to 300 a kuri depending on quality. Traders blamed weak demand at the big wholesale markets.