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Tobacco Farming Rises in Jhenaidah, Putting Health and Nature at Risk
Lured by tobacco companies, more Jhenaidah farmers have turned to tobacco this year despite the damage to soil fertility, health and the environment.
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Poor Yields Shatter Dreams of Fifty Chuadanga Farmers
Nearly 50 maize farmers in Chuadanga say a costly seed variety from Rihan Feed has produced poor crops, and the agriculture office has promised an investigation.
CropsKishoreganj haor farmers plant maize beyond target to escape early floods
Maize covered 12,210 hectares in Kishoreganj in the 2024-25 season, above the 12,100-hectare target, as haor farmers chose a crop they could harvest before the monsoon floods.
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What Is the Punishment for Destroying Crops Out of Enmity?
Deliberately destroying someone else's crops is a crime, and Bangladesh's Penal Code sets jail terms of up to seven years depending on the offence.
VegetablesBangladesh fruit and vegetable output grows while exports lag behind potential
Fruit and vegetable output rose while export earnings fell over the long run, and in a March 2025 column agriculture specialist Samiran Biswas urged better quality, storage and processing.
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Manikganj Farmers Busy Bringing In Grass Pea Harvest
Manikganj farmers are busy harvesting khesari, hoping the grass pea will make up for a year of losses despite lower yields and a smaller area.
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Cotton Farming Succeeds on Abandoned Land in Jhalokathi
Farmers leasing abandoned Water Development Board land by Jhalokathi's Gabkhan river have grown cotton successfully for 15 years with Cotton Development Board support.
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Lost Crop Buckwheat Returns to Natore
Buckwheat, a crop that had nearly disappeared, is being grown again on the Padma chars of Lalpur in Natore, and the agriculture department plans to expand it.
CropsWhy crops need micronutrients: what zinc, boron and iron do, and signs of shortage
Eight of the 17 elements plants need are micronutrients, required in tiny amounts, yet a shortage of any one of them limits growth and yield. FAO counts zinc and boron deficiencies as the most important worldwide.
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What to Do About Powdery Mildew in Mung Bean
Powdery mildew can cut mung bean yields, but early sowing, balanced fertiliser, resistant varieties and a sulphur spray help control it.
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Hybrid Maize Seed Can Now Be Produced in Bangladesh
Maize production has risen by nearly half in six years, but most hybrid seed is still imported; this guide explains how hybrid maize seed can be produced at home.
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Betel Leaf from Sitakunda's Barayadhala Prized Across the Country
Betel leaf from Barayadhala in Sitakunda is famous across Bangladesh, though the number of growers is falling year by year.
CropsLalmonirhat farmers sow maize on Teesta sandbars as seed prices rise
In November 2024, once the floodwater had receded, farmers in Lalmonirhat began sowing maize on the Teesta's sandbars. The district had a Rabi-season target of 32,910 hectares of maize, but dearer seed and fertiliser worried growers.