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Agriculture Secretary Urges Efforts to Make Mushroom Farming Popular
Agriculture secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian has called for mushroom farming to be made popular, saying it holds great promise.
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Crop Seed Is the Farmer's Right
Farmers have long been the guardians of crop seed, and this piece argues that their right to save, share and sell local seed must be defended.
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Interest in Growing Ginger in Sacks Rises in Kishoreganj
Low costs and good returns are drawing Kishoreganj farmers to grow ginger in sacks, which the agriculture department says is reducing reliance on imports.
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Perching Method for Controlling Crop Pests Is Spreading
Perching, which lets insect-eating birds control rice pests from sticks set in the field, now covers about 80 percent of rice land in Joypurhat and is cutting pesticide use.
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Haor Farmers Try to Recover With New Seedlings
Flood-hit farmers in Sunamganj's haor region are starting winter vegetables with cheap, high-yield seedlings raised in a local poly house.
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Bitter Gourd Farming Brings High Profit at Low Cost
Farmers in Joypurhat are expanding bitter gourd cultivation after good profits, with traders buying straight from the fields at Tk 1,500-1,600 a maund.
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Interest in Watermelon Farming Grows in Joypurhat
Farmers in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat are turning to year-round watermelon grown with mulching, earning well from different coloured varieties.
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Tangail Jute Cultivation Exceeds Target by 50 Hectares
Favourable weather has pushed Tangail's jute area 50 hectares above target this season, and good prices for fibre and sticks have pleased farmers.
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Bumper Off-Season Watermelon Yield in Narail Again
Off-season hybrid watermelon grown on the banks of fish enclosures has again brought farmers in Kalia, Narail, a bumper crop and good prices.
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Good Jute Prices Bring Smiles to Joypurhat Farmers
Joypurhat's farmers are pleased with this year's jute prices, which are better than in recent years, and ample water has made retting easy.
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Rustam Ali Dreams Big With Ginger Grown in Sacks
Young entrepreneur Rustam Ali of Joypurhat has grown ginger in 1,000 sacks between his papaya trees and expects a profitable harvest.
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When Is the Right Time to Grow Chillies?
A guide to when and how to grow chillies, from choosing the land and sowing times to weeding, yield and storage.
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How to Ret Jute for Better Fibre
Cutting jute at the flower-bud stage, retting it in clean water and drying the fibre off the ground all help farmers get better-quality fibre.