Crops
Golden Dreams of the Golden Fibre in Farmers' Eyes
Jute cultivation has increased in Sharsha upazila of Jashore, where farmers expect good yields and profits thanks to suitable soil, low costs and government support.
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Cash crops
Crops
Sugarcane Planting: When and How to Plant
Sugarcane, a leading cash crop and the main raw material for sugar, needs the right soil, timing and planting method to do well.
Vegetables
BADC Farm in Domar Grows Dhaincha on 200 Acres
The BADC foundation seed potato farm in Domar, Nilphamari, has grown dhaincha on 200 acres as green manure, a practice that has almost disappeared from farmers' fields.
Vegetables
What to Do to Protect Livestock and Crops From a Cyclone
The Department of Agricultural Extension has listed steps farmers can take to protect crops, fish and livestock from cyclone damage.
Crops
Where and When to Grow Cashew Nuts
Cashew, a fast-growing and drought-tolerant tropical crop, can be grown anywhere in Bangladesh but finds its best land in the hill districts such as Bandarban.
Crops
Maize Farming Is Changing Farmers' Fortunes
Maize grown on Faridpur's once-fallow Padma river chars is lifting the fortunes of char dwellers and other farmers.
Fisheries
Maize Cultivation Rises in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram are turning to maize, with the area under the crop up 10 hectares this year.
Crops
Farmers' Interest in Maize Grows in Shaistaganj
Low costs and strong demand are drawing more farmers in Habiganj's Shaistaganj to maize, with the area nearly doubling this year.
Crops
Maize Farming Rises in Kurigram's Char Areas
Maize cultivation in Kurigram's char areas has grown by 1,220 hectares this season as farmers turn to a crop that costs less and earns more than paddy.
Crops
Expatriate Raju Succeeds With Quinoa in Lalmonirhat
Rezaul Karim Raju, an expatriate living in America, has succeeded in growing quinoa on 70 decimals of land in Lalmonirhat for the first time.
Crops
Maize Farming Keeps Rising in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon has become the country's third-largest maize-producing district as farmers switch to the crop for low costs and better profits.
Crops
Bhola's Char Farmers Turn to Capsicum
Farmers on the remote chars of Bhola are switching to capsicum, a low-cost, low-pest crop that has earned some of them Tk 4-5 lakh this season.
Crops
Maize Changes Farmers' Lives in Nilphamari
With lower costs and better prices than Boro rice, maize has spread across Nilphamari, and farmers are hoping for a bumper crop.