Fruits
Sourav Succeeds Growing Baby Watermelon
A farmer in Bhola has succeeded in growing baby watermelon in the monsoon, and his success has made others keen to grow it.
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Cultivation
Fruits
Satkhira Kul Farmers Earn Tk 6 Crore 76 Lakh Despite Cyclone Bulbul
Kul cultivation has expanded in coastal Satkhira, but Cyclone Bulbul cut this year's yield, and the district's earnings from the fruit came to Tk 6 crore 76 lakh.
Vegetables
A 'Bottle Gourd' on a Pumpkin Plant Draws Crowds in India's Purba Bardhaman
A fruit that looks like a bottle gourd growing on a pumpkin plant in Shaktigarh, Purba Bardhaman, has drawn crowds, but a horticulture officer says it is a pumpkin changed by a genetic disorder.
Fruits
Moshiur Succeeds With Foreign Dragon Fruit in Nabiganj
Moshiur Rahman has made a success of dragon fruit on about an acre of a hill tea garden in Nabiganj, where more growers are now taking up the fruit.
Fruits
Humayun's Hobby Orchard Has Made Him a Lakhpati
A mixed orchard Humayun Ahmed started as a hobby now grows 18 kinds of fruit, including a year-round African mango, and has earned him about Tk 60 lakh.
VegetablesKhagrachhari's Hill-Grown Mukhi Kachu Finds Buyers Across Bangladesh
Farmers in Khagrachhari were growing more mukhi kachu (taro) on the hill slopes in November 2019, and wholesalers said the crop had reached big markets in Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram and Dhaka.
Fruits
Watermelon Can Now Be Grown From Local Seed
Scientists at the Patuakhali Regional Agricultural Horticulture Research Centre have succeeded in producing watermelon seed for the first time in Bangladesh.
Agribusiness
Canal Project Brings Smiles to More Than 1.5 Lakh Farmers in Naogaon
A Barind Multipurpose Development Authority canal project has ended waterlogging on more than 16,000 hectares in Naogaon, benefiting more than 1.5 lakh farmers in six upazilas.
Agribusiness
Duck Eggs Earn Tangail Farmer More Than Tk 1 Lakh a Month
A returning migrant worker in Tangail's Delduar upazila has built a mobile duck farm whose eggs now earn him more than Tk 1 lakh a month.
Agribusiness
What Fish Farmers Should Do in the Month of Jaistha
A month-by-month guide for fish farmers sets out the tasks to carry out in Jaistha, from preparing brood fish to protecting nursery ponds from floods.
Crops
Bumper Yield of Binakhesari-1 Grass Pea in Gopalganj
BINA's grass pea variety Binakhesari-1, safe for human consumption, has given a bumper yield of 1,600 kg a hectare in Gopalganj.
Bangladesh
Women Take Part in the Fight for Food but Are Still Not Recognised as Farmers
At events across Bangladesh, speakers demanded state recognition for women farmers, who make up more than 10.5 million of the country's 25.6 million farm workers.
Crops
Mustard Farming Turns Fortunes for Jashore Farmers
Mustard cultivation in Jashore has risen to 13,200 hectares this season, some 5,000 hectares more than last year, as farmers find it more profitable than rice.