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Paddy Prices Fail to Cover Farmers' Costs in Netrokona
Netrokona's farmers had a bumper Boro harvest but say the market price of paddy does not cover their rising production costs.
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Good Yield but Meherpur Mango Growers Disappointed by Prices
Meherpur expects a large Himsagar crop worth about Tk 104 crore, but growers say prices are poor because every district's mangoes reached market at the same time.
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40 Chapainawabganj growers to be recognised as GI mango producers
Forty Khirsapat mango growers in Chapainawabganj are set to be recognised as producers of the geographical indication (GI) mango.
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Chuadanga mangoes at Tk 9-35 a kg, growers and traders dismayed
Wholesale mango prices in Chuadanga have fallen to about half of last season's, leaving growers and traders fearing losses.
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Bumper mango crop in the land of litchis
Dinajpur, best known for its litchis, has a bumper mango crop this year, with sales of about Tk 450 crore hoped for.
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Labour Shortage Dims Farmers' Joy Despite Bumper Crop
Boro farmers in Narayanganj's Rupganj have a bumper crop but are struggling to find workers to bring it in, even at high wages.
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Mangoes from Jhenaidah Head to England
A thousand kilograms of Gobindabhog mangoes from two farmers in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj upazila were readied for export to England.
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Mango Farming Grows in Patuakhali, Meeting Local Demand
Farmers in rice- and pulse-growing Patuakhali are turning to improved mango varieties, and local orchards now supply the district's own markets.
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Paddy Sales Not Covering Production Costs, Farmers at a Loss
After the costliest boro season on record, farmers say paddy prices are too low to recover what they spent growing it.
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Chapainawabganj's Sweet Mangoes Put On Their Jackets
Mango growers in Chapainawabganj are wrapping fruit in protective bags to keep it free of pests and pesticides, though some complain about poor-quality bags.
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Krishak League Leader Harvests Sharecropper's Paddy in Faridpur
A central Krishak League leader and local activists harvested the ripe paddy on about 30 decimals of a sharecropper's land in Alfadanga, Faridpur.
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Farmers Get Higher Boro Yields With Synchronised Cultivation in Singra
Farmers in Singra, Natore, are getting about 33 maunds a bigha from Boro grown by synchronised cultivation with tray-raised seedlings, while saving labour, fertiliser and seed.
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Chapainawabganj Mangoes Can Be Sold as Soon as They Ripen
For the third year running, Chapainawabganj will not set mango picking dates, letting growers sell fruit as soon as it ripens on the tree.