CropsMulching Cuts Costs and Raises Yields for Barishal's Vegetable Farmers
Mulching is spreading among vegetable farmers in low-lying, rain-prone Barishal because it saves water, weeding and labour and improves yields.
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FruitsGrape Revolution in the Mango Capital: Young Growers in Rajshahi Earn Lakhs From Fruit and Saplings
Commercial grape farming is taking root in Rajshahi, with one young engineer harvesting 7,021 kg worth about Tk 21 lakh from 360 vines this season.
VegetablesTray Seedlings in Polynet Houses Are Changing Farming in Rajshahi
Farmers in Rajshahi's Paba upazila are raising disease-free vegetable seedlings in cocopeat trays inside polynet houses, protecting them from rain, heat and pests.
CropsYoung Grower Shibli Sadik Succeeds With Pomegranates, Using AI Cameras and Bees
In Charghat, Rajshahi, young entrepreneur Shibli Sadik Shuvo combines AI-based camera surveillance and beehives to run a profitable 300-tree pomegranate orchard.
FruitsOff-Season Watermelon Brings Double Joy to Pakundia's Farmers
Farmers in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, are harvesting Black Queen watermelons in July, long after the normal season, using trellises, nets and mulch to earn high profits.
CropsSher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Trains Farmers in Sack Ginger and Onion Technology
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University's outreach department trained marginal farmers in Keraniganj to grow ginger in sacks and produce onions with improved methods.
Crops"Cocktail Spraying" of Pesticides Is a Death Trap for Agriculture
Farmers' growing habit of mixing several agrochemicals into untested "cocktail" sprays can damage crops, raise costs, breed resistance and leave toxic residues in food.
AgrotechFrom Plough to Machine: How Farming and Farmers Have Changed Since the 1980s
Tractors, harvesters, deep tube wells and solar pumps have transformed farming since the 1980s, raising output while changing rural customs, costs and community life.
FruitsArtificial Light Triples Dragon Fruit Yields in Sharsha
In Sharsha, Jashore, young entrepreneur Abedur Rahman uses LED lighting at night to make dragon fruit flower in winter, tripling off-season yields.
CropsWhy Drying Boro Rice Fields Matters: The Alternate Wetting and Drying Method
Letting Boro rice fields dry periodically using the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method boosts tillers and yields, saves 20 to 30 percent of irrigation water and cuts methane.
CropsPolynet House Seedlings Are Changing Farming in Akkelpur
A polynet house in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, is producing quality vegetable and flower seedlings in cocopeat under controlled temperature, and farmers say the seedlings yield well.
CropsAmir Hossain's Home-Grown Farm Machinery Holds Its Own Against Foreign Brands
In a small Bogura workshop, self-taught innovator Amir Hossain has designed more than 50 farm machines adapted to Bangladeshi fields and sold at a fraction of the price of imports.
CropsRoot Technology Grows Ten Times More Vegetables on a Jashore Rooftop
Agriculturist Ibad Ali of Jashore has developed "root technology", which uses shallow beds matched to root needs to grow up to ten times more vegetables on a rooftop.