Crops
Farmland Topsoil Feeds Brick Kilns, Putting Agriculture at Risk
Topsoil is being stripped from Lalmonirhat's farmland for brick kilns, cutting cultivable land and fertility despite occasional fines.
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Aman Harvest Festival Under Way in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are busy harvesting aman paddy after cultivation rose by 1,900 hectares from last year's flood-hit level.
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20kg of Oranges a Tree in Three Brothers' Mixed Orchard
A mixed fruit orchard run by Sarowar Hossain Babu and his two brothers in Rajbari has produced a bumper orange crop, with each tree bearing more than 20 kg on average.
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Faridpur Farmers Find Success Growing Jute Seed
Farmers in Faridpur have found success growing jute seed and expect it to earn more per decimal of land than it cost them.
CropsUnknown Disease Hits Aman Paddy in Gaibandha, Farmers Fear for the Harvest
In November 2025 aman paddy leaves were drying brown within two weeks across Gaibandha's seven upazilas; farmers feared heavy losses, and the agriculture department's preliminary view was bacterial leaf blight.
CropsBagerhat sugarcane growers report a better season; DAE office to seek incentives
Kachua growers reported a good crop and prices in November 2025 but say they still carry last year's debts and get no help from the agriculture office. The DAE's deputy director said cane has no incentive and that the office would recommend one.
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Faridpur Farmers Busy Planting Murikata Onion, Worried About Fertiliser Costs
Murikata onion planting in Faridpur has reached 75 per cent of the target, but farmers complain of fertiliser shortages and overcharging, which dealers deny.
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Bangladesh Fruit Production Rises by 50 Lakh Tonnes in a Dozen Years
Bangladesh's annual fruit output has grown from about one crore tonnes to 1.5 crore tonnes in a dozen years, with most fruits up but jackfruit and coconut down.
CropsHill Jhum Paddy Grown on Plain Land in Jhenaidah Yields Well at Low Cost
A farmer in Ramnagar village of Jhenaidah Sadar grew the hill paddy Sentu Pajam 21 on high fallow land in the 2025 aman season, and said it needed under a tenth of aman's irrigation and cost Tk 7,000 to 8,000 a bigha.
Fruits
Farmers in Mirsarai Succeed With Off-Season Watermelon
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are making good profits from off-season watermelon grown with mulching under a DAE project, and the area under the crop is expanding.
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Manikganj Farmers Celebrate Bringing Home the Aman Harvest
A good aman crop after timely rain has put Manikganj's farming families in a festive mood as they harvest and bring the paddy home.
CropsJoypurhat farmers say cold stores sold their potatoes without telling them
In November 2025 farmers and traders in Joypurhat's Panchbibi and Khetlal upazilas alleged that three cold stores had sold their stored potatoes without informing them. The cold stores said the potatoes risked rotting and space had to be freed.
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Spend Tk 6,000, Earn Tk 60,000: Water Chestnut Brings New Hope to Farmers
Farmers in Joypurhat are turning waterlogged low land to water chestnut, a three-month crop that costs little and sells well.