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Badsha Succeeds Growing Sharifa Fruit in Ishwardi
National gold medal-winning farmer Shahjahan Ali Badsha has made a success of commercial sharifa farming on 33 bigha in Ishwardi, Pabna.
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FruitsYoung Jhenaidah grower succeeds with Bhagwa pomegranates in Maheshpur
Abdullah, a 25-year-old Dawrah-e-Hadith student in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, planted Indian Bhagwa pomegranates on one bigha in late 2022 instead of chasing a job; two years on every tree was bearing, and he said the fruit sold at 300 to 350 taka a kilogram.
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Betel Leaf Exports Stall After Export Price Rise, Farmers Frustrated
Betel leaf farmers in Gournadi, Barishal, say exports have almost stopped since the export price was raised to $5 a kg, leaving them without fair prices and in debt.
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Pesticide Use Up 81.5 Percent in Five Years
A CABI workshop in Dhaka heard that pesticide use in Bangladesh has risen 81.5 percent in the past five years, with speakers warning of the health risks.
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Double Profit from Sugarcane in Shibpur Brings Smiles to Farmers
A black sugarcane variety from the Philippines is drawing farmers in Shibpur, Narsingdi, where growers say they have doubled their profits for several years.
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Agriculture Is Our Hope and Our Mainstay
An economist argues that agricultural growth cuts poverty in Bangladesh far more than non-farm growth, as small and marginal farmers drive the sector's transformation.
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Protecting Farmland Is the Challenge for Food Security
Bangladesh is losing farmland to industry, housing and roads, and a planned law, mini cold stores and fairer compensation aim to protect farmers and food security.
FruitsMirsarai grower harvests avocado from trees raised on Indonesian seedlings
A young farm entrepreneur in Mirsarai, Chattogram, said in September 2025 that ten avocado trees grown from Indonesian seedlings had given him more than 500 kg of fruit, which he was selling at Tk 800 a kg.
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Salinity threatens the survival of coastal farming
Rising salinity is making farmland in coastal Satkhira unusable, pushing farmers out of agriculture while experts urge salt-tolerant varieties and better water management.
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Silver sticks of the golden fibre bring prosperity to households
Women in Ishwardi's Muladuli union strip jute fibre in return for the jute sticks, which they sell or keep as fuel for the year.
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Manikganj Jute Farmers Busy Stripping and Drying the Golden Fibre
Farmers in Manikganj are busy lifting retted jute from rivers, canals and ditches to strip and sun-dry the golden fibre.
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Malaysia returnee Sarwar Selim scores big with chilli farming
A Malaysia returnee in Biral, Dinajpur, has sold Tk 3.5 lakh worth of monsoon chilli grown with mulching and pheromone yellow traps.
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Kansat Mango Market Still Busy at Season's End, but Growers Frustrated by Prices
The Kansat mango market in Chapainawabganj remains busy near the end of the season, but growers say they are not getting fair prices.