Crops
Rajshahi's Fields Busy With Aman Planting
After weeks of drought, monsoon rain has brought Rajshahi's farmland back to life, and farmers across the district are racing to transplant Aman rice seedlings.
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Farming
Crops
Returnee Migrant Earns Tk 10 Lakh From Longan in Dinajpur
A returnee migrant in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar has sold Tk 10 lakh worth of longan this year from 100 trees on two acres and hopes to earn as much again from saplings.
Crops
Can Dipto Luchi Be Grown in a Pot? Here's How
Dipto luchi, or Peperomia pellucida, is a fast-growing medicinal herb that can easily be grown in pots on a rooftop, balcony or in a yard.
CropsAbout 800 Fruit-Laden Papaya Trees Cut Down Overnight in Rangamati
On the night of 30 July 2026, unknown people cut down about 800 fruiting papaya trees on a leased one-acre orchard at Rangapani in Rangamati town, destroying papayas worth several lakh taka.
Vegetables
Green Chilli Prices Are Rising: Grow Your Own in Pots
With green chillies at Tk 400 a kg, a few pots on a rooftop, balcony or yard can supply the kitchen at little cost and with little effort.
CropsHow waterlogging damages soil and crops, and what farmers can do
Standing water starves soil of oxygen, strips out nitrogen and builds up toxic compounds. Amid the floods and heavy rain of July 2026, an SRDI soil scientist set out drainage, organic matter and soil-test-based fertiliser as the remedies.
CropsJute in Shraban: harvesting, retting and producing good seed
In Shraban, farmers cut, ret and strip mature jute, but deshi and tossa jute can also be sown for good-quality seed, and in flood-prone areas stem cuttings planted on high ground can produce seed.
Crops
Babar Sheikh Succeeds With Grapes, Now Has 200 Vines in His Orchard
A young farmer in Faridpur's Boalmari has a bumper grape crop from 200 vines of three varieties, selling fruit at Tk 500 a kg and saplings to would-be growers.
Fruits
Grape 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.
Crops
The Desert's "Sweet Gold" Now Grows in Hiru's Garden in Pabna
Four years after starting with four saplings, Saifuddin Hiru of Atgharia, Pabna, has bunches of Ajwa, Mariam and other dates hanging in his garden.
CropsKurigram farmers turn to climate-resilient methods to cope with the heat
In July 2026, 20 farmers in Rajarhat, Kurigram, were growing safe vegetables on about five acres with mulching, trichocompost and pheromone traps instead of heavy chemical use.
Vegetables
Tray 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.
CropsBRRI advice on protecting Aman seedbeds and seedlings in very heavy rain
With heavy to very heavy rain forecast for most of Bangladesh from 12 to 14 July 2026, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) issued advice for farmers at the Aman seedbed and transplanting stage.