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Tangail Housewife Ruma Profits From Tomatoes Grown in a Polynet House
In Tangail's Sakhipur, housewife Ruma Akter spent Tk 15,000 to 20,000 growing pest-free tomatoes in a polynet house and has sold Tk 1.2 lakh worth.
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Bhairab Farmers Turn to Peanut Cultivation
Low costs and good prices are drawing more Bhairab farmers to grow peanuts, now covering 455 hectares.
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Bees at Risk from Excessive Pesticide Use
Speakers at a World Bee Day press conference said reckless pesticide use in farming is putting bees and beekeeping at risk.
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Eight Grape Varieties Adorn Shovon's Garden
A young man in Shariatpur has grown eight sweet grape varieties on a trial basis from a collection of 30, and hopes to farm them commercially.
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Litchis Are Changing Manikpur's Economy
Commercial litchi orchards on the hillocks of Manikpur village in Chhatak are transforming the economy of the remote village.
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Caution Needed Over Drying Paddy and Stacking Straw on Roads
A Jamalpur newspaper editor argues that drying paddy on roads and piling straw beside them endangers travellers and needs local rules and alternatives.
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Rising Salinity on the Coast Is Shrinking Farmland
Rising salinity in the soil and rivers of coastal Patuakhali is shrinking the land farmers can crop and forcing changes in what they grow.
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How to Get Chemical-Free Seasonal Fruit
A student writer argues that awareness, home-grown fruit, stricter enforcement and training for farmers can free seasonal fruit from harmful chemicals.
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Shimul Dreams of Lakhs From Chia Seed Farming
A young farmer in Sherpur has drawn attention by growing chia seed for the first time, spending about Tk 5,000 in hope of a lakh-taka return.
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The Market Where Tk 6 Crore of Mangoes Are Sold Every Day
Beltala in Jashore's Sharsha upazila, one of the country's largest mango markets, trades 15,000 to 20,000 maunds of mangoes worth Tk 5 to 6 crore every day.
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Success With Sesame Farming and Honey Production in Pirojpur
Farmers in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur have grown sesame on 100 bigha and produced honey alongside it for the first time, already making Tk 1.5 lakh profit from honey.
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Bitter Gourd Success Gives Village a New Name
Every family in Parer Tong village in Sreemangal is involved in bitter gourd farming, earning the village the name "bitter gourd village".
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Safe Food Must Be Ensured for All People: Farida Akhter
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter called for an end to a two-tier food system in which the poor get unsafe food.