Crops
Zero-Tillage Sunflower Succeeds on Saline Land in the South
BINA trials show sunflower can be sown by dibbling without tillage on saline land after the Aman harvest, and the institute is spreading the technology across the south-west.
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Crops
Pulses Grown on 6,077 Hectares in Mirsharai
Pulse cultivation in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram has spread to 6,077 hectares, with mung the leading crop and farmers expecting good yields.
Crops
Jhenaidah Farmers Happy With Maize Yield, Unhappy With Price
Maize growers in Jhenaidah have had a bumper crop this season but are unhappy with the price of fresh, undried maize.
VegetablesJoypurhat farmers feed unsold potatoes to cattle as prices fall below cost
With potatoes selling for Tk 8 to Tk 9 a kilogram in April 2025 and no room in cold storage, Joypurhat growers were boiling their crop for their cattle. A livestock officer warned that too much potato, especially raw, could cause bloat and other illness.
Crops
Tobacco Farming Rises in Jhenaidah, Putting Health and Nature at Risk
Lured by tobacco companies, more Jhenaidah farmers have turned to tobacco this year despite the damage to soil fertility, health and the environment.
Crops
'Onion AC' Catching On Among Farmers
An air flow machine made in Faridpur, known to farmers as the 'onion AC', is spreading across Bangladesh because it keeps stored onions sound for months at low cost.
Crops
Poor Yields Shatter Dreams of Fifty Chuadanga Farmers
Nearly 50 maize farmers in Chuadanga say a costly seed variety from Rihan Feed has produced poor crops, and the agriculture office has promised an investigation.
Crops
The Myna: Invisible Guardian of the Rice Fields
The common myna quietly protects rice fields from insect pests, but its numbers are falling.
Crops
Bumper Sweet Pumpkin Yield on Fallow Haor Land in Netrokona
Government land in Netrokona's haors, fallow for generations, has yielded a bumper sweet pumpkin crop and jobs for young people.
CropsMirsarai couple succeed with their first commercial onion crop
In April 2025, Bimal Chandra Das and Sebika Rani Das were lifting the first onions they had grown commercially in Ichhakhali union of Mirsarai, Chattogram, and reported a good yield.
Crops
BBS Wants Over Tk 10 Crore for Travel to Find Production Cost of 10 Crops
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics wants Tk 27.98 crore for a survey of the production cost of 10 crops, Tk 10.485 crore of it for travel.
CropsKishoreganj haor farmers plant maize beyond target to escape early floods
Maize covered 12,210 hectares in Kishoreganj in the 2024-25 season, above the 12,100-hectare target, as haor farmers chose a crop they could harvest before the monsoon floods.
Fruits
Honey Worth Tk 120 Crore From Dinajpur Litchi Flowers, Beekeepers' Group Says
Beekeepers say litchi-flower honey collection in Dinajpur has hit a record, though government and beekeepers' figures differ enormously.