Crops
Onion Farmers Form Human Chain in Mujibnagar
Farmers in Mujibnagar, Meherpur, formed a human chain and scattered onions on the road to demand a fair price for their crop.
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Farming
Vegetables
Ripon's Unusual Initiative Brings Vegetable Success at Barishal Launch Terminal
A journalist's effort to keep Barishal river port workers away from drugs and gambling has turned idle land at the launch terminal into vegetable and flower beds.
VegetablesYoung Mirsarai Entrepreneur Mamun Succeeds With Broccoli on a Demonstration Plot
In February 2025 young agri-entrepreneur Mohammad Mamun was harvesting a good broccoli crop from 50 decimals in Mirsarai, Chattogram, on a demonstration plot of the upazila agriculture office, one of 5 acres grown by 15 farmers under the SACP project that season.
Crops
Bhairab's Dulal Has Been Growing Flowers for 37 Years
Dulal Mia of Bhairab, Kishoreganj, has built a flower nursery and two shops over 37 years and says he is proud of his profession.
Crops
Mahbub Quits Tobacco for Jujube, Expects Tk 12 Lakh a Year
A former local representative in Matiranga, Khagrachhari, who gave up tobacco for jujubes expects to sell about Tk 12 lakh worth of fruit this year.
Crops
Onion Farmers Frustrated Despite Bumper Yield
Manikganj's murikata onion farmers had a bumper yield but are losing money as prices have fallen well below production costs.
VegetablesGaibandha farmer couple grow the district's first commercial beetroot crop
In February 2025 a couple in Gaibandha Sadar were harvesting beetroot from 20 decimals, part of what the DAE called the district's first commercial crop. They told reporters about 1,000 kg stood in the field and they expected a profit of over a lakh taka.
Crops
Not a Single Grain of Paddy Procured in Two and a Half Months in Cumilla
More than two and a half months into the current Aman season, the Cumilla district food department has not been able to procure a single grain of paddy for its 14 food godowns in 17 upazilas.
Vegetables
Potato Farmers Worried by News of Cold Storage Rent Hike
Naogaon has had a bumper potato harvest, but low market prices and a sudden rise in cold storage rent have left farmers fearing losses.
Crops
BAU Research Team Grows European Savoy Cabbage
A research team led by Prof Dr Md Harun Or Rashid, head of the Horticulture Department at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, has grown European Savoy cabbage in the country's climate.
Vegetables
Cabbage Grown in the Unused Spaces of a Malta Orchard
A young entrepreneur in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, is growing cabbage in the unused spaces between his malta trees, feeding his family and earning extra income from the surplus.
Crops
Capsicum Farming Growing Popular in Barishal
Capsicum, or sweet pepper, is becoming more popular in Barishal, with farmers growing it commercially on the region's wide chars and reporting good yields.
Crops
Pabna Brothers Hope to Sell Tk 5 Lakh of Roses Around Valentine's Day
After repeated losses on vegetables, three brothers from Bhajendrapur in Tebunia, Pabna, have found success with roses and hope to sell Tk 5 lakh worth this month around Valentine's Day.