Vegetables
Farmers Reap Benefits From Drip Irrigation
Drip irrigation is opening new possibilities for dragon fruit and orchard growers in Joypurhat by cutting water use and costs.
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Caring for Boro Rice and Wheat in the Month of Magh
What farmers should do in the Bengali month of Magh to care for their boro rice and wheat.
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Hybrid Maize Seed Can Now Be Produced in Bangladesh
Maize production has risen by nearly half in six years, but most hybrid seed is still imported; this guide explains how hybrid maize seed can be produced at home.
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How to Preserve Farmers' Hard-Grown Cauliflower
A step-by-step guide to blanching and freezing winter cauliflower at home so it can be cooked almost all year round.
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Sugarcane Cultivation Rises in Joypurhat
Intercropping, easier payment and technical support have pushed up sugarcane cultivation in Joypurhat, raising output at the Joypurhat Sugar Mill.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Crash in Jhalakathi as Home Growing Rises
Growing interest in household vegetable plots after last year's disasters has cut demand in Jhalakathi, leaving commercial growers unable to cover costs.
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Meherpur Farmers Allege Demonstration Plot Funds Going to Agriculture Officer
Farmers in Meherpur Sadar accuse the upazila agriculture officer of siphoning off money allocated for their demonstration plots, handing over only a small share as inputs.
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What Farmers Should Do to Stop Potato Late Blight
Potato late blight, a fungal disease, can spread through a field within days in cold, foggy weather, and farmers can curb it with clean seed, careful irrigation and timely fungicide sprays.
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Yellow China Oranges Fill a Headmaster's Garden in Hatibandha
A headmaster in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, has grown a China orange garden on flat land that now draws visitors from surrounding upazilas.
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30 Irrigation Pumps Stolen in Three Nights, Crops on 300 Bighas at Risk
The theft of 30 shallow machines from fields in Gurudaspur, Natore, has left more than 100 farmers unsure how to irrigate winter crops on 300 bighas.
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Aman Rice Production Collapses in Lakshmipur
Floods and heavy rain left fields in Lakshmipur under water, so aman was grown on well under half the target area this year.
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Bt Brinjal Cultivation Reduces Pesticide Use: BAU Professor
A Bangladesh Agricultural University plant breeder says genetically modified Bt brinjal resists shoot and fruit borer, reduces pesticide use and needs no special care.
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Mymensingh's Jasmine Ara Is Now an Idol for Many
Jasmine Ara's 12-acre nursery beside the Old Brahmaputra in Gauripur holds more than 4 lakh seedlings of 300 species and employs 35 workers.