Crops
Orange Trees Dying From Pest Attacks
Pest attacks are killing old orange trees and young seedlings in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar, threatening the area's famous green oranges.
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Crops
Babor Ali Succeeds With Radish in Magura
Growing an improved radish variety on 2 bighas in Magura, farmer Babor Ali has already sold more than Tk 1 lakh worth and expects over Tk 2 lakh more.
Vegetables
Manikganj Farmers Busy Planting Onions
Encouraged by last year's prices, Manikganj farmers are planting more onions this season, though doubled costs and a bigger crop have them worried about prices.
Crops
Cauliflower Curd Rot: Causes and Remedies
Curd rot can destroy a cauliflower crop, and farmers are advised to act now with clean seed, seed treatment, crop rotation and timely fungicide sprays.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Profit From Early Khira Cucumber
Early khira cucumber growing is spreading across Mirsarai in Chattogram as farmers earn good prices from harvests that reach the market ahead of the season.
Crops
Samespur's Vegetable Seedlings in Top Demand
Seedling growers in Samespur village of Burichang, Cumilla, famous for half a century, are racing to recover flood losses as demand for their plants stays high.
Crops
Nguiin Mro Dreams of a Better Life From Hill Coffee
A Bandarban farmer growing high-yielding Chandragiri coffee among his fruit trees hopes the crop will change his fortunes, as coffee spreads across the hill district.
Crops
Ahiduzzaman's Dream Comes True With Ramrangan Oranges
A Sharsha farmer who planted 196 Ramrangan orange saplings in 2022 now expects Tk 8-10 lakh in sales and says he was the first to grow the fruit in Jashore.
Vegetables
Anisur Succeeds in Raising Seedlings in a Polynet House in Pabna
Pabna farmer Anisur Rahman has succeeded in raising disease-free seedlings in a polynet house, and DAE says the method gives 20 percent higher yields with far fewer pest attacks.
Vegetables
Winter Vegetables Grown on 11,970 Hectares
Farmers in Jamalpur, hoping to recover losses from this year's rain and floods, have so far planted winter vegetables on 11,970 hectares.
Crops
Chuadanga Expects 2,700 Tonnes of Date Palm Molasses This Winter
Sap tappers across Chuadanga are preparing date palms for the winter season, with the district setting a target of 2,700 tonnes of molasses from nearly 272,000 trees.
CropsSummer Rupban beans on Sitakunda's hills bring farmers extra income
In November 2024 farmers on the hills of Sitakunda in Chattogram were earning well from summer Rupban beans. The upazila agriculture department said about 300 farmers grew the crop on 30 hectares that year.
FisheriesTrishal pond trial uses AI and sensors to raise pangas output, officials say
In November 2024 the Trishal upazila administration in Mymensingh said a trial in a government pond in Kanihari union had used sensors, a mobile app and AI to farm pangas. Those involved claimed it could raise output three to four times and save 70 percent of fish from gas-tablet poisoning.