Crops
Sweet Grapes Hang in a Rooftop Garden Grown for Pleasure
A hobby rooftop grape garden in Sitakunda with 55 varieties has produced sweet fruit, delighting its owner and the local agriculture office.
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Litchis Cracking on the Trees, Dashing Growers' Hopes
Sudden rain after a prolonged heatwave is ruining litchis on the trees in Rajshahi, turning them dark and splitting them open.
Fruits
Rajbari Litchi Farmers Happy with Good Prices
Favourable weather has given Rajbari a bumper litchi crop this year, and growers are happy to sell pest-free fruit wholesale straight from their orchards.
Crops
Fish Diseases and Their Remedies: What Pond Farmers Should Know
The start of the fish-farming season is the time to watch fry and grown fish for disease and treat it at once, with set doses for each problem.
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Kaliganj's Sohan Succeeds With Year-Round Lemons
An electrician from Kaliganj in Gazipur who took lemon saplings instead of unpaid wages has built a profitable year-round lemon orchard that is inspiring young people nearby.
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Fazle Rabbi Succeeds With Grape Farming in Faridpur
A young entrepreneur in Faridpur has harvested a strong first crop from an experimental grape garden and plans to farm commercially next year.
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Lychee Growers Downcast as Yields Collapse in Kishoreganj
A prolonged heatwave and hailstorms have slashed the lychee harvest in Mongolbaria, Kishoreganj's famous lychee village.
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Where and When to Grow Cashew Nuts
Cashew, a fast-growing and drought-tolerant tropical crop, can be grown anywhere in Bangladesh but finds its best land in the hill districts such as Bandarban.
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Salt Output Hits Record, Topping 64 Years of History
Salt farmers in Cox's Bazar have produced a record amount before the season has even ended, helped by a long heatwave, but worry about falling prices.
Crops
Selling Sunflower Oil Rather Than Seed Brings Bigger Profits
Farmers in Patuakhali who grow sunflower together and press their own oil are earning far more than in past years, with support from a local NGO.
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Farmers' Homes No Longer Have Paddy Granaries
A writer argues that the disappearance of the village paddy granary leaves farmers selling cheap, buying dear and exposed in any crisis.
Crops
Why Grow Mushrooms?
Mushrooms can be grown easily in Bangladesh without farmland or expensive cooling equipment, and demand is growing in cities and markets.
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How to Store Rice Seed After the Harvest
Harvesting at the right time, removing off-type plants and drying seed below 12 per cent moisture are the keys to storing good rice seed.