Crops
Desert Fruit Sammam Now Grows in Sarishabari
A 22-year-old college student in Jamalpur's Sarishabari has drawn attention by growing sammam, a desert fruit also known as rockmelon, for the first time after learning from YouTube.
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Farmers' Interest in Maize Grows in Shaistaganj
Low costs and strong demand are drawing more farmers in Habiganj's Shaistaganj to maize, with the area nearly doubling this year.
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Which Tree to Plant, When and Where
With the heatwave blamed on tree felling, here is a guide to when to plant saplings and which trees suit which places.
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Heatwave Threatens Disaster for Agriculture: What to Do
As an extreme heatwave grips Bangladesh, this piece looks at its causes and the damage it threatens to crops, livestock and fish, with steps farmers can take.
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Litchi Fruitlet Drop Cannot Be Stopped in Ishwardi
Litchi growers in Ishwardi fear a crop failure as drought and heat strip 40 to 50 per cent of the green fruitlets from their trees.
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Groundnut Farming on the Rise in Nilphamari
Nilphamari farmers are growing more groundnut this season, drawn by low costs, few diseases and good market prices.
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Maize Farming Rises in Kurigram's Char Areas
Maize cultivation in Kurigram's char areas has grown by 1,220 hectares this season as farmers turn to a crop that costs less and earns more than paddy.
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Coffee and Cashew Show Promise in the Folds of the Hills
The government's coffee and cashew project has planted 25 lakh saplings in the Chattogram hill districts, some already fruiting, while IMED has ordered lost saplings replaced.
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Bumper Watermelon Yield in Shyamnagar, Satkhira
Farmers in five unions of Shyamnagar are getting good yields and prices for watermelon grown after paddy, arriving just as supplies from other regions run low.
Vegetables
Three Brothers Succeed With Bottle Gourd in Kaliganj
Three brothers in Kaliganj, Gazipur, have made a success of pesticide-free bottle gourd grown on trellises, and neighbouring farmers are now following them.
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Drones to Be Used for Crop Monitoring and Flood Damage Assessment
The Department of Agricultural Extension will use drone and satellite images to monitor crops and assess flood damage, starting in Sylhet under an ADB-supported project.
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Sharsha Farmers Succeed With Lettuce Cultivation
Farmers in Sharsha upazila of Jashore have had remarkable success growing lettuce, a foreign leaf crop, in parts of Sadar and Ulashi unions this year.
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Mirsarai Farmers Strike It Rich With Sweet Potatoes
Farmers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram are profiting from sweet potatoes, grown mostly on sandy chars, with little investment and advice from the upazila agriculture office.