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Black Cumin Farming Grows as a Rabi Crop in Shariatpur
Black cumin has become a popular and profitable rabi crop in Shariatpur, and although rain cut the area sown this season, yields look better.
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Tk 26 Crore of Ash Gourd to Be Sold in Netrokona
A bumper ash gourd crop on once-fallow land in Netrokona is expected to be worth Tk 26 crore this season.
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Coloured Cauliflower Grown for the First Time in Kawkhali
A farmer in Kawkhali, Rangamati, has harvested more than 3,000 kg of coloured cauliflower from a one-bigha trial plot, the first in the upazila.
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Strawberries Grown Commercially in Sharsha
Farm entrepreneur Rajin Ahmed Ranju has succeeded in growing strawberries commercially on fallow land in Sharsha, Jashore, selling the fruit at Tk 300-400 a kg.
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Hill Farmers Dream of Better Fortunes From Turmeric
With raw turmeric prices in Khagrachhari rising from Tk 400 to Tk 1,100 a maund, hill farmers hope to recover last year's losses and change their fortunes.
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Sreepur Farmers Dream of Success With Strawberries
Farmers in Sreepur, Gazipur, are turning to strawberries, with the fruit meeting local demand and going to Dhaka and other districts.
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Superfood Quinoa Being Grown in Mirsharai
Mirsharai farmer Dilip Nath has grown quinoa for the first time in Chattogram, on about 24 decimals of land with help from the upazila agriculture office.
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Boro Cultivation Rises on Good Prices and Yields
Boro rice cultivation is rising in Patuakhali as improved varieties and inputs become available and farmers get good yields and prices.
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Three Mirsharai Farmers Succeed With Coloured Cauliflower for First Time
Three farmers in Mirsharai, Chattogram, have succeeded with coloured cauliflower for the first time, growing it as demonstration plots of the upazila agriculture office.
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Mango Growers Worried as Trees Fail to Blossom
Mango growers in Chapainawabganj are worried because most trees had not blossomed by late February, with agriculturists pointing to climate change and severe cold.
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Purple Cabbage Grown in Thakurgaon
Purple cabbage, which needs little care and irrigation and suffers few diseases, is being grown for the first time in several upazilas of Thakurgaon.
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Mirsharai Teacher Lokman Succeeds With Broccoli
College teacher Md Lokman Hossain has succeeded with broccoli in Mirsharai, Chattogram, having grown the vegetable for 14 years alongside his teaching.
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Record Mustard Cultivation in Kaliganj
Farmers in Kaliganj, Gazipur, have sown mustard on a record area this season, drawn by good prices and strong demand.