Crops
Two Sitakunda farmers succeed with their first beetroot crop
Two farmers in Sitakunda, Chattogram, have had a good yield from beetroot in their first attempt at the crop.
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Farming
Crops
Abdur Rahim sells Tk 6 lakh worth of jujube a year
Young Jhalakathi farmer Abdur Rahim Sikder has found success growing jujube with his father on 300 decimals of land.
Crops
Mirsarai farmer Muslim succeeds with squash
Farmer Muslim Uddin has succeeded in growing squash on a trial plot of 10 decimals in Katachhara union, Mirsarai.
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Mirsarai's Nur Alam succeeds with carrots at first try
Farmer Nur Alam has succeeded at his first attempt at growing carrots in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
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Mango trees in blossom, growers worried about fog
Early mango varieties in Rajshahi have begun to blossom, but growers fear fog and cold could damage the buds.
Crops
Feni farmers expect big profits from tomato cultivation
Farmers across Feni are turning to the high-yielding Udayan Plus tomato, drawn by good prices and relatively low labour and costs.
Crops
Mirsarai's Muslim Uddin succeeds with jujube farming
Md Muslim Uddin of Mirsarai in Chattogram has succeeded with jujube farming in his very first year, selling chemical-free Ball Sundari fruit daily from his orchard.
Crops
Honey collection from mustard fields in full swing in Ishwardi
Beekeepers from various districts are collecting honey from bee boxes set beside mustard fields across Ishwardi, which also boosts mustard yields.
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Bumper yield of hybrid tomatoes in Rajbari
Tomato growers in Rajbari have harvested a bumper hybrid crop and expect profits if current prices hold, though they complain of high costs and little official support.
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Black gram succeeds in Kishoreganj haor
BARI's on-farm research division in Kishoreganj has grown a yellow mosaic-resistant black gram variety without tillage in the haor, harvestable in 80-85 days.
Vegetables
Bean Flowers Dropping in Dense Fog in Mirsarai
Severe cold and dense fog have made the flowers fall from bean plants in Mirsarai, Chattogram, leaving farmers afraid of a crop failure.
Crops
Harun Gazi succeeds in growing mustard on saline land
Harun Gazi of Paikgachha in Khulna has grown mustard without tillage on 80 bighas of a saline fish enclosure after draining it and harvesting the fish.
Crops
Alongside His Studies, Monjurul Succeeds With Squash
Monjurul Ahsan, a college student and vegetable grower in Sharsha, Jashore, has made a profit from squash, a crop new to the area, with help from the agriculture department.