Crops
Farmers' Worries Grow With Intense Cold and Fog
Intense cold and dense fog are damaging boro seedbeds and winter crops across Bangladesh, raising farmers' fears for boro and potato production.
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Crops
Cucumber Grown on 136 Hectares in Patuakhali
Cucumber farming is growing in Patuakhali, where good demand and prices are drawing more farmers and the crop is being sent beyond the district.
Crops
Beekeepers Busy Collecting Honey From Mustard Fields
Beekeepers are setting up hives beside mustard fields in Joypurhat to collect honey, earning a profit while the bees help raise farmers' yields.
Crops
How to Care for Rice Seedbeds in Winter
With a cold wave sweeping the country as farmers prepare boro seedbeds, here are nine tips on caring for them.
Crops
Farmers Profit From Cauliflower in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are profiting from cauliflower, and the area under the crop is growing as wholesalers buy straight from the fields.
Crops
Two Rice Varieties and One Wheat Variety Approved for Cultivation
The National Seed Board has registered two BRRI Boro rice varieties, BRRI dhan107 and 108, and the heat-tolerant, blast-resistant BWMRI Wheat-5.
Flowers
Mustard Farming Up in Rajbari, Bumper Yield Expected
Mustard has been grown on about 6,600 hectares in Rajbari this year, beating the target, and officials expect a bumper harvest.
Crops
Bee Boxes in Mustard Fields, 150 Tonnes of Honey Expected
Rising mustard cultivation in Naogaon is helping beekeepers, who are expected to collect 150 tonnes of mustard honey this season while raising farmers' yields.
Fruits
How to Grow a Rooftop Fruit Garden in Winter
Many fruit trees bear easily in winter and brighten a rooftop garden, and a few simple steps can get them started at home.
Crops
Farmers Succeed With Vegetables Using Solar-Powered Irrigation in Nilphamari
Ten solar-powered irrigation pumps installed by BADC in Nilphamari now irrigate 250 hectares for about 500 farmers, turning sandy single-crop char land productive.
Crops
Over 700 Families in Sylhet Prosper From Naga Chilli Farming
Naga chilli, once a backyard crop, is now grown commercially in Sylhet's Jaintiapur, where some 700 families have profited, though farmers say they get little official support.
Crops
Sharsha's Shafiqul Succeeds With Pesticide-Free Bottle Gourd
A farmer in Sharsha, Jashore, has done well growing hybrid bottle gourds without pesticides, and his success is drawing other farmers to the crop.
Crops
500kg of Bangladesh's Rupban Beans Head to Italy
Rupban beans from Sitakunda in Chattogram are going to Italy for the first time, with an exporter buying 500 kg from a local farmer.