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Sunflower Farming Grows in Mirsarai, Farmers Hope for Good Yield
Sunflower cultivation is growing in Mirsarai, Chattogram, where government incentives have helped farmers plant 15 hectares this season.
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Mirsarai Watermelon Farmers Hit by Heavy Rain
Heavy rain that began on 31 March has damaged about 20 per cent of the 750 hectares of watermelon grown in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
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No Fuel, No Vehicles: Strawberries Left Lying in the Fields
A severe diesel shortage has almost halted farm transport in Chapainawabganj, leaving strawberry growers unable to reach Dhaka markets and facing heavy losses.
CropsMadaripur Farmers Plant Onion and Onion Seed on More Land Than Targeted
Bulb onion covered about 4,262 hectares in Madaripur's five upazilas this season against a target of 4,050, and the seed crop reached about 74 hectares against 42, the district DAE office and farmers said.
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Groundnut Farming Grows on Narsingdi's Chars, Bringing Smiles to Farmers
Low costs, little labour and good prices are driving an expansion of groundnut farming on the chars of Narsingdi.
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Masters Graduate Mahbubur Chases a Crore-Taka Dream Through Jujube Farming in Jashore
Jujube growers in Sharsha and Benapole of Jashore are becoming self-reliant, creating jobs and seeing profits, led by entrepreneurs such as Masters graduate Mahbubur Rahman.
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Solar-Powered Tube Wells Keep Narail Farmers Going Amid Diesel Crisis
Solar-powered irrigation pumps installed in two beels of Narail Sadar upazila have cut farmers' costs and freed them from worries about diesel and electricity.
FruitsCitrus canker in lemon orchards: symptoms, spread and what growers can do
Canker, a bacterial disease spread by wind-driven rain and worsened by the citrus leafminer, is one of the most damaging diseases of lemon; a guide published on 29 March 2026 set out how to recognise it and keep it in check.
FruitsPanama disease in bananas: how to recognise Fusarium wilt and limit it
In a guide published by Jagonews24 on 27 March 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas urged banana growers to prevent Panama disease, a soil-borne fungal wilt that is hard to control once it reaches a field.
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Bangladesh's Soil Is Well Suited to Castor Cultivation
The neglected bhenna (castor) plant, a symbol of poverty in Jasimuddin's poem, could become a source of income on Bangladesh's fallow land by replacing imported castor oil.
CropsSunflowers Put Khulna's Fallow Saline Land Back to Work
Most of Bangladesh's edible oil is imported. To cut that bill, farmers across the Khulna region are growing sunflowers under the government's PARTNER project on saline land that used to lie fallow after the aman rice harvest.
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Gani Mia Succeeds With Vegetables Grown Without Pesticide
A Kaliganj farmer who leased two and a half bighas and followed agriculture office advice now makes a living from bottle gourd grown without chemical pesticide.
CropsSharsha farmers grow sunflowers on fallow land with agriculture office support
In March 2026, farmers in Sharsha and Benapole, Jashore, were growing sunflowers on fallow and single-crop land with free seed and fertiliser from the local agriculture office. The upazila agriculture officer put the season's area at about 750 decimals.