Crops
Farmer Omar Faruk's Success with Sweet Pumpkin
A haor farmer in Kishoreganj's Tarail upazila has turned from rice to sweet pumpkin and sold about Tk 10 lakh worth of the crop in three months.
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Fruits
Eco-Friendly Bags Being Made from Maize
A Rajshahi company has been making biodegradable bags from maize starch for six months and exporting them, but says it needs official support to compete with polythene.
Fruits
Meherpur Growers Happy with Lychee Yield and Price
After several loss-making years, lychee growers in Meherpur are enjoying a bigger harvest and good prices, though the fruit is slightly smaller.
Crops
Scorching Sun a Windfall for Dinajpur's Boro Farmers
Dinajpur's boro farmers are using the heatwave to dry and store their paddy in the hope of better prices.
Crops
Sweet Grapes Cause a Stir in Jashore
Farmer Munsur Ali has grown sweet grapes in Lebutala, Jashore, and neighbours who once mocked him now plan to follow.
Crops
Tomatoes Bring Smiles to Sonagazi Farmers
Around 200 farmers in nine unions of Sonagazi upazila in Feni have profited from a bumper tomato crop and good prices.
Crops
Farmers Get Higher Boro Yields With Synchronised Cultivation in Singra
Farmers in Singra, Natore, are getting about 33 maunds a bigha from Boro grown by synchronised cultivation with tray-raised seedlings, while saving labour, fertiliser and seed.
Crops
Red, Green and Pink Litchis Hang from the Trees in Jahapur
Jahapur in Faridpur's Madhukhali, known as the village of litchis, expects a good crop this year, with full harvesting due in late May and early June.
Crops
Kochu Lati Changes Farmers' Fortunes in Joypurhat
Latiraj taro grown for its stolons, or lati, has changed the fortunes of farmers in Joypurhat's Panchbibi and is now exported to about 20 countries.
Crops
Joypurhat Farmers Fear Low Prices Despite Good Boro Yield
Harvesting of early Boro paddy has begun in Joypurhat with good yields, but farmers facing higher fuel and input costs fear losses if paddy prices are low.
Crops
Climate-Smart Technology Brings Crops to Fallow Coastal Land
Poly mulch, solar-powered drip irrigation and mini ponds under a DAE climate-smart project are letting farmers in coastal Khulna grow crops on saline, fallow land.
Crops
Mango Picking Begins in Rajshahi
Mango picking began in Rajshahi on 4 May with local gooti varieties, but only a handful of orchards were harvested on the first day.
Crops
Chapainawabganj Mangoes Can Be Sold as Soon as They Ripen
For the third year running, Chapainawabganj will not set mango picking dates, letting growers sell fruit as soon as it ripens on the tree.