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Farmer Abdur Rahman Profits from Red Amaranth
Feni farmer Md Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan says red amaranth grown on 180 decimals is paying off, with Tk 60,000 earned from a quarter of the crop.
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BRRI dhan87 Gives High Yields in a Short Time
Farmers in Bagatipara, Natore, have switched from Swarna to BRRI dhan87, a blast-resistant Aman variety that matures in 127 days and leaves time for mustard.
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Iqbal Becomes a Millionaire with a Nursery Started on Tk 7,000
Starting with Tk 7,000 on 9 decimals of land in 2001, Mirsarai's Iqbal Faruk has built a 2-acre nursery with capital of nearly Tk 1 crore.
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Cucumber Fields Hit by Viral Disease, Farmers at a Loss
Cucumber farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are at a loss after a viral disease hit their fields and treatments recommended by the agriculture office failed.
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Gaibandha Women Turn to Floating Vegetable Farming
Marginal farmers, many of them women, in Saghata, Gaibandha, are growing vegetables without soil on floating beds in a waterlogged beel with help from a local NGO.
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Heavy Metals Found Not Just in Brinjal but in the Soil: Study
Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University studying heavy metals in brinjal found harmful lead, cadmium and nickel in the soil itself, meaning other crops may be affected too.
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Zahurul Succeeds Growing Tomatoes on Brinjal Plants
A farmer in Raninagar, Naogaon, has succeeded in growing summer tomatoes by grafting them onto thorny wild brinjal plants, selling them at Tk 110 a kg wholesale.
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A Quiet Farming Revolution in Sweet Potatoes in Gaibandha
Farmers on the river chars of Gaibandha have taken up a high-value Japanese sweet potato variety, Koki-14-go, grown with a Japanese company's support for export.
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BRRI dhan75 Can Be Harvested in 95 Days
Grown on about 400 bighas in the Rajshahi region, the aromatic, short-duration BRRI dhan75 yielded over 5 tonnes a hectare and frees land for mustard.
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Crops of Nine Farmers Destroyed Overnight in Rajshahi's Bagha, Note Left Behind
Unknown people destroyed the crops of nine farmers in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi overnight and left handwritten notes in the fields.
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Okra Farmers in Ishwardi Happy with Double Prices
Farmers in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna are earning well from okra this year, with a good yield and prices almost double those of other years.
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Papaya Farming Changes the Fortunes of Gaibandha's Abdus Samad
A farmer in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha has changed his fortunes by growing a high-yielding papaya on four bighas.
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Vegetables Flourish in the Yard of Guimara Police Station
The officer-in-charge of Guimara police station in Khagrachhari has turned fallow land in the station yard into a vegetable garden and is planting a fruit orchard.