Crops
Controlling Crop Pests and Diseases the Natural Way
Garlic-kerosene and onion extracts can control many crop pests and diseases without chemical pesticides, cutting costs and keeping produce safe.
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Farming
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An Easy Way to Grow Bay Leaf Trees
Bay leaf is in heavy demand as a spice and medicine, and farmers can profit from it by following the right methods of cultivation.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Profit From Taro Cultivation
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, have grown taro on 150 acres this year, with growers and harvest labourers alike earning a good income from the crop.
Crops
What to Do When Yardlong Bean Leaves Turn Yellow and Spotted
Yardlong bean plants are prone to leaf yellowing and leaf spot, and farmers can manage both with field hygiene, aphid control and timely sprays.
Crops
Elephant Foot Yam Cultivation Rises in Bandarban
Elephant foot yam farming has been expanding in Bandarban for several years because the hill soil suits the crop and it gives high yields at low cost.
Vegetables
A Rooftop Garden With 250 Kinds of Plants
Nurun Nahar Begum has turned the 1,500 sq ft roof of her six-storey home in Siddhirganj into a garden of more than 250 fruit, flower, vegetable and medicinal plants.
Crops
Vegetables to Grow in the Month of Shraban
Several vegetables can be sown in Shraban (mid-July to mid-August), and sowing on time with well-prepared soil is key to success.
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Ishwardi Farmers Pin Hopes on Early 'Auto' Beans
Farmers in Muladuli union of Ishwardi, one of the country's main bean-growing areas, are hoping for profits from their early 'Auto' bean crop.
Crops
How to Get a Higher Yield From Brinjal
Brinjal is in demand all year and profitable to grow, but farmers need the right methods, from seedbed to harvest, to get a good yield.
Vegetables
A Long Flood Would Hit Food Production
Floods have damaged crops, fish farms and cattle farms across Bangladesh, and a prolonged flood could hurt Aus and Aman rice and overall food production.
Crops
How to Disinfect a Poultry House
Disinfecting the poultry house thoroughly before chicks arrive is the first condition for a profitable farm; these are the steps.
Crops
Rajshahi Farmer Hopes to Sell Tk 1.5 Lakh of Papaya from 15 Katha
Rownaf Jahan, a 65-year-old farmer in Paba, Rajshahi, has planted a high-yielding local papaya on 15 katha and expects to sell Tk 1.5 lakh worth of fruit.
Crops
How to Grow Kangkong (Kalmi Shak)
Kangkong is now popular across Bangladesh, and the BARI variety Gima Kalmi-1 can be grown all year with simple care.