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Latiraj Kachu Is Easy to Grow
Latiraj kachu, a water taro grown for its stolons, sells for Tk 70-80 a kg and is easy to grow, as this cultivation guide explains.
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FisheriesWinter care for poultry, ducks and pond fish: DAE advice to farmers
As severe cold set in across Bangladesh in early January 2022, the Department of Agricultural Extension advised farmers to vaccinate chicks against Ranikhet and Gumboro on a vet's advice, keep cold wind out of coops, and manage ponds with care through the winter.
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An Easy Way to Grow Winter Bottle Gourd
Bottle gourd, a popular winter vegetable now grown all year, can be raised easily from polybag seedlings in pits around the homestead or in the field.
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Easy Ways to Grow Peas
Peas, a popular winter vegetable and pulse, grow best in well-drained loam sown in November, with careful land preparation, fertiliser and irrigation.
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Cyclone Disrupts Potato Planting, Output May Fall
Cyclone Jawad struck at potato planting time, damaging fields in Munshiganj and elsewhere and raising fears that this season's output will fall.
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"BINA's Sunflower Varieties Will Revolutionise Oil Crops Once Released"
The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture expects to release three advanced sunflower lines within three years, which scientists say could spread sunflower on fallow land.
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Teesta Farmers Try to Get Back on Their Feet
Farmers along the Teesta in Lalmonirhat, hit by a sudden flood in October, are clearing sand and sowing new crops on the dried river's chars.
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Bumper Bean Yield in Meherpur
With no natural disaster this season, bean farmers in Meherpur are profiting from a good harvest grown on 550 hectares.
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Green Chillies From Boror Char Head for the Middle East and Europe
Farmers at Boror Char in Mymensingh have formed three export teams as green chillies from the vegetable hub head for foreign markets.
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Lafa Brinjal on the Verge of Extinction as Farmers Turn to High-Yield Varieties
The famous round Lafa brinjal of Gafargaon in Mymensingh is disappearing as farmers switch to higher-yielding varieties.
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Year-Round Tomato Brings Ten Times the Profit in Mymensingh
A farmer back from Singapore is growing grafted, year-round BARI Hybrid Tomato-8 at Borer Char, Mymensingh, and says it earns eight to ten times more than winter tomato.
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How to Control Common Tomato Diseases
The agriculture department has advised farmers on the main tomato diseases and how to prevent and control them.
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Back From Singapore, Kamrul Farms With Mulching for Lower Costs and Good Yields
After ten years in Singapore, Kamrul Hasan has brought plastic mulching to Borer Char, Mymensingh, where it cuts weeding, fertiliser and irrigation costs.