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Nazmul Succeeds With Trial Rambutan Farming in the Hills
A young man in Longadu, Rangamati, has succeeded in growing the foreign fruit rambutan on a trial basis for the first time in the area.
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Fruit Farming
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Off-Season Watermelon on Floating Beds Harvested in Two and a Half Months
After two years of research, the Rahmatpur Regional Agricultural Research Station has grown off-season BARI watermelons on floating beds over water hyacinth-covered ponds.
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Lack of Rain Hits Guava Yields in the South
Farmers in the southern guava belt around the floating markets of Jhalakathi, Barishal and Pirojpur say a lack of rain has cut this year's yield.
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Shibganj's Mosharraf Succeeds With Saudi Date Farming
Mosharraf Hossain of Shibganj in Chapainawabganj turned to Saudi date palms after losing money on mangoes and now expects to sell Tk 15 lakh worth of dates this year.
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Omar Sharif Succeeds With Avocado Farming in Mirsarai
Young entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif has become the first to grow avocado on trial in Mirsarai, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.
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Khagrachhari's Successful Agri-Entrepreneur Nurul Alam
Md Nurul Alam, who worked in IT, is growing desert dates commercially on the hills of Matiranga in Khagrachhari.
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Atikullah's Green Dream Hangs From the Trellis
A farmer in his sixties in Kaliganj, Gazipur, has drawn crowds with sweet grapes on about a bigha of trellises, once mocked by his neighbours.
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Eight Farmers Succeed With Watermelon in Mirsharai
Summer watermelon has been grown in Mirsharai for the first time, with eight farmers in eight unions selling fruit at Tk 60-80 a kg.
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Day-Long Fruit Festival Held in Panchagarh
The Rangdhanu Foundation held a day-long festival in Panchagarh on 19 July displaying more than fifty local and foreign fruits.
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Tk 25 Crore Worth of Mangoes Traded Daily at Sapahar
A large mango market has grown up in the border upazila of Sapahar, trading about Tk 25 crore of mangoes a day, but growers complain they are not getting fair prices.
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Jhalakathi's Bilati Gab Is Travelling Across the Country
Bilati gab, a red fruit that grows without planting or care in Jhalakathi, is now collected from villages and sent to cities across Bangladesh.
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People Will Know the Hill Tracts by Coffee and Cashew Nuts: Bir Bahadur
Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing said the hill region will one day be known for coffee and cashew nuts, just as Sylhet is known for tea.
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Hill Farmers Dream of Success With Lotkon Cultivation
Lotkon, once an unvalued wild fruit of the hills, is now in wide demand, and farmers in Khagrachhari are turning to growing it commercially.