Crops
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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Fruit Farming
Vegetables
Farmers' Vegetables and Fruit Go to Waste Without Specialised Cold Storage
Farmers in Ishwardi, Pabna, have long demanded specialised cold storage so they are not forced to sell perishable vegetables and fruit cheaply in peak season.
Vegetables
Colourful Watermelon and Vegetable Farming Grows in Rupsa
Farmers in Khulna's Rupsa upazila are overcoming salinity to grow off-season coloured watermelons and vegetables on the dykes of their fish enclosures.
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 Modern Papaya Cultivation Can Double the Yield
Farmers who grow papaya with modern methods can double their yield, from choosing the Shahi variety to correct spacing, fertiliser and thinning.
Crops
A Farming Revolution on the Chars of the Padma and Jamuna
Farming has taken off on the remote Padma and Jamuna chars of Manikganj, where most cultivable land is now in use though river erosion remains the biggest worry.
Vegetables
Thakurgaon Farmer Amirul Surprises Neighbours by Growing 11 Crops on One Plot
A farmer in Ranisankail, Thakurgaon, has grown 11 crops in the gaps of his malta orchard and says the mix has brought him good profits.
Crops
"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.
Crops
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.
Crops
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.
Crops
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.
Fruits
Star fruit: nutritious, but poisonous for some
Star fruit is nutritious and low in calories, but a toxin it contains can be dangerous for people with kidney disease.
Fruits
BARI Malta-1 Has Changed the Picture of Fruit Imports
A quiet revolution in growing the local BARI Malta-1 is slowly reducing Bangladesh's reliance on imported malta, though consumers still favour foreign fruit.