Bangladesh
New mutation rules put inherited land on a single joint record first
Under the Ministry of Land's new rules, inherited land that has not been divided will stay on one khatian carrying every heir's name jointly.
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Land
AgrotechJapan's soil-free film farming grows crops on a dialysis-derived membrane
Japanese scientist Yuichi Mori grows vegetables without soil on a polymer film adapted from kidney dialysis membranes; the BBC reported that the method uses 90 percent less water than conventional farming and no pesticides.
EnvironmentSoil acidity rising in Bangladesh as crop yields fall, SRDI scientists warn
On World Soil Day, 5 December 2024, SRDI scientists said 45.67 per cent of Bangladesh's cropland was strongly to very strongly acidic, up from 28.23 per cent in 1998, cutting yields and raising costs; they urged dolomite lime and organic matter.
Crops
Dhaincha, the Green Manure of the Fields, Is Disappearing
The use of dhaincha as green manure has nearly disappeared as hybrid crops and chemical fertilisers take over.
Crops
Aminul Makes His Own Way Farming Leased Land
A young man in Fulbaria, Mymensingh, who owns no land of his own has become self-reliant by growing aubergines and lemons on leased land.
FruitsPirojpur farmer Abdul Hai Sheikh grows amla on fallow land
In November 2018 a Pirojpur farmer said the 100 amla saplings he planted gave 25 maunds of fruit worth Tk 26,000 after four and a half years, as the district's amla area reached 44 hectares.
Crops
Land ploughed with a horse in Sunamganj
With boro cultivation in full swing in the haors of Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, a farmer has caused a stir by ploughing his land with a horse.
Agribusiness
Poppy Grown on Three Acres in Munshiganj
A mobile court seized poppy plants as evidence from about three acres of poppy fields at Charbanial in Munshiganj Sadar upazila.