Crops
Not Extortion or Begging: Hijra Group Wins Attention With Farming in Gazipur
Instead of collecting money from people, a group of third-gender people (hijras) in Gazipur has taken up farming on 13 bigha of sharecropped land.
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Crops
Food Department Fails on Paddy but Succeeds on Rice
Jhalakathi's food department collected only 15 tonnes of paddy against a 1,689-tonne target because market prices were higher than the government rate, but it met its rice procurement target in full.
Crops
Not a Single Chhatak of Paddy Reached Food Department Warehouses in 7 Rangpur Districts
The food department bought no paddy at all in seven of Rangpur division's eight districts and only 3 tonnes in Dinajpur, against a 62,344-tonne target, though it beat its rice target.
Crops
Farmer Sentu Hajong Develops 23 Rice Varieties in His Humble Home
Farmer Sentu Chandra Hajong of Sherpur has bred 23 new local rice varieties over 17 years of research at home, and hundreds of farmers now grow them.
Crops
Rivers Dry Up in Naogaon, Putting Lives and Livelihoods at Risk
Water in the Chhoto Jamuna and other rivers of Naogaon has fallen ahead of time, worrying Boro farmers and pushing fishermen into other jobs.
Crops
Haor Farmers Fear Losing Their Crop Again This Year
Crop protection embankment work in Sunamganj's haors has missed its extended deadline, and farmers fear early floods will wreck their only Boro crop again.
Agribusiness
Most Farms in Jhenaidah Without Chickens Amid Chick Shortage
Farmers in Jhenaidah say they cannot get day-old chicks even at high prices, leaving most farms empty, while the district livestock officer says there is no shortage.
Crops
85 Per Cent of Haor Crop-Protection Embankment Work Done in Netrokona
With 15 per cent of the work still to do, Netrokona's haor crop-protection embankments missed the 28 February deadline and the district has been given an extra week.
Environment
Ten Years On, Not a Single Hatchling of 'Tengra and Sakina' Has Survived
A decade after the crocodile breeding centre at Tengragiri Eco Park in Taltali opened, the number of crocodiles has not grown by one.
Fisheries
Crabs Poached in the Sundarbans Using 'Fishing Passes'
Defying the breeding-season ban, fishers are entering the Sundarbans on fishing passes to catch crabs, allegedly with the connivance of forest staff, which officials deny.
Crops
Canal Digging Dispute Leaves Farming of 700 Acres Uncertain
Canal digging in Tarakanda, Mymensingh, has stalled because landowners will not give up land, leaving about 700 acres waterlogged and boro planting on hold.
Agrotech
Electric Fence to Keep Elephants Away Has Failed
The country's first solar electric fence against wild elephants, built along the Sherpur border, has failed, with the builder and the forest department blaming each other.
Vegetables
Sylhet's 'Goalgadda' Beans Exported to 13 Countries
Farmers in Sylhet's Golapganj have grown the special Goalgadda bean for decades, and after meeting local demand it is exported to 13 countries.