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Farmers Ruined After Growing Improved Rice Varieties in Mymensingh
At least 141 farmers in Mymensingh Sadar who grew BINA dhan17 and BINA dhan11 with free BINA seed saw most of their paddy turn to chaff.
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Paddy Farming
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Sirajganj Procures Just 1.5 Percent of Paddy Target in 35 Days
With market prices above the government rate, farmers in Sirajganj are not selling paddy to government warehouses, leaving the procurement target in doubt.
CropsFatema rice: how a farmer-found Bagerhat paddy with giant panicles spread
'Fatema rice' grew from three giant panicles found in a hybrid rice field in Fakirhat, Bagerhat; the family said each panicle held over a thousand grains. By April 2021 farmers in Faridpur were growing it too, though it was not an approved variety.
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Five Harvests From One Rice Plant
Rice geneticist Abed Chowdhury has developed rice varieties that gave five harvests in a year from a single planting in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, totalling about 16 tonnes a hectare.
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What to Do to Protect Boro Rice Seedbeds in Severe Cold
With severe cold and dense fog in rural areas, farmers need to act now to protect boro rice seedlings, and here are eleven steps to follow.
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Sunamganj Produces Tk 1,000 Crore Worth of Aman Paddy
A good Aman harvest across about 60 haors has lifted the spirits of Sunamganj farmers who lost much of their Aus paddy to three floods this year.
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Non-Existent and Closed Mills on Kushtia's Rice Procurement List
Mill owners in Kushtia allege a syndicate with food department officials has secured rice allocations in the names of mills that are closed or no longer exist.
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Eight Officials Tasked With Monitoring Government Aman Procurement
The food ministry has put one official in charge of monitoring paddy and rice procurement in each of the country's eight divisions this Aman season.
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Rooftop Rice in Plastic Bottles Succeeds in Barishal
After sugarcane, the Barishal Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences has grown fragrant Kalijira rice in more than 500 plastic bottles on its roof.
CropsBumper Aman harvest in Lalmonirhat brings Nabanna mood to farm homes
Farmers in Lalmonirhat's five upazilas harvested a bumper Aman crop in late 2024; the agriculture department said 86,550 hectares were planted, above target, though farmers complained of rising input costs.
CropsBNP activists harvest poor farmers' paddy free of charge in Mongla
On 30 November 2024 the BNP launched a programme at Chandpai in Mongla, Bagerhat, to cut poor farmers' ripe paddy and carry it home without pay. The organisers said farmers struggle to pay harvest labour.
Vegetables
What Farmers Should Do in Winter Cold and Fog
Low temperatures, dense fog, drizzle and cloudy weather harm Boro seedbeds and many winter crops, and farmers have been advised to take a set of protective steps.
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Clash Over Paddy Harvest in Hatibandha, 10 Injured Including UP Member
A long-running land dispute in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, turned violent over harvesting paddy, leaving at least 10 people injured including a UP member.