Vegetables
Flood-Hit People in Lakshmipur Receive Fish, Chickens and Paddy Seedlings
The Agriculturists Association of Bangladesh handed paddy seedlings, fish, chickens, fertiliser and seeds to flood-affected families in Raipur, Lakshmipur.
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Paddy Farming
Crops
Rice Seedlings Submerged by Rain Sold as Cattle Feed in Dinajpur
Farmers in Birampur, Dinajpur, are cutting rice seedlings submerged by days of rain and selling them as cattle feed to recover some of their losses.
Crops
Padma Rises Suddenly, Submerging Cropland Near Ishwardi
A 1.5-metre rise in the Padma in a week has flooded char farmland around Ishwardi in Pabna, though engineers say it will not cross the danger level.
Vegetables
What Farmers Should Do in Heavy Rain
A checklist of essential tasks for farmers during heavy rain, from draining fields and staking crops to protecting ponds, livestock and seed.
Crops
Woman Dies After Sari Caught in Fan While Winnowing Paddy
A 55-year-old woman died in Jibannagar, Chuadanga, after her sari became entangled in a fan she was using to winnow paddy.
Crops
Perching Method for Controlling Crop Pests Is Spreading
Perching, which lets insect-eating birds control rice pests from sticks set in the field, now covers about 80 percent of rice land in Joypurhat and is cutting pesticide use.
Crops
Canal Bank Breach Floods Thousands of Hectares of Paddy in Chuadanga
The bank of the Ganges-Kobadak (GK) project's main canal broke in Alamdanga, flooding Aman paddy, homes, retting jute and fish ponds.
Crops
Sand Buries Farmers' Dreams in Feni
Floodwater from the Muhuri river has dumped sand up to 6 feet deep on farmland in Feni, and farmers fear they will not be able to grow crops for years.
Crops
Haor Farmers Fight to Recover After Losing Crops to Three Floods
Hit by three floods this year, Sunamganj's haor farmers are replanting Aman paddy, often with high-interest loans, in a bid to recover.
Crops
Heavy Aman Losses in Bhola Leave Farmers Despairing
Abnormal tides and days of rain have washed away transplanted Aman seedlings and seedbeds in Bhola, leaving indebted farmers facing heavy losses.
Crops
Aus Seed Rice Grown on 300 Acres of BADC Farm
BADC's seed potato farm in Domar, Nilphamari, has put 300 acres of once-fallow land under Aus rice and expects 400 tonnes of foundation seed.
Crops
SAU to Give Free Seedlings to Flood-Hit Farmers
Teachers and students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have started raising rice seedlings and vegetable seed to hand out free to flood-affected farmers.
Crops
What Should Farmers Do After the Flood?
With the ongoing flood damaging crops across the country, this guide sets out what farmers should do once the water recedes.