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Rice Production in Bangladesh Has Risen More Than Fourfold: Agriculture Minister
Bangladesh's agriculture minister told a World Water Forum session in Bali that the country's rice output has more than quadrupled in 50 years.
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Paddy Farming
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Eight Officials to Oversee Government Boro Procurement
The Directorate General of Food has assigned eight of its officials to oversee Boro paddy and rice procurement, one for each division, this season.
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Farmers Unable to Harvest Paddy as Labour Wages Soar
A labour shortage and daily wages of up to Tk 1,250 are keeping farmers in Parshuram, Feni, from harvesting ripe boro paddy on time while prices stay low.
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Farmers' Homes No Longer Have Paddy Granaries
A writer argues that the disappearance of the village paddy granary leaves farmers selling cheap, buying dear and exposed in any crisis.
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How to Store Rice Seed After the Harvest
Harvesting at the right time, removing off-type plants and drying seed below 12 per cent moisture are the keys to storing good rice seed.
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Sudden Hailstorm Knocks Ripe Paddy Off the Stalks
A sudden hailstorm in Durgapur, Netrokona, knocked ripe paddy from the stalks before farmers, short of labour and machines, could harvest it.
Vegetables
Heatwave Scorches Crops as Livestock Struggle
A nearly month-long heatwave has damaged boro rice, jute and fruit crops and hit poultry and cattle farmers hardest.
Vegetables
Drought Scorches Farmers' Hopes in Nilphamari
A long dry spell in Nilphamari is withering crops across the district, and farmers fear heavy losses despite extra irrigation.
Crops
Farmers Must Save Seed From Their Own Paddy: BINA Director General
Stressing self-reliance, BINA's director general told Satkhira farmers they must save seed from the paddy they grow and learn what makes a good seed and variety.
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Maize Market Grows as Import Dependence Falls
Driven by demand from poultry, fish and livestock feed, maize has become one of Bangladesh's most important crops, and imports are gradually falling.
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Boro Paddy Ripening, but No One to Harvest It
Boro paddy is ripening on about 15,000 hectares in Jhalakathi, but the heat has left farmers unable to find labourers to cut it.
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Heatwave Doubles Irrigation Costs, Leaving Farmers at a Loss
Intense heat and drought in Meherpur have forced boro farmers to irrigate every day, multiplying their costs and raising fears of losses.
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Fearing Floods, Haor Farmers Rush to Harvest Paddy
A forecast of heavy rain and hill runoff has sent Sunamganj's haor farmers racing to harvest a bumper boro crop from 137 haors.