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Bhairab Market Full of Boro Paddy, Traders Worried by Lack of Buyers
A bumper boro harvest in the Kishoreganj haor has filled Bhairab's paddy market, but a shortage of buyers is keeping prices low and sellers anxious.
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Bumper Yield From Trial Cultivation in Mirsarai
Trial cultivation of the new premium boro variety BINA dhan25 in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has produced a bumper yield and enthused local farmers.
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Bumper Paddy Harvest in Favourable Weather Brings Joy to Haor Region
With no storms or early floods this year, Habiganj's haor farmers are bringing in a bumper boro crop without trouble.
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Satkhira Farmers Succeed With New Boro Rice Varieties
Leaf blight-resistant Boro rice varieties 64 and 53 are giving farmers in Satkhira's Debhata upazila more than two tonnes a hectare above the rice they grew before.
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Favourable Weather Brings Smiles to Haor Farmers
Favourable weather has given Sunamganj a bumper Boro harvest this season, easing haor farmers' usual fears about getting their single crop home.
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Fearing Heatstroke by Day, Shariatpur Farmers Harvest Paddy by Moonlight
A relentless heatwave has pushed many boro farmers in Shariatpur to cut their ripe paddy at night, when it is cooler and labourers are willing to work.
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Boro Paddy at Risk of Heat Shock
Scientists fear a repeat of the 2021 heat shock that turned paddy on nearly half a lakh hectares to empty grain if the current heatwave does not ease soon.
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Fields Full of Paddy, but Haor Farmers Worry About Prices
Despite a good boro harvest in Sunamganj's haors, farmers fear the paddy price will not cover the higher costs of fertiliser, pesticide and labour.
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Climate Change Brings New Problems for Rice Farming
Temperatures outside 18-34°C at the booting and flowering stages can leave rice grains empty, and climate change is bringing farmers new problems.
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Rainwater Submerges Crore Taka Worth of Paddy in the Haor
Rainwater has submerged farmers' ripening boro paddy in various haors of Sunamganj, with nearly Tk 1 crore worth lost, according to the agriculture department.
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Load-Shedding in Rajshahi Leaves Farmers Worried About Boro
With a heatwave in Rajshahi and power cuts rising, farmers cannot irrigate their boro fields properly, and the land has cracked in many places.
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BRRI Issues Advance Heatwave Warning for Rice
BRRI has issued an advance heatwave warning for rice, advising farmers to keep water standing in fields and spray against blast and leaf diseases.
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In the Month of Independence, a Teacher Plants a Paddy Field in the Shape of the National Flag
An assistant teacher in Ulipur, Kurigram, has drawn praise for a paddy field planted in the shape of Bangladesh's national flag.