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Over 50 Indigenous Farmers Say Pump Operator Holds Irrigation Hostage
More than 50 indigenous farmers in Rajshahi's Deopara union say a pump operator withholds irrigation water from them unless they pay extra.
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Haor Farmers Bring Home Ripe Paddy on the First Day of Baishakh
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors spent the first day of Baishakh bringing home a bumper boro crop.
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Government to Buy 16.5 Lakh Tonnes of Paddy and Rice in Boro Season
The government will buy 16.5 lakh tonnes of paddy and rice from the domestic market in the coming boro season.
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Neck Blast Destroying Paddy in Kaliganj
Neck blast is drying out the panicles of paddy in fields across Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah, hitting BRRI dhan63 hardest.
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Rice Cannot Be Sold Under the Miniket Name
Rice can no longer be sold under the name Miniket, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said, as a draft law has won final cabinet approval.
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Every Gust of Wind Makes Haor Farmers' Hearts Tremble
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors expect a bumper boro crop but fear storms and rising rivers could stop them bringing it home.
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What to Do if Heat Causes Chaff in Paddy
The Agricultural Information Service has advised farmers what to do when heat causes chaff in paddy.
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Blast Disease Ruins Early BRRI dhan28 Paddy in Bhairab
Blast disease has destroyed early-maturing BRRI dhan28 paddy in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, leaving farmers worried about food for the year.
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Blast Outbreak Hits Boro Paddy in Habiganj's Haors
Blast disease has struck BRRI dhan28 boro paddy in the haors of Habiganj, leaving farmers with empty husks at harvest time.
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BRRI Seed Sower Machine Can Sow 7,000 Seeds an Hour
BRRI has developed a seed sower that evenly sows 7,000 to 7,300 rice seeds an hour, alongside a whole-feed combine harvester, transplanters, weeders and an improved solar light trap.
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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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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.
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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.