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85 Per Cent of Haor Crop-Protection Embankment Work Done in Netrokona
With 15 per cent of the work still to do, Netrokona's haor crop-protection embankments missed the 28 February deadline and the district has been given an extra week.
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BRRI Has Developed More Than 300 Rice Production Technologies, Says Prime Minister
Marking BRRI's 50th anniversary, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the institute has developed 111 high-yielding rice varieties, including eight hybrids, and more than 300 production technologies.
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President Urges Spreading BRRI's Innovations to the Grassroots
In a message marking BRRI's golden jubilee, President Md Abdul Hamid called for the institute's innovations to reach farmers at the grassroots.
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Prices Down, Interest in Rubber Farming Falls in Tripura
With rubber prices nearly halved in three years and wages doubled, farmers in South Tripura are abandoning rubber for rice, wheat and vegetables.
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Anowar Makes a Living Killing Rats
Anowar Hossain of Joypurhat turned a youthful habit of killing rats into a profession, killing about four lakh rats in 25 years and winning a national award.
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What to Do for Your Crops in the Month of Falgun
The Agriculture Information Service has set out the care Boro rice, wheat, maize, jute, vegetables, mango and jackfruit need in the Bengali month of Falgun.
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Tk 57 Crore Incentive to Boost Aus Production
The government will spend Tk 57.25 crore giving 10 lakh small and marginal farmers free seed and fertiliser to raise Aus rice cultivation and production.
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Synchronised Boro Rice Cultivation Launched in Chuadanga
The Department of Agricultural Extension has launched synchronised Boro cultivation using farm machinery for 103 farmers on 150 bighas in Alamdanga, Chuadanga.
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Rice Production Must Focus on Mechanisation, Says Agriculture Secretary
Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akter said rice production must focus on mechanisation, as BRRI's SFMRA project reported four machines developed and eight more in progress.
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No Alternative to Agricultural Development in Building a Prosperous Country: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no alternative to agricultural development if Bangladesh is to become a developed, prosperous country through sustainable socio-economic growth.
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Paddy Procurement Slumps in Barguna
Barguna has procured only five and a half tonnes of paddy against a target of 5,842 tonnes, as farmers sell in the market for higher prices.
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Govt Orders Paddy Purchase on 'First Come, First Served' Basis
With government paddy procurement lagging this aman season, the food ministry has ordered direct purchases from farmers on a "first come, first served" basis alongside the app.
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Canal Digging Dispute Leaves Farming of 700 Acres Uncertain
Canal digging in Tarakanda, Mymensingh, has stalled because landowners will not give up land, leaving about 700 acres waterlogged and boro planting on hold.