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Farmers Show More Interest in Paddy and Maize Than Vegetables
Government data show Bangladesh's vegetable area has shrunk this Rabi season as farmers, burned by low vegetable prices and worried about food shortages, switch to paddy and maize.
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Delwar Sold Tk 22 Lakh of Fruit in Two Years
Delwar Hossain, who turned to fruit farming in Mirzapur, Tangail, after his businesses failed, has sold Tk 22 lakh of fruit in two years and now has a good China orange harvest.
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Bumper Aman Crop Brings Smiles to Dakop Farmers
Aman planted late in Dakop, Khulna, because of a lack of rain has produced a bumper crop, and farmers are preparing to harvest within days.
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Good Paddy Yield Brings No Smiles to Ishwardi Farmers
Farmers in Ishwardi, Pabna, have had a good Aman crop but say low paddy prices and higher costs leave them with no profit.
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Kalojira Paddy Cultivation Declines in Mirsarai
Low yields have pushed farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, away from the aromatic Kalojira paddy towards high-yielding hybrid varieties.
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How Much Water Does It Take to Produce Rice?
A freelance journalist argues that the water, inputs and labour behind every kilo of paddy are reason enough to stop wasting rice.
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BRRI dhan87 Gives High Yields in a Short Time
Farmers in Bagatipara, Natore, have switched from Swarna to BRRI dhan87, a blast-resistant Aman variety that matures in 127 days and leaves time for mustard.
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Aman Cultivation in Sunamganj Exceeds Target
Sunamganj's flood-hit farmers have bounced back, planting transplanted aman on more land than targeted and reaping a bumper crop.
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Government to Buy Aman Paddy Through an App in 272 Upazilas
The government will buy Aman paddy through the "Krishoker App" in 272 selected upazilas as a pilot this season, the Directorate of Food has told field officials.
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Production Costs Don't Add Up: Pabna Farmers Unhappy with Aman Price
As aman paddy comes in, farmers in Pabna say prices of Tk 1,200-1,350 a maund leave little or no profit once higher production costs are counted.
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Pest Attack Ruins Aman in Panchagarh
Despite a good aman season in Panchagarh, farmers in parts of Sadar upazila have lost their crop to the brown planthopper, known locally as karen poka.
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Hemanta's Nabanna Festival: Farmers and Labourers Busy Cutting and Threshing Paddy
As a good aman crop comes in across Naogaon, farmers prepare for Nabanna, though locals say the new-rice festival has lost much of its old character.
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New BRRI Rice Variety With Less Disease and Higher Yields Awaits Release
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute's new high-yielding Aman variety BRRI dhan103, which suffers less from pests and disease, is awaiting National Seed Board approval.