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Golden Jhum Paddy Catches the Eye on Khagrachhari's Hills
Ripe jhum paddy has turned the hills of Khagrachhari golden, and jhum farmers are busy bringing in the harvest.
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Paddy Farming
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How to Control Rice Stem Borers
Stem borers can cut rice yields by up to 70 per cent, and the Agricultural Information Service sets out how to control them.
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Tk 60 Lakh Sought for Foreign Training in Hill Farming
A Tk 47.39 crore SRDI project to improve hill soil management has drawn questions over Tk 60 lakh for foreign training and Tk 90 lakh for a jeep.
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How to Care for Bean Plants for a Higher Yield
Proper weeding, fertiliser top dressing and disease control can raise the yield of bean plants.
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Pabna Farmers Frustrated by Paddy Prices
Farmers in Pabna say the price paddy is fetching leaves them no profit after costs, and many are turning away from rice, raising fears of lower output.
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270 Hectares Left Fallow in Ishwardi, Aman Target in Doubt
Farmers in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila could not plant aman on 270 hectares this season because of a lack of rain, with fuel and fertiliser costs deepening their troubles.
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After Aus, Fears of a Fall in Aman Output
With aus output around 5 lakh tonnes below target, analysts fear aman production could fall by 15-20 lakh tonnes this season, though officials say the target will be surpassed.
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Paddy Variety Must Be Printed on Rice Sacks, No Polishing at Will
A law is being made to require the paddy variety to be printed on rice sacks and to set how much rice may be polished, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said.
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Farmers Held Hostage by Fertiliser Dealers in Jibannagar
Farmers in Jibannagar, Chuadanga, say BCIC, BADC and retail fertiliser dealers are ignoring the government price and selling urea and potash at far higher rates.
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Subsidised Fertiliser Adulterated and Spread Across the Country
A syndicate of transport contractors is accused of adulterating subsidised TSP fertiliser on its way from the TSP Complex in Chattogram to buffer godowns, with cases filed in Bogura and Jashore.
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How to Grow Vegetables on Field Ridges
Farmers can bring the growing area of field ridges under vegetables, earning extra income and helping control rice pests without harming the main crop.
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Dacope Farmers Keep Farming Despite Disasters
Overcoming cyclones such as Sidr, Aila and Bulbul, river erosion and salinity, farmers in Dacope near the Sundarbans are growing rice and vegetables.
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Bumper Yield of Transplanted Aman in Magura
Timely sun and rain have produced a bumper transplanted aman crop in Magura, with farmers now busy threshing.