VegetablesMulch keeps weeds down and soil moist, pheromone traps hold pests in check; Mahmud Al-Imran's one bigha began yielding in 40 to 50 days and early gourds sell at Tk 60-65 a kilo.
AgrotechResearchers used AI to model a moth's smell receptors and predict the molecules they detect, identifying the lily moth's sex pheromone in a way that could speed up pheromone traps for new crop pests.
In Rajarhat, Kurigram, farmer Zaman Mia is growing off-season and year-round watermelon under polytunnels with mulching and pheromone traps.
CropsIn July 2026, 20 farmers in Rajarhat, Kurigram, were growing safe vegetables on about five acres with mulching, trichocompost and pheromone traps instead of heavy chemical use.
CropsIn November 2024 farmers in several villages of Ujangram union, Kushtia Sadar, were growing about 15 kinds of vegetables on some 100 acres without chemical pesticides, using integrated pest management. They said bio-pesticides and sex pheromone traps had cut their costs.
