Vegetables
Zero-Tillage Potatoes Bring Higher Profits in Patuakhali
Potato farming without tillage is spreading in Patuakhali, where seed tubers are laid on soft soil after Aman and covered with straw, cutting costs and beating salinity.
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Crops
BARI Alu-90 Alouette Potatoes Weigh 400 Grams Each for Lalmonirhat Farmer
In Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, farmer Mokchhedul Haque's BARI Alu-90 Alouette potatoes weigh around 400 grams each, with a harvest of 101 maunds a bigha.
Crops
Nilphamari Farmers Plant Early Potatoes Hoping to Double Their Profit
Farmers in Nilphamari are planting early potatoes on high land in the hope that new-season prices will double their profit.
Vegetables
Cold Storage Owners Want Uninterrupted Power
Cold store owners warn that load-shedding is spoiling stored potatoes, fruit, fish and meat, and have asked the government for uninterrupted power.
Crops
No Potato Shortage, Yet Prices Are Soaring
Potato prices in Bangladesh have jumped to Tk 40 a kg despite production far above demand, with cold storage owners accused of holding back stocks.
Crops
Dutch Potato Variety 'Valencia' Gains Popularity
The Dutch potato variety Valencia, marketed by ACI, is giving bumper yields this season and raising hopes among growers in several districts.
Daily life
Potato for Glowing Skin
With salon visits still worrying many people, a face pack made from potato juice at home can help with acne, pigmentation and dull skin.
Agribusiness
Half the Potatoes in Rangpur Division's Cold Stores Unsold
Cold storage owners in Rangpur division say half the potatoes in their 80 stores are unsold and warn of about Tk 1,000 crore in losses unless the government acts quickly.
Agribusiness
Sweet potato processing factory set up in Panchagarh, Tk 200 crore exports a year hoped for
A factory in Debiganj, Panchagarh, will process sweet potatoes into chips, powder and paste for export, with annual exports of about Tk 200 crore hoped for.
Agribusiness
What Will Happen to 24 Lakh Tonnes of Potatoes in Cold Storage?
Farmers, traders and cold storage owners fear losses of about Tk 4,000 crore if 24 lakh tonnes of stored potatoes are not sold within two months.
Daily life
Do You Know What Happens if You Eat Sprouted Potatoes?
Potatoes produce the toxin solanine once they sprout, so eating them can cause anything from stomach upsets to, in large doses, coma or death.
Agribusiness
Prices of Onions, Potatoes, Eggs and Chicken Fall
After rising last week on coronavirus panic, prices of onions, potatoes, eggs, chicken and other goods have fallen in Dhaka this week.
Vegetables
Joypurhat Potatoes Go Abroad
After a bumper harvest, potatoes from Joypurhat's Kalai upazila are being exported to Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and other countries.