Crops
Farmer Sentu Hajong Develops 23 Rice Varieties in His Humble Home
Farmer Sentu Chandra Hajong of Sherpur has bred 23 new local rice varieties over 17 years of research at home, and hundreds of farmers now grow them.
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Sherpur
Agrotech
Electric Fence to Keep Elephants Away Has Failed
The country's first solar electric fence against wild elephants, built along the Sherpur border, has failed, with the builder and the forest department blaming each other.
Environment
What Will End the Human-Elephant Conflict in Sherpur?
With no permanent solution in a decade and a half, wild elephants and people keep dying in the conflict on the Sherpur border, where settlements have spread into the animals' range.
Crops
'A Loss if the Harvest Is Big, a Loss if It Is Poor'
Sherpur has had a high yield of winter vegetables, but heavy supply means farmers are not getting the prices they expected, and retail prices are starting to fall.
Agribusiness
Rising Fodder Prices Hit Qurbani Cattle Markets
Repeated rises in fodder prices after two floods in a month have squeezed Sherpur's farmers, pushing up the price of Qurbani animals.
Environment
Wild Elephant Found Dead on Sherpur Border
The Forest Department recovered a wild elephant's carcass on the Jhenaigati border in Sherpur, with the cause of death still unknown.
Environment
Rabid Dog Bites 23 People in Sherpur
A single rabid dog bit 23 people in different parts of Sherpur town over five hours, and the municipality has been told to catch it.