Crops
How a Tk 50 Green Coconut From Monpura Becomes Tk 150 in Dhaka
Farmers in Monpura, Bhola, sell green coconuts for Tk 50 to 60 each, while the same coconuts retail for Tk 150 to 200 in Dhaka.
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Crops
The Spider Lily, Full of Medicinal Properties
The spider lily is a fragrant ornamental plant used in traditional medicine, though all parts of it are poisonous.
Livestock
Instruction Not to Lease 217 Cattle Markets Beside Highways
A stakeholder meeting in Dhaka told officials not to lease 217 identified sacrificial animal markets on or beside highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Environment
40 Native Mynas Rescued in Kushtia
The Bangladesh Biodiversity Conservation Foundation (BBCF) rescued 40 native mynas from traffickers in Kushtia town.
Crops
The Commercial Potential of Hazrapur's Lychee
With geographical indication status, the Hazrapur lychee of Magura could anchor a full commercial chain from branding to export, argues Jenis Farzana Tania.
Fruits
Lychee Keeps the Body Cool in the Heat
Juicy lychees help with immunity, digestion and hydration in the summer heat, but a few precautions apply.
Crops
Hurasagar Runs Dry, Leaving Farmers in Trouble
With the Hurasagar river dry for much of the year, farmers in Porjana union of Shahzadpur face falling groundwater and rising irrigation costs.
Environment
Injured Nilgai Rescued Near Panchagarh Border
A nilgai injured while crossing the border fence was rescued from a maize field in Panchagarh and is being treated by livestock staff.
Crops
Immature Lychee Reaches Dinajpur Markets Amid Fears of Heat-Driven Fruit Drop
Growers in Dinajpur are selling immature Madrazi lychee about a week and a half before the fruit is ripe, chasing higher prices and fearing heat-driven fruit drop.
Crops
The Medicinal Neem Tree Is Disappearing
The neem tree, useful for its timber, twigs, oil and medicinal properties, is vanishing through neglect, writes Suraiya Yasmin Sumi.
Livestock
Hundreds of Farm Chickens Dying of Heatstroke in Intense Heat
Heat of 38 degrees Celsius and frequent power cuts are killing chickens on poultry farms in Matlab Uttar upazila of Chandpur.
Crops
Growing Rice With Sugarcane Could Change the Farm Economy
Scientists at the Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute have developed a method of growing rice as a companion crop in sugarcane, saving water and cutting costs by a third.
Crops
Safe Food Must Be Ensured for All People: Farida Akhter
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter called for an end to a two-tier food system in which the poor get unsafe food.