Crops
The Fruit Seeds That Can Harm You If Swallowed
Some fruit seeds pass through the body harmlessly, but the seeds of litchi, apple, tomato and several other fruits can be harmful if eaten.
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Crops
Fish Diseases and Their Remedies: What Pond Farmers Should Know
The start of the fish-farming season is the time to watch fry and grown fish for disease and treat it at once, with set doses for each problem.
Fruits
Which Fruits to Eat to Avoid Heatstroke and Dehydration
Summer fruits, cucumber and green coconut water can help keep the body cool and hydrated and prevent heatstroke in the heat.
Fruits
Juicy Hill Litchis Reach the Market in Rangamati
Boatloads of hill litchis are arriving at Rangamati's Samata Ghat, where growers are pleased with prices of Tk 300 to Tk 800 per hundred.
Environment
Plane Strike Kills 40 Flamingos Near Mumbai, Leaving Mangled Remains
Dozens of flamingos were killed when an Emirates plane approaching Mumbai airport struck a flock near Ghatkopar, scattering their remains across the area.
Crops
Rice Production in Bangladesh Has Risen More Than Fourfold: Agriculture Minister
Bangladesh's agriculture minister told a World Water Forum session in Bali that the country's rice output has more than quadrupled in 50 years.
Crops
Eight Officials to Oversee Government Boro Procurement
The Directorate General of Food has assigned eight of its officials to oversee Boro paddy and rice procurement, one for each division, this season.
Environment
Heat-Stricken Monkeys Falling From Trees and Dying in Mexico
Mexican authorities are investigating whether extreme heat is behind the deaths of endangered howler monkeys that have been falling from trees in the country's south.
Fruits
How to Pick Ripe, Sweet Litchis
With litchis just reaching the market, a few simple checks of colour, smell, softness and peel help buyers pick ripe, sweet fruit.
Crops
Kaliganj's Sohan Succeeds With Year-Round Lemons
An electrician from Kaliganj in Gazipur who took lemon saplings instead of unpaid wages has built a profitable year-round lemon orchard that is inspiring young people nearby.
Cooking
Poachers Flee Leaving Cooked Deer Meat Deep in the Sundarbans
Poachers deep in the Sundarbans abandoned 9 kg of cooked deer meat and fled into the forest when forest guards arrived, leaving three boats behind.
Crops
Local Litchis Smaller and Sourer This Year in Ishwardi
Sales of local Mozaffar litchis have begun in Ishwardi, but growers say drought and a month-long heatwave have left the fruit smaller, sourer and cracking.
Environment
Trees Allegedly Felled Under Cover of Darkness at Suhrawardy Udyan
Environmentalists allege that trees were felled at night in Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan in the name of development, a claim the contractor and police deny.