Crops
Mix These Seeds Into Watermelon Juice to Beat Dehydration
Nutritionists say a little chia seed stirred into watermelon juice boosts its benefits, helping with hydration, digestion and weight control.
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Vegetables
Three Brothers Succeed With Bottle Gourd in Kaliganj
Three brothers in Kaliganj, Gazipur, have made a success of pesticide-free bottle gourd grown on trellises, and neighbouring farmers are now following them.
Environment
No More Scope to Harm the Environment Through Influence, Minister Says
Environment minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said influence can no longer be used to harm the environment and that action will be taken against traditional brick kilns.
Crops
Drones to Be Used for Crop Monitoring and Flood Damage Assessment
The Department of Agricultural Extension will use drone and satellite images to monitor crops and assess flood damage, starting in Sylhet under an ADB-supported project.
Crops
Sharsha Farmers Succeed With Lettuce Cultivation
Farmers in Sharsha upazila of Jashore have had remarkable success growing lettuce, a foreign leaf crop, in parts of Sadar and Ulashi unions this year.
Crops
Hatishur, a Plant Full of Many Virtues
Hatishur, a weed-like plant with ivory-white flowers on curved stalks, is described as having a range of traditional medicinal uses.
LivestockLegal notice served against holding a Qurbani cattle market in Aftabnagar
Lawyer Md Yunus Ali Akand sent a legal notice in April 2024 asking Dhaka South City Corporation and other authorities not to hold a qurbani cattle market in Aftabnagar, calling the 4 April lease process unlawful.
Crops
Farmers Bring In Their Crop From the First Day of Baishakh
A festival of harvesting ripe boro paddy was under way in Sunamganj's haors on the first day of Baishakh, with farmers and their families in the fields from sunrise.
Fruits
Put Green Mango Mustard Hilsa on Your Plate for the New Year
Aam sorshe ilish, hilsa cooked with green mango and mustard, is a tasty dish that goes well with panta, plain rice or pulao on Pahela Baishakh.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Strike It Rich With Sweet Potatoes
Farmers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram are profiting from sweet potatoes, grown mostly on sandy chars, with little investment and advice from the upazila agriculture office.
Crops
Mango Production in Chapainawabganj Could Fall by Half
Low blossom and recent Chaitra rain mean Chapainawabganj's mango output could fall by half compared with last year, growers and others involved say.
Crops
Climate Change Brings New Problems for Rice Farming
Temperatures outside 18-34°C at the booting and flowering stages can leave rice grains empty, and climate change is bringing farmers new problems.
Crops
Rainwater Submerges Crore Taka Worth of Paddy in the Haor
Rainwater has submerged farmers' ripening boro paddy in various haors of Sunamganj, with nearly Tk 1 crore worth lost, according to the agriculture department.