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Pineapples Are Changing Sunamganj's Economy
Pineapple output is rising year by year in the hills of Sunamganj, where this season's crop of about 4,000 tonnes is worth around Tk 16 crore.
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Abdur Rob Succeeds With 'Black Baby' Watermelon in the Hills
A Matiranga farmer's off-season crop of black-skinned Black Baby watermelons, hung in red nets on trellises, is drawing crowds and interest from other farmers.
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Chandpur Orchard Expects Tk 16-17 Lakh in Sales from 51 Foreign Mango Varieties
An entrepreneur in Chandpur who grows 51 foreign mango varieties on an old brick kiln site expects to sell Tk 16-17 lakh worth of fruit this year.
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Growing Japanese Large Cardamom in a Hobby Vegetable Garden
Syed Mazarul Islam Rubel describes how two cardamom seedlings from a friend grew into more than a hundred fruiting plants in his garden in Agailjhara, Barishal.
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Returnee Migrant Monir Earns Tk 3 Lakh a Month Growing Grass
A returnee migrant in Chandpur is growing lawn carpet grass commercially, selling it across the country and giving work to around 50 people.
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Rajbari's Sarowar Succeeds With Trial Grape Farming
Encouraged by a trial on his homestead, Rajbari fruit grower Sarowar Hossain Babu is preparing the district's first commercial grape orchard.
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New Golapi and Elachi Litchi Varieties Grown in Dinajpur
Alongside Dinajpur's familiar litchi varieties, a Sadar upazila orchard is now growing Golapi and Elachi litchis, large, juicy fruit said not to be grown anywhere else in the country.
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Rangamati Farmers Hopeful as Cashew Trees Start Bearing
Within three years of commercial planting, cashew trees in Kaptai, Rangamati, have started bearing fruit, leaving farmers and project officials hopeful.
Vegetables
BADC Farm in Domar Grows Dhaincha on 200 Acres
The BADC foundation seed potato farm in Domar, Nilphamari, has grown dhaincha on 200 acres as green manure, a practice that has almost disappeared from farmers' fields.
Agribusiness
Nahid Succeeds With Quail Farming in Patuakhali
A young man in Patuakhali who began keeping 16 quails as a hobby now runs a 3,200-bird commercial farm that is inspiring others to take up quail rearing.
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Fazle Rabbi Succeeds With Grape Farming in Faridpur
A young entrepreneur in Faridpur has harvested a strong first crop from an experimental grape garden and plans to farm commercially next year.
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Salt Output Hits Record, Topping 64 Years of History
Salt farmers in Cox's Bazar have produced a record amount before the season has even ended, helped by a long heatwave, but worry about falling prices.
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Why Grow Mushrooms?
Mushrooms can be grown easily in Bangladesh without farmland or expensive cooling equipment, and demand is growing in cities and markets.