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Bumper yield of hybrid tomatoes in Rajbari
Tomato growers in Rajbari have harvested a bumper hybrid crop and expect profits if current prices hold, though they complain of high costs and little official support.
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Vegetable Farming
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Vegetable seedling villages sell Tk 15 crore a season
Abdulpur and Bagdanga villages in Jashore Sadar produce about 12 crore vegetable seedlings in an eight-month season and sell them for about Tk 15 crore.
Vegetables
Bean Flowers Dropping in Dense Fog in Mirsarai
Severe cold and dense fog have made the flowers fall from bean plants in Mirsarai, Chattogram, leaving farmers afraid of a crop failure.
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Alongside His Studies, Monjurul Succeeds With Squash
Monjurul Ahsan, a college student and vegetable grower in Sharsha, Jashore, has made a profit from squash, a crop new to the area, with help from the agriculture department.
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Farmers' Worries Grow With Intense Cold and Fog
Intense cold and dense fog are damaging boro seedbeds and winter crops across Bangladesh, raising farmers' fears for boro and potato production.
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Cucumber Grown on 136 Hectares in Patuakhali
Cucumber farming is growing in Patuakhali, where good demand and prices are drawing more farmers and the crop is being sent beyond the district.
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Farmers Profit From Cauliflower in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are profiting from cauliflower, and the area under the crop is growing as wholesalers buy straight from the fields.
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Mild Weather Brings Good News for Boro Seedbeds
With little cold or fog so far, Boro seedbed preparation has raced ahead of last year and is set to beat its target, though farmers worry about rising costs.
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Farmers Succeed With Vegetables Using Solar-Powered Irrigation in Nilphamari
Ten solar-powered irrigation pumps installed by BADC in Nilphamari now irrigate 250 hectares for about 500 farmers, turning sandy single-crop char land productive.
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Mild Winter in Dinajpur Raises Fears for Rabi Crop Output
Dinajpur has had an unusually mild December, and officials fear reduced rabi crop output while winter clothing sellers report weak sales.
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Sharsha's Shafiqul Succeeds With Pesticide-Free Bottle Gourd
A farmer in Sharsha, Jashore, has done well growing hybrid bottle gourds without pesticides, and his success is drawing other farmers to the crop.
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500kg of Bangladesh's Rupban Beans Head to Italy
Rupban beans from Sitakunda in Chattogram are going to Italy for the first time, with an exporter buying 500 kg from a local farmer.
Vegetables
Grow a Winter Vegetable Garden on Your Rooftop
A rooftop garden of winter vegetables can supply fresh, safe food, add income and help counter global warming, and large tubs make it safe for the roof.