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College Student Succeeds Growing Cucumbers With Mulching in Sharsha
Twelfth-grade student Monjurul Ahsan of Sharsha, Jashore, is growing hybrid cucumbers on 50 decimals with polythene mulching and employing five to seven people.
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Vegetable Farming
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Capsicum Success in Gadkhali, the Kingdom of Flowers
Farmer Monjur Alam has had a bumper crop of red, yellow and green capsicum on one bigha in Gadkhali, Jashore's flower capital.
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Meherpur Farmers Happy With Drumstick Yield
Favourable weather and no natural disasters have given Meherpur a good drumstick harvest, with branches bending under the weight of the pods.
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225 Hectares of Fallow Land Brought Under Cultivation in Narail
Vegetables and other crops are now being grown on 225.63 hectares of fallow land across Narail, following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's directive.
Vegetables
Bhola Farmers Succeed With BARI Capsicum
Farmers on the chars of Bhola Sadar and Daulatkhan have succeeded in growing BARI Capsicum-2 commercially after a successful trial last year.
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Miscreants Cut Down 2,500 Bitter Gourd Plants of Poor Farmer
Miscreants cut down 2,500 bitter gourd plants belonging to a poor farmer, Md Faruk, in Subarnachar, Noakhali, on the night of 3 March.
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Mujibur Succeeds Growing Three Crops on the Same Land in Bhairab
Bhairab farmer Mujibur Rahman has grown capsicum and lettuce for three years and added sunflower this year on the same land, drawing crowds of visitors.
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Dutch Potato Variety 'Valencia' Gains Popularity
The Dutch potato variety Valencia, marketed by ACI, is giving bumper yields this season and raising hopes among growers in several districts.
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Dinajpur Farmers Busy Growing Tomatoes
After harvesting early potatoes, Dinajpur farmers have planted summer tomatoes on 1,142 hectares and are hoping for a bumper yield.
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Tomatoes Sell at Tk 2 a Kg in Bagerhat
A bumper tomato harvest in coastal Bagerhat has pushed wholesale prices down to Tk 2 to 3 a kg, leaving farmers unable even to pay for picking.
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Barishal Traders in Trouble Over Three Vegetables
Wholesalers at Barishal's Multipurpose City Market cannot sell cauliflower, cabbage and turnip even at Tk 2 to 4 a kg as the winter season ends.
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Sagar Succeeds With Mushroom Farming in Naogaon
Naogaon vegetable seller Sagar Ali made about Tk 70,000 from his first mushroom crop and has now scaled up to a commercial farm of 300 packets.
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Bhairab's Saddam Hossain Succeeds With Coloured Cauliflower
Saddam Hossain of Bhairab in Kishoreganj spent Tk 10,000 growing yellow and purple cauliflower on 15 decimals and has already sold Tk 50,000 worth.