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How to Control Common Tomato Diseases
The agriculture department has advised farmers on the main tomato diseases and how to prevent and control them.
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Vegetable Farming
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Back From Singapore, Kamrul Farms With Mulching for Lower Costs and Good Yields
After ten years in Singapore, Kamrul Hasan has brought plastic mulching to Borer Char, Mymensingh, where it cuts weeding, fertiliser and irrigation costs.
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Bumper Tomato Yield in Rajshahi
Tomato farming in Rajshahi has nearly doubled, bringing a bumper crop and good profits at the start of the season.
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Char Women Becoming Self-Reliant Through Farming
Women on the flood-hit chars of Kurigram are recovering by growing vegetables and raising livestock with help from the NGO Friendship.
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Pest Attack in Fields Leaves Meherpur Farmers at a Loss
Farmers in Meherpur say pests attacking cauliflower and cabbage cannot be controlled with pesticides and the agriculture office has not helped.
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Four Brothers in Madhukhali Earn Lakhs From Bottle Gourd Farming
Four brothers from a family in Madhukhali, Faridpur, have become lakhpatis by growing bottle gourd on three acres, inspiring others in the area.
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Nilphamari Farmers Hope for Bumper Early Potato Yield
Farmers in Kishoreganj upazila of Nilphamari hope to profit from early potatoes this year after a poor season last year, despite worries over bad weather.
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Bottle Gourd Farmer Hopes for Profit in Rajnagar
With help from the agriculture department, a landless farmer in Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, has turned his fortunes around by growing bottle gourd with eco-friendly methods.
Vegetables
Vegetables Stay Dear as Chicken Prices Fall Further
Winter vegetables are plentiful but expensive in Dhaka's markets, while broiler and Sonali chicken prices have fallen further over the week.
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An Easy Way to Grow Ash Gourd
Ash gourd, or chalkumra, is a popular vegetable that can be grown with simple methods on beds, rooftops or house roofs.
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Dacope Farmers Keep Farming Despite Disasters
Overcoming cyclones such as Sidr, Aila and Bulbul, river erosion and salinity, farmers in Dacope near the Sundarbans are growing rice and vegetables.
VegetablesStem amaranth (data) cultivation: varieties, sowing, care and harvest
Sown in rows, thinned on time, watered well and picked before it flowers, stem amaranth gives juicy, fibre-free stems. A checked guide to varieties, sowing, care, pests and yield in Bangladesh.
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Pesticide-Free Vegetables Grown on 300 Acres in Rajbari Head to London and America
Vegetables grown without harmful pesticides or chemicals in Rajbari under contract with Globepack Food and Beverage Limited are being exported to London and America.