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Capsicum Brings New Hope to Joypurhat Farmers
A former footpath coconut seller has turned to commercial capsicum farming in Joypurhat's Khetlal, and neighbouring farmers now plan to follow him.
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Vegetable Farming
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Commercial Success Transforms Khalilpur's Economy
Tomato farming has transformed the economy of Khalilpur and nearby villages in Pabna's Sujanagar, earning it the name "tomato village".
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Farmers Profit From Yellow Cauliflower
Three women in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, have made a profit growing yellow cauliflower for the first time in their area, drawing interest from other farmers.
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Sherpur's Sweet Potatoes Reach the Japanese Market
Sweet potatoes grown by contract farmers in Sherpur's char areas are now going to Japan, bringing them better prices than paddy.
Vegetables
Commercial Farming of Coloured Cauliflower and Broccoli in Feni
Purple and yellow cauliflower and broccoli are now grown commercially in Feni's Dagonbhuiyan, where an entrepreneur says they fetch double the price of white.
Vegetables
Ripon's Unusual Initiative Brings Vegetable Success at Barishal Launch Terminal
A journalist's effort to keep Barishal river port workers away from drugs and gambling has turned idle land at the launch terminal into vegetable and flower beds.
VegetablesYoung Mirsarai Entrepreneur Mamun Succeeds With Broccoli on a Demonstration Plot
In February 2025 young agri-entrepreneur Mohammad Mamun was harvesting a good broccoli crop from 50 decimals in Mirsarai, Chattogram, on a demonstration plot of the upazila agriculture office, one of 5 acres grown by 15 farmers under the SACP project that season.
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Women's Labour Drives a Bean Revolution in Ishwardi
Commercial bean farming in Ishwardi, Pabna, relies mostly on women, who do nearly all the crop care from sowing to harvest, farmers and officials say.
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Vegetables Rotting in the Field as Prices Fail to Cover Transport
Low prices mean Shariatpur farmers cannot even cover transport costs, leaving bottle gourd, tomatoes and cabbages rotting in the fields.
VegetablesGaibandha farmer couple grow the district's first commercial beetroot crop
In February 2025 a couple in Gaibandha Sadar were harvesting beetroot from 20 decimals, part of what the DAE called the district's first commercial crop. They told reporters about 1,000 kg stood in the field and they expected a profit of over a lakh taka.
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Purple Cauliflower Yields More Than 20 Tonnes a Hectare in BAU Research
Research led by Prof Dr Md Harun Or Rashid, head of the Horticulture Department at Bangladesh Agricultural University, has produced a purple cauliflower yield of more than 20 tonnes a hectare.
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BAU Research Team Grows European Savoy Cabbage
A research team led by Prof Dr Md Harun Or Rashid, head of the Horticulture Department at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, has grown European Savoy cabbage in the country's climate.
Vegetables
Cabbage Grown in the Unused Spaces of a Malta Orchard
A young entrepreneur in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, is growing cabbage in the unused spaces between his malta trees, feeding his family and earning extra income from the surplus.