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Gaibandha Women Turn to Floating Vegetable Farming
Marginal farmers, many of them women, in Saghata, Gaibandha, are growing vegetables without soil on floating beds in a waterlogged beel with help from a local NGO.
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Zahurul Succeeds Growing Tomatoes on Brinjal Plants
A farmer in Raninagar, Naogaon, has succeeded in growing summer tomatoes by grafting them onto thorny wild brinjal plants, selling them at Tk 110 a kg wholesale.
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'A Loss if the Harvest Is Big, a Loss if It Is Poor'
Sherpur has had a high yield of winter vegetables, but heavy supply means farmers are not getting the prices they expected, and retail prices are starting to fall.
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Papaya Farming Changes the Fortunes of Gaibandha's Abdus Samad
A farmer in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha has changed his fortunes by growing a high-yielding papaya on four bighas.
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Vegetables Flourish in the Yard of Guimara Police Station
The officer-in-charge of Guimara police station in Khagrachhari has turned fallow land in the station yard into a vegetable garden and is planting a fruit orchard.
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Dinajpur Farmers Busy Planting Early Potatoes
Farmers in Dinajpur are busy planting early potatoes on land cleared of short-duration aman, hoping for higher prices, though fertiliser costs are a worry.
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Mirsarai Farmers Happy With Yardlong Bean Prices
Good yields and wholesale prices of Tk 45-50 a kg have made yardlong bean farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, happy this season.
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'Pepe Badsha', Hero of Pabna's Vegetable Revolution, Helps Hundreds of Young Men Stand on Their Own Feet
Shahjahan Ali Badsha of Ishwardi, known as Pepe Badsha, turned a two-bigha plot into a 200-bigha farm and has inspired more than a hundred young men in Pabna.
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Squash Farmer Faces Losses in Kurigram, No Help From Agriculture Department
Saidul Islam's four-bigha squash field on a Dharla river char in Kurigram was ruined by mosaic disease after heavy rain, and he says the agriculture department has offered no help.
Vegetables
Chicken Prices Up, Green Chillies Tk 250 a Kg
Broiler and Sonali chicken prices rose over the week in Dhaka while green chillies touched Tk 250 a kg, as most vegetable and fish prices held steady.
Vegetables
Vapour Heat Treatment Plant at Gabtoli to Boost Mango and Vegetable Exports
The government has approved a Tk 27.06 crore project to build a vapour heat treatment plant at Gabtoli to extend mango shelf life and increase exports of mangoes and fresh vegetables.
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How to Control Harmful Pests of Bitter Gourd
Fruit flies, pumpkin beetles and a viral mosaic disease cause heavy losses to bitter gourd growers, but each can be controlled with traps, bait, netting and targeted sprays.
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Farmers Bring a Revolution in Red Amaranth Seed Production in Jibannagar
Red amaranth seed production has changed the fortunes of many farmers in Chuadanga's Jibannagar upazila, where this season's crop is expected to earn Tk 8.53 crore.