Vegetables news (Page 16)

'Drip Irrigation' Pleases Year-Round Flower and Vegetable Growers

A three-year drip irrigation programme run by BADC in Jashore has benefited year-round flower and vegetable growers, and a new project for 26 upazilas is planned.

Dhaka Tribune30 January 20204 min read

Vegetables

Potato Farmers in Trouble in Jashore

Potato farmers in Jashore fear a serious crop failure this year after severe cold and dense fog brought late blight to their fields.

Dhaka Tribune30 January 20202 min read

Vegetables

Narail Farmer Raj Kumar Pal Finds Success With Safe Vegetables

After years of hardship, Raj Kumar Pal of Narail Sadar has brought prosperity to his family by growing pesticide-free vegetables and selling them himself.

Prothom Alo27 January 20202 min read

Agribusiness

Ugly Fruit and Vegetables: Why a Third of Europe's Food Is Thrown Away

A University of Edinburgh study finds that a third of Europe's crops are wasted because supermarkets and shoppers want perfect-looking produce.

BBC Bangla20 January 20202 min read

Vegetables

Vegetables Turn Rangpur's Chakla Village Green

Farmers in Chakla village of Taraganj, Rangpur, have turned from loss-making rice and potato to year-round commercial vegetable growing, and many have prospered.

Prothom Alo13 January 20203 min read

Crops

Is the Onion a Vegetable or a Spice? And Other Facts

With onion prices rising in Bangladesh after India's export ban, a look at what the onion is and where it comes from.

BBC Bangla9 January 20201 min read

Vegetables

Foreign vegetable farming earns Savar villages the name 'China village'

Several villages in Savar's Tetuljhora and Bhakurta unions had become known locally as 'China village' by early 2020, as farmers grew foreign vegetables for Chinese restaurants. The upazila agriculture officer put the area at about 80 hectares.

Online Desk6 January 20203 min read

Vegetables

Floating Vegetable Farming Brings Prosperity

Floating vegetable beds on 150 hectares of water have given farmers of Satla beel in Barishal's Wazirpur a new income during the flooded months.

Prothom Alo3 January 20204 min read

Vegetables

Tangail Woman Farmer Changes Her Village with Poison-Free Crops

Rina Begum of Delduar in Tangail has changed her own fortunes and her village by growing poison-free crops and saving seeds.

Dhaka Tribune23 December 20193 min read

Vegetables

Climate Change: How Sylhet's Women Are Fighting Back with Vegetable Gardens

Home vegetable gardens may become a weapon against climate change, as people in Sylhet found when early rains destroyed their paddy.

BBC Bangla21 December 20192 min read