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Rajshahi Char Tomato Farmers Lose Profits to Transport Costs
Rajshahi's Padma chars grow tomatoes in large quantities, but high transport costs are keeping farmers from the profits they expect.
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BAU Researchers Work on Local Varieties of Colourful European Vegetables
Bangladesh Agricultural University researchers are selecting local varieties of savoy cabbage, purple broccoli and colourful zucchini as new winter vegetables.
CropsGodagari's tomato 'silent revolution' leaves the area under the crop flat
DAE figures show Godagari in Rajshahi grew tomatoes on 2,670 hectares in 2024-25 with a 74,760-tonne target; over seven years the area rose and fell, which farmers put down to swinging prices.
Vegetables
Which Foods Provide Which Vitamins?
A guide to what each vitamin and mineral does for the body and which common foods supply it.
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How to Preserve Farmers' Hard-Grown Cauliflower
A step-by-step guide to blanching and freezing winter cauliflower at home so it can be cooked almost all year round.
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Shwapno Brings Smiles to Meherpur Farmers Frustrated by Low Vegetable Prices
Supermarket chain Shwapno bought 10,000 cauliflowers from Meherpur farmers who could not recover transport and labour costs as prices fell.
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Radish at Tk 1 a Kg, Cauliflower at Tk 2 in Joypurhat
A bumper winter harvest has sent radish prices in Joypurhat down to about Tk 1 a kg and cauliflower to Tk 2 each, leaving farmers unable to cover costs.
Vegetables
Manikganj Farmers Profit from Brinjal Cultivation
Brinjal farming is expanding in Manikganj's Tilli area on bumper yields, though farmers say they receive only Tk 20-30 a kg while retail prices are higher.
VegetablesPui shak (Malabar spinach) cultivation: BARI varieties, fertiliser, care and yield
Pui shak grows fast on a trellis and can be cut again and again. This guide, first published in December 2024, sets out the BARI varieties, the DAE's sowing season, seed rate, spacing, fertiliser and pest advice, and the yields growers can expect.
VegetablesProfitable vegetable farming: a year-round guide to raised beds and drains
One-metre beds with drains, the right crop for each season, good seed and few chemicals: a tested method to grow more vegetables all year on a small plot, checked against BARI and FAO.
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Only Two Farmers Among 80,000 Residents in Siddhirganj Ward
Only two farmers are still growing crops in Ward 2 of Narayanganj City Corporation, a densely populated area of about 80,000 people where buildings have swallowed the farmland.
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Sitakunda Cucumber Farmers Happy With Bumper Yield and Good Prices
A bumper cucumber crop on hill and flat land in Sitakunda, Chattogram, combined with high vegetable prices, is bringing a good income to at least 720 farmers.
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Mirsarai Farmers Profit From Early Khira Cucumber
Early khira cucumber growing is spreading across Mirsarai in Chattogram as farmers earn good prices from harvests that reach the market ahead of the season.