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Experts for growing less-water consuming crops

RAJSHAHI, May 14 (BSS): More efficiency in irrigation has become an urgent need for boosting agricultural outputs through reducing the existing misuse of water alongside decreasing agriculture production cost.The existing irrigation method has the problem of misusing water adding pressure on both ground and surface water posing a threat to...

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Jute farming going on in Sylhet division

SYLHET, May14: Jute cultivating is going on in Sylhet division during the current season. Against the target of 1685 hectares of land, already 1508 hectares of land had been brought under the farming, an official of DAE, Sylhet divisional office, informed this on Monday.The area includes hectares in 198 Sylhet...

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High yielding BRRI Dhan-50 cultivation expanding

MAGURA, May 14: Cultivation of BRRI Dhan-50 is gaining popularity in Akkupur village under Magura Sadar.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said Kataribhoge was the popular paddy variety among the growers. A good number of cultivators used to grow the paddy on a vast tract of land. But...

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Speakers focus on producing vermicompost fertiliser at farmers’ level

GAIBANDHA, May 14 (BSS): Speakers in a function here yesterday underscored the need for producing, using and popularising the vermicompost fertiliser at farmers' level to get various benefit from it."As the country has the mammoth population, the farmers are being compelled to farm high yield variety rice and other diversified...

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Brothers die from electrocution in Bhola

BHOLA, May 14 (BSS): Two brothers died from electrocution in Pangasia area under Lalmohon upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Al-Amin, 6, and his brother M Siam, 4, sons of Mizan Khandaker, resident of the same area.Officer-in-charge of Lalmohon police station Mir Khairul Kabir said...

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BADC to procure wheat seeds from Jamalpur, Sherpur

JAMALPUR, May 14 (BSS): The Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) will procure 240 metric tonnes of wheat seeds from farmers in Jamalpur and Sherpur districts this year.According to the Contract Growers Office of BADC, its seed wing will collect two varieties of wheat seeds - 190 tonnes of BARI-25 and...

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Farmers harvesting Boro crop

Farmers harvesting Boro crop in Raghunathpur Charpara under Gopalganj Sadar on Monday — FE Photo

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