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Excessive use of chemical fertilisers erodes soil fertility in Barind area

RAJSHAHI, Apr 10: The risk of 'safe food' is increasing gradually since the use of pesticides and insecticides in crop and vegetables field is also increasing day to day. To ensure production of fresh, pest free crops and vegetable, the poisonous pesticides and insecticides are being used in the plants...

Eco-friendly pest management methods help boost okra yield

RANGPUR, Apr 10: Okra cultivators in the district are satisfied over a good production this season.Farmers have recently started harvesting the produce across the region and earning satisfactory profit from the sale, sources said.Sources also informed presently farmers of the region are showing more interest in growing different varieties of...

0.7m jackfruits likely in four northern dists

JOYPURHAT, Apr 10: Jackfruit growers of four northern districts - Bogura, Sirajganj, Joypurhat and Natore - are elated this season.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), the juicy popular fruit is being grown over 15,670 hectares of land in the districts.DAE officials said around 0.7 million jackfruits can be...

Govt to convert Saidpur into fourth int’l airport

NILPHAMARI, Apr 10: Visible process has been started to convert Saidpur Airport into international standard. In that case it would be the 4th international airport of the country after Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet.In the meantime billboard of the international airport has been posted in the gate of entrance of the...

4,300 hectares of land under maize cultivation in Fulchhari

GAIBANDHA, Apr 10 (BSS): A field-day on maize harvesting was held at Char Khatiamari under Fazlupur union of Fulchhari upazila in the district on Monday amid participation of farmers and officials.Fulchhari Upazila Agriculture Office arranged the function to motivate the farmers to cultivate the high quality maize on their char...

Focus on adoption of quadruple cropping pattern

THAKURGAON, Apr 10 (BSS): Experts at a workshop on Monday laid emphasis on adoption of quadruple cropping pattern annually on the same land for increasing food production. They made the resolve at a workshop on 'Expansion of Technology of the Quadruple Crop Cropping Pattern (short duration Aman rice-mustard-mungbean-Aus rice) for...

High prices delight Bogura pointed gourd farmers

BOGURA, Apr 10: Pointed gourd farmers of the district are delighted over the present market price.Each maund of the produce is being sold at Tk 1600 to Tk 1800 in the local wholesale market. On a visit at the Mohasthan Kitchen Market this correspondent found a good number of pointed...

Call for expanding BRRI Dhan-52 farming

NETRAKONA, Apr 10 (BSS): Crop specialists here on Tuesday laid emphasis on cultivating a new submergence tolerant rice variety to face the climate change impacts and ensure food security in Bangladesh. They called upon the farmers to cultivate BRRI Dhan-52, a new stress tolerant rice variety, as it has significant...

A flock of storks moving around a waterbody

NARAYANGANJ: A flock of storks moving around a waterbody in Nangalband area on Tuesday — Focus Bangla