February 24, 2025 New York

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Agroforestry Practices in the context of Bangladesh: 25 Ineffective and Obsolete Systems of agroforestry

Agroforestry plays a vital role in sustainable agricultural practices promoting biodiversity, soil health and rural livelihoods. However, in Bangladesh several traditional agroforestry practices have become outdated and inefficient. This article aims to highlight 25 invalid and obsolete agroforestry practices in Bangladesh providing insights into the shortcomings of these practices and the need for adopting more […]

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Traditional Agroforestry Practices and Indigenous Knowledge in Bangladesh

Typically, the Bangladeshi production system comprises farmers cultivating small, intensively managed plots, crowded together across floodplain, a mix of landowners, sharecroppers and landless labourers. Muslim families dominate rural society. Farmers cultivate rice as a staple, together with other crops like mustard, onions and jute, for subsistence and sale at local markets. The number of crops, […]

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Impact of flood on Rice production in Bangladesh

Floods in Bangladesh have a significant impact on agriculture and people’s livelihoods. They are the most common disaster affecting crop production in terms of area and yield. However, normal floods are actually beneficial for the environment, especially since rice is crucial for food security in the country. A recent study by the Agricultural Economic Division […]

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Genetic gain in Bangladesh: Solving the old rice problem

In order to ensure food safety in Bangladesh, scientists have been working for a long time to develop improved and high-yielding varieties of rice, that can thrive in diverse and challenging environments. The latest version of these advancements is known as “Genetic Gain.” According to scientists, Genetic Gain refers to the development of specific traits […]

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Economic Prospect of Flower cultivation in Bangladesh

As the demand for agricultural products including flowers continues to increase, the flower market has been growing steadily worldwide. Currently, the floral market in Bangladesh is worth approximately 15 billion taka. Flower cultivation used to be limited to only Jashore (Jessore) in the past. It is now known that, flower cultivation is taking place in […]

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Black rice in Bangladesh

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the major cereal crop in most of the developing countries. Black rice is a type of pigmented rice, with black bran, covering the endosperm of the rice kernel. Black rice is an aromatic and pigmented rice variety popular in Asia, whose demand and consumption is increasing day by day in […]

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Rambutan fruit cultivation

Among all foreign fruits, Rambutan is particularly popular and favoured in this country. This fruit is somewhat similar to lychee, but it is larger, roundish, and slightly spiky. The ripe fruit is bright red, orange, or yellow, in attractive colours. The outer skin of the fruit is covered with numerous soft hair-like protrusions, resembling the […]

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Passion Fruit Cultivation

Passion fruit is a vitamin C-rich fruit. In Bangladesh, it is an unfamiliar or less familiar fruit. Passion fruit is a perennial vine plant. It is commonly known as “Tang fruit” by many people. It belongs to the Passifloraceae family, and its scientific name is Passiflora edulis. The characteristics of passion fruit: Passion fruit can […]

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Langan fruit cultivation

The Langan fruit is native to the warm regions of Asia. It belongs to the soapberry family, which includes lychee, and rambutan. The fruit has a thin brownish peel, and the flesh inside is white, and soft, similar to lychee. Langan fruit is often compared to lychee, because of its resemblance and taste. The outer […]

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