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BARI, Syngenta sign MOU for seed
research
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) an Syngenta
Bangladesh Limited signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday
for development of seeds and improved farm technologies including
mechanisation...
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Jute can be used to produce wood
substitutes
Experts at a workshop yesterday said jute can be used to produce
wood substitute for making doors, windows, chairs, tables, and
a number of gadgets for vehicles including railway coaches....
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Workshop on GIS activities begins
A two-day workshop on GIS activities and its impact on agricultural
research and development began at the Bangladesh Agricultural
Research Council (BRAC) auditorium, Dhaka yesterday....
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Asian Farmers Moving to Give Up the Plow
A major agricultural transformation is sweeping across Asia's
breadbasket regions, scientists announced Tuesday. The move
toward low till agriculture could help chart a course toward
more ecologically friendly, higher producing, cost effective
agriculture among all groups of farmers in Asia, the researchers
said.
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Researchers discover
farming methods ineffective in improving biodiversity
Twenty
years of farming methods believed to be environmentally friendly
have actually led to a decrease in wildlife and plant diversity,
a study conducted in the Netherlands found.
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Conservation Agriculture Called Next Green Revolution
Intensive land cultivation methods using tractors and plows
are a major cause of severe soil loss and land degradation in
many developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization said Monday. If farmers applied ecologically sound
cultivation, millions of hectares of agricultural land could
be protected or saved from degradation and erosion, the organization
said.
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