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The month of October was full of festivals in Bengal. Beginning with Durga Puja, the biggest festival followed by Laxmi puja, Kali puja, Deepawali and there were several local festivals. Muslim community celebrated their Fateha...[more]

The month of September is the lean season of the year. The agricultural fields are filled with paddy and the cultivation of vegetables has occupied the empty places that are available near the water bodies and ravines. Men go to...[more]

Although the rice sowing period was quite late last month, due to insufficient rain water, paddy samplings seemed to recover and grow well. Rice field around our village looks green and beautiful. The development activities of...[more]

At last the monsoon clouds arrived in our area in the last week of the month. But the rain was too less to begin the full-fledged cultivation of rice. Due to shortage of monsoon water, small scale farmers started buying...[more]

After the introduction of the paddy harvester machine 3-4 years ago in our area the daily laborers’ job has reduced. These harvesters are more economic and time saving than manual harvesting. With the use of machine and the...[more]

Summer rice cultivated in this season has not been profitable for the farmers in our area. Besides irregular rainfall, stem borer insects have damaged the crop heavily despite using sufficient chemical fertilizer and...[more]

‘Climate change’ has never been a topic of discussion among our villagers even after experiencing the worst cyclone, flood or heat wave in their lifetime. The unprecedented heat that prevailed this month has naturally forced...[more]