Agriculture
Paddy processing on busy roads poses risk
Farmers in different areas of Nazirur upazila are using the busy Pirojpur-Nazirpur-Gopalganj road for threshing and drying paddy and straw in the ongoing Boro harvesting season, disturbing vehicular movement and posing risk of accidents.
'Halt approval of Golden Rice, Bt Brinjal'
Letters were sent in this regard to key government officials highlighting concerns over the safety and benefits of genetically modified crops
Wheat cultivation on the decline
Wheat production as well as its cultivation area in five northern districts of Rangpur region is seeing a significant decline over the past few years as farmers shifting to other crops for higher profits.
Litchi price soars as yield dips
As litchi has started coming to the markets in Pabna, the price has soared following a poor yield this year due to the heatwave.
Sitakunda’s litchi going to the UK, Maldives
The first consignments of 3,300 pieces of the juicy summer fruit were sent to both countries by local exporter SK International on May 17
Country has no shortage of rice: Agri minister
Agriculture Minister M Abdus Shahid has said the country has no shortage of rice as its entire rice demand is now being met by internal production.
Mango harvest season starts in Rajshahi
The mango season is upon the country as some farmers in Rajshahi have started harvesting the early varieties.
A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!
Lack of monitoring, awareness deprives Gazipur farmers of fair price
Lichi cultivation a success in Pirojpur
In the recent years, many farmers in Pirojpur district switched from paddy cultivation to growing different varieties of seasonal fruits.
Boro Harvest in Rangpur Division: Farmers worry over fair price
With Boro paddy harvesting going on in full swing, farmers from eight districts under Rangpur division are now concerned whether they would get fair price for their produce so that they can recover their cost of production.
Litchi farming bringing more profit to growers
Litchi farming in Pabna has flourished in the last few decades due to its luring profit.
Climate Smart Gardening: A source of nutrition for many poor families
Marium Begum and her husband Abdul Barek have nothing else but only six decimals of land as their asset.
Boro harvesting of haor areas almost done
4.38 lakh out of 4.53 lakh hectares have already been harvested
Haor farmers advised to harvest rice quickly
The agriculture ministry has advised farmers in seven northeastern haor districts to harvest paddy that has reached 80 percent maturity to protect the crop from heavy rainfalls
Boro Harvest: Good yields bring joy to haor farmers
Farmers in Sunamganj are passing busy days harvesting Boro paddy, which is their staple crop.
There is a risk of heat shock in Boro paddy in Gazipur: agri officials
There is a risk of heat shock in Boro paddy in Gazipur as a severe heatwave has been sweeping over the country, agriculture officials said
Ongoing heatwave raises concerns over Boro yield
The heatwave that has been sweeping across the country for over two weeks has raised concerns regarding agricultural production, particularly vegetables, mango and Boro paddy that are in the flowering and grain formation stages.
