Agriculture
BB hikes banks’ agri loan disbursement targets
The banks have to disburse Tk 38,000 crore in FY25, a target 8.75% higher year-on-year
Aman cultivation: Sale of saplings sees rise in Rajbari
Farmers in different upazila of Rajbari are busy purchasing paddy saplings for planting in their croplands amid the ongoing Aman planting season across the country.
Traditional Lal Chini / Fair price delights Mymensingh farmers
Farmers involved in producing red sugar, locally known as Lal Chini, in Mymensingh’s Phulbaria upazila are delighted due to a good production and fair price of the item this year.
Keeping onion fresh for over 6 months
Onion growers in Faridpur are optimistic about the newly constructed model storages for onion and garlic, which promise to reduce spoilage and enhance profitability.
Guava, hog plum growers fear poor harvest
Growers of guava and hog plum in Pirojpur and Jhalakathi districts are worried over a possible poor production due to unfavourable weather and the aftermath of cyclone Remal.
Fish worth Tk 10 lakh killed by poison in Tangail
Unidentified miscreants killed fish worth around Tk 10 lakh by pouring poison into ponds of a fish farm in Tangail's Ghatail upazila early today (Friday)
Aman farmers worry over lack of rain
Paddy farmers in Khulna division are worried as a lack of rainfall on the onset of Aman season threatens to adversely affect cultivation.
Loan disbursement deadline of Tk 5,000 crore agri-refinance fund extended
Bangladesh Bank includes tuber crop cultivation, goat and lamb rearing in the scheme
Deals next month with India, Myanmar for commodity import: Titu
The number of border haats will also be increased, State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu also said
Saline creeps into cropland as sluice gates lie unrepaired
At least 50 farmers in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila are struggling to protect their crops as saline water from the Bay of Bengal constantly inundated their 150 acres of cropland due to four sluice gates being non-functional for eight years.
Organic manure retaining soil fertility
Forty-eight-year-old Mohinikanta Roy and his wife Radhika Rani have seen various hardships since the couple took up farming decades ago.
Eid festivities cut short litchi season in Dinajpur
The adverse weather conditions, including severe heat and lack of rain, have significantly impacted this season's litchi yield
Bangladeshis consume 136 eggs a year, people in developed countries 400
Experts say at a seminar on “Doctors' dialogue on right to protein”
Smart agriculture practices can increase productivity by 30%: DCCI
Smart agriculture practices can fuel farmers’ income by 40%, the leading chamber said in a seminar on smart 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.
