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Potato farmers' plight needs long-term solutions

Potato farmers face crisis despite being crucial for food security in Bangladesh.

Potato exports jump as prices plunge in local market

Bangladesh exported roughly 24,000 tonnes of potatoes until March 15 of the current fiscal year, almost double the quantity shipped across the whole of FY24.

Potato farmers in peril as prices fall below production costs

Lured by high prices during the potato planting season in November last year, farmers expanded cultivation of the tuber at an unprecedented rate this season. 

TCB to sell potato from tomorrow

Consumers in Dhaka can purchase up to 3 kilogrammes (kg) of potatoes at Tk 40 per kg through 50 trucks deployed across the city

Tariff Commission calls for drastic cuts in tariffs on eggs, onions, and potatoes  

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has urged the government to significantly reduce tariffs on onions, potatoes, and eggs to bring down prices by boosting the supply of these essential items through imports

Recipes that are easy on your tummy

To keep your stomach cool and mind clear here are our few cool recipes. These recipes are not only healthy and will keep your tummy cool for the entirety of the afternoon but will also take literally 10 to 15 minutes to prepare. You can have them on the go or have them at the office. Did we mention that they are pocket-friendly as well?

Potato glut badly hurts growers

The suffering of potato growers is increasing day by day even though their yield is high, as they are stuck with surplus stocks and low exports.

Field test on for 3 more GM crops

Inspired by the success of the country's first commercially released biotech crop -- Bt brinjal -- in 2013, Bangladesh is now

NASA to simulate growing Peru potatoes on Mars

NASA, the US space agency, together with Lima's International Potato Center (CIP) is conducting the pioneering experiment to determine whether potatoes are fit to grow on Mars.

March 24, 2025
March 24, 2025

Potato farmers' plight needs long-term solutions

Potato farmers face crisis despite being crucial for food security in Bangladesh.

March 19, 2025
March 19, 2025

Potato exports jump as prices plunge in local market

Bangladesh exported roughly 24,000 tonnes of potatoes until March 15 of the current fiscal year, almost double the quantity shipped across the whole of FY24.

February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025

Potato farmers in peril as prices fall below production costs

Lured by high prices during the potato planting season in November last year, farmers expanded cultivation of the tuber at an unprecedented rate this season. 

November 19, 2024
November 19, 2024

TCB to sell potato from tomorrow

Consumers in Dhaka can purchase up to 3 kilogrammes (kg) of potatoes at Tk 40 per kg through 50 trucks deployed across the city

September 2, 2024
September 2, 2024

Tariff Commission calls for drastic cuts in tariffs on eggs, onions, and potatoes  

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has urged the government to significantly reduce tariffs on onions, potatoes, and eggs to bring down prices by boosting the supply of these essential items through imports

November 6, 2022
November 6, 2022

Recipes that are easy on your tummy

To keep your stomach cool and mind clear here are our few cool recipes. These recipes are not only healthy and will keep your tummy cool for the entirety of the afternoon but will also take literally 10 to 15 minutes to prepare. You can have them on the go or have them at the office. Did we mention that they are pocket-friendly as well?

May 25, 2019
May 25, 2019

Potato glut badly hurts growers

The suffering of potato growers is increasing day by day even though their yield is high, as they are stuck with surplus stocks and low exports.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

Field test on for 3 more GM crops

Inspired by the success of the country's first commercially released biotech crop -- Bt brinjal -- in 2013, Bangladesh is now

February 27, 2016
February 27, 2016

NASA to simulate growing Peru potatoes on Mars

NASA, the US space agency, together with Lima's International Potato Center (CIP) is conducting the pioneering experiment to determine whether potatoes are fit to grow on Mars.

January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016

A simple photo of potato sells for a stunning $1.5m

That’s a lot of dough for a photo of a potato! Photographer Kevin Abosch, known for taking portraits of celebrities like Johnny Depp and Steven Spielberg, sold a photograph he took of an Irish spud for a cool $1.5 million.