Agriculture

Favourable weather boosts litchi yield hopes

Dinajpur, widely known as the “Land of Litchis”, is experiencing a promising season, with thousands of trees across the district adorned in golden blossoms.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Watermelon boom in Patuakhali

Patuakhali’s watermelon growers are witnessing a bumper harvest this year, with buyers rushing to purchase the fruit directly from the fields.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Barishal Region: Capsicum cultivation gaining ground

The commercial cultivation of capsicum is getting popular in the Barishal region, presenting new agricultural opportunities for local farmers. Originating from South America, this fruit, also known as bell pepper or sweet pepper, is a favoured culinary ingredient and is rich in antioxidants.
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Low price frustrates peanut growers in Tangail

Different varieties of peanut were cultivated on 2,089 hectares of land in the shoal areas of Jamuna and Dhaleshwari rivers in Tangail this year
19 February 2025, 11:35 AM

Aman procurement falling short of target in Pabna

The government's rice and paddy procurement drive during the Aman season is facing a setback in Pabna due to a lack of response from millers and farmers.
18 February 2025, 12:18 PM

First export of taro bulbs from Khagrachhari to France

Taro bulbs (Colocasia esculenta) cultivated in Khagrachhari is being exported to France for the first time.
17 February 2025, 11:02 AM

Floriculture thrives in Narayanganj

Jakir Hossain, 56, from Sabdi village in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila, transitioned from a vegetable retailer to a florist nearly two decades ago. Today, he is one of the district’s leading florists, cultivating flowers year-round on 270 decimals of land across Bandar and Sonargaon upazilas. 
8 February 2025, 20:30 PM

Arial Beel: High pumpkin yield, low profit for farmers

Despite a bumper harvest of pumpkins in the Arial Beel area of Munshiganj, farmers are struggling financially due to a steep decline in market prices.
1 February 2025, 21:00 PM

Water crisis hampers Boro cultivation

Hundreds of farmers in Moulvibazar are facing uncertainty regarding the cultivation of Boro paddy this year due to a severe water shortage from the Manu River Irrigation Project..The crisis has become a recurring issue during every Boro season, leaving many farmers unable to prepare their
29 January 2025, 20:07 PM

Bagerhat banker shines in jujube cultivation

Sujan Goldar, an officer at a government bank, has turned his passion for farming into a thriving business by cultivating Indian jujube across 15.5 bigha of land in Bagerhat.
28 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bumper yield delights water chestnut growers

Farmers are delighted with a bumper yield of water chestnuts thanks to favourable weather conditions and an absence of crop diseases this season in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur.
26 January 2025, 18:31 PM

Boro seedling cultivation: Advanced tray method sees success

For the first time, a group of farmers in Palash upazila started using advanced tray method to grow hybrid Boro seedlings this season.
25 January 2025, 19:17 PM

Urea production resumes at Ashuganj fertiliser factory after 11 months

Urea production at Ashuganj fertiliser factory in Brahmanbaria has resumed, 11 months after it was suspended due to gas crisis
24 January 2025, 16:04 PM

Nature’s sweet bounty: Honey collectors thrive in Jamalpur

In Jamalpur, the buzz of activity is palpable as honey collectors revel in a bustling season, with beekeeping emerging as both a promising enterprise and a profitable profession.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Farmers struggle amid falling veggie prices

Vegetable farmers in Pabna are reeling from heavy losses this winter as a glut in supply drives down market prices.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Hali variety onion: Input cost keeps increasing

Production cost of Hali variety of onion has increased by Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 per bigha this year due to rising prices of fertilisers, seeds and farm workers.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Boro cultivation in bagerhat: Rising production costs worry farmers

Boro cultivation is going on in full swing in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila, the largest paddy-producing zone of the district.
8 January 2025, 19:55 PM

Farmers in Pabna learn use of modern technology in agriculture

Department of Agricultural Extension opens 13 field-level schools in Chatmohar upazila
7 January 2025, 08:33 AM

Paddy on tobacco land: Aman output on decline

Farmer Soleman Ali of Baninagar village in Kaliganj upazila has a total 11 bighas of agricultural land.
6 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Overuse of pesticides raises health risks

Farmers in Moulivibazar’s Kamalganj upazila are using pesticides in winter vegetable fields twice a week flouting health guidelines.
2 January 2025, 19:34 PM