Sweet success of a jobless youth

While the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause havoc on different sectors including agriculture globally, an increased awareness of consuming vitamin C -- to fight the virus -- has helped a lemon farmer in Jashore become self-reliant.
5 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Low potato prices leave traders, farmers in a quandary

Potato farmers and traders have been left bewildered by a drastic fall in potato prices this year as many of them had packed their produce into cold storages to sell during the rainy season, when most crops die of flooding and before the arrival of winter crops, in order to maximise profits.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Bamboo fencing in Laghata, Palak rivers wreaks havoc on indigenous fish species

When the government is observing National Fisheries Week countrywide, a section of unscrupulous fishers continues to catch native fish and aquatic lives erecting bamboo fences across the Laghata and Palak rivers in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Razzaque urges private sector to invest in agriculture

The private sector needs investment and cooperation to make agriculture profitable in the country, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
2 September 2021, 12:11 PM

25pc rise in rice output by 2050

The government has targeted a 25 percent increase in rice production by 2050 by combining the efforts of farmers, rice scientists and agricultural officials to feed the additional population.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Aman cultivation in full swing

Aman cultivation is going on in full swing in almost all the upazilas of the district.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Papaya cultivation in fallow land sees success in Moulvibazar

Farmers are enjoying tremendous success cultivating papaya in fallow lands in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district, thanks to bumper yield and a reasonable market price.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Climate-adaptable Aman: Khulna farmer develops 6 varieties

After chasing his dream for over a decade, 46-year-old Aruni Sarkar, a  farmer from remote Gangarampur village of Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila,  finally succeeded in developing high-yielding and climate-adaptable  varieties of Aman paddy.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Fodder crisis deepens in flood-hit Sirajganj

Fodder crisis have become a double blow for the flood affected people of Sirajganj, one of the major dairy hubs in the country.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Agriculture ministry implemented 99% of ADP allocation: Razzaque

The agriculture ministry implemented 99 per cent of the annual development programme last fiscal year, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
29 August 2021, 12:08 PM

Govt has taken comprehensive measures to develop fish sector: JS Speaker

The government has taken comprehensive measures to develop the fish sector of the country, said speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.
29 August 2021, 06:39 AM

9 fish species on verge of extinction

On May 7, a fisherman in Sylhet caught a 180kg Baghair from the Kushiyara river and brought it to Lalbazar, a famous fish market in the city.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Fish production on the rise

Fish production rose 3 per cent year-on-year to 45 lakh tonnes in fiscal 2019-20, thanks to increased aquaculture, according to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Effective supply chain a must for safe food: stakeholders at DCCI event

Effective supply chain of agriculture products is a must for a safe food value chain as the marketing of perishable items is a big challenge in the country now, stakeholders said at a webinar today.
25 August 2021, 10:09 AM

Govt to frame roadmap to export one lakh tonne mango

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has instructed the ministry officials and other agencies concerned to prepare a roadmap by the next 3-5 years for export of 1 lakh tonnes of mango.
23 August 2021, 13:22 PM

Chicken varieties with prospects

Two chicken varieties developed by Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) scientists have the potentials to usher in a new era in poultry farming. Developed from native chicken germplasm, they grow quickly, consume very little and are disease-resistant.
22 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Off-season watermelon brings smile to Patuakhali farmers

Many farmers in the district are raking in good profits by growing off-season varieties of watermelon usually a summer fruit, thanks to regionally developed hybrid variants and a farming technique called “mulching”.
22 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Include potato in relief packages

The agriculture ministry has recently urged authorities concerned to include potatoes in relief packages meant for people affected by natural calamities.
22 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Include potato in relief items' list: agriculture ministry  

Amid a bumper yield of potato this year, the agriculture ministry has urged the authorities concerned to include potato into the list of relief items.
22 August 2021, 08:54 AM

Policy framed to recognise farm sector icons

The agriculture ministry has framed a policy to recognise for the first time contributions of agriculture producers, entrepreneurs and scientists towards the development of the farm sector.
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM