Food assistance for poor declines
This has been a bad crop year so far with back-to-back floods inflicting losses on the agrarian economy and seriously affecting livelihood in half the country.
7y ago
China-Funded Projects: Dhaka seeks to speed up deals
More than a year after the Chinese president's historic Dhaka visit, some of Bangladesh's key development projects have finally gained momentum.
7y ago
Aman output likely to fall
Bangladesh is bracing itself for another less productive rice season as the United States Department of Agriculture predicts decline in acreage and yield of Aman. Aman is the most important rice season in the country after Boro.
7y ago
Some veggies not that safe
Consumers in Bangladesh are still unsure if the vegetables in their daily dishes are safe even though four years have gone by since the Food Safety Act was enacted.
7y ago
'Super rice' in sight
Scientists have long been considering the idea of engineering rice plant in a way that the global production of the cereal gets a dramatic boost. The idea came from the concern that the traditional research, which results in just one percent rise in the yearly yield, would not be enough to meet the ever-growing demand.
7y ago
Rich become richer, poor get poorer
The poor's share in the national income eroded further in the past six years, with the richer segment of the population having bigger stakes.
7y ago
Poverty reduction rate slows down
Bangladesh's rate of poverty reduction has slowed down in recent years.
7y ago
Rising from dire straits
Bangladesh has not had a food year so bad since 2008. That was a year now well marked in history books as the year of global economic meltdown, the worst since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
7y ago
February 23, 2016
Blend technology with farming for optimal yield
BANGLADESH will have to enhance farm productivity by blending modern technologies, hybrid seeds and world-class crop protection solutions in the face of depleting farmlands and rising population, an expert said.
February 4, 2016
Farming in the days of climate change
Climate change is a reality and so is the farming sector's resilience to it in Bangladesh.
February 4, 2016
Food security: It's not only about production
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to maintain healthy and
January 29, 2016
Potato freed of deadly disease
Bangladeshi scientists have successfully field-tested a genetically modified (GM) potato resistant to late blight, one of the most devastating plant diseases caused by fungal attack. After the last trial is over in February, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) will approach regulators for approval of the RB (blight resistant) gene-infused potato.
November 4, 2015
Rate of stunting dropping fast
Unlike its South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, Bangladesh is on course to meet the global targets for reducing stunting among children under five.
October 20, 2015
Bangladeshi company imports poor quality wheat again
The government yesterday rejected 19,700 tonnes of wheat imported from France for having too much of damaged kernels, and asked the supplier to take back the grains worth Tk 40 crore.
October 19, 2015
Beyond national borders
Brac has gone beyond the national boundary to take the benefits of its programmes and innovations in farm sector to other countries of the world.
October 17, 2015
A step forward in rice research
Genomes of 186 Bangladeshi rice varieties have been sequenced in Beijing Genomics Institute, China as part of a global collaborative project, opening up new opportunities for varietal developments.
October 16, 2015
Number of undernourished people in Bangladesh remains static
Number of undernourished people in Bangladesh has remained almost static in recent years despite the country's commendable improvement in food security status since 1990.
October 12, 2015
One in three girls married off at 15 or below
Imagine growing up in a place where, as a girl child, you are more likely to get married than go to secondary schools. That is the sad reality for girls in 26 countries, including Bangladesh.
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