The country has a higher supply of sacrificial animals than demand, says Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter
So far, 85 percent of the haor fields and 30 percent of the non-haor fields have been harvested.
Farmers in char areas are happy with the pumpkin production on the sandy chars of the Teesta riverbed. However, they are disappointed as prices have fallen compared to last year. Due to an urgent need for cash, char farmers are being forced to sell pumpkins at low prices.
Boro harvesting is underway across the Haor regions of Sylhet Division and Netrokona, with farmers racing to cut their crops amid fears of flash floods.
There were loopholes in TCB cardholder selection, Sk Bashir Uddin says at ‘Trade with TCB’ event
With the warm days of summer already here, the wholesale lemon market at Natunbazar in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar is abuzz with farmers and traders.
Agricultural research has been a significant driver of food and nutritional security in Bangladesh
Farmers in Netrakona’s haor areas have started harvesting Boro paddy ahead of the Bangla month of Baishakh, fearing possible inclement weather in the coming days, including rainfall and nor’westers.
The country has a higher supply of sacrificial animals than demand, says Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter
So far, 85 percent of the haor fields and 30 percent of the non-haor fields have been harvested.
Farmers in char areas are happy with the pumpkin production on the sandy chars of the Teesta riverbed. However, they are disappointed as prices have fallen compared to last year. Due to an urgent need for cash, char farmers are being forced to sell pumpkins at low prices.
Boro harvesting is underway across the Haor regions of Sylhet Division and Netrokona, with farmers racing to cut their crops amid fears of flash floods.
There were loopholes in TCB cardholder selection, Sk Bashir Uddin says at ‘Trade with TCB’ event
With the warm days of summer already here, the wholesale lemon market at Natunbazar in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar is abuzz with farmers and traders.
Agricultural research has been a significant driver of food and nutritional security in Bangladesh
Farmers in Netrakona’s haor areas have started harvesting Boro paddy ahead of the Bangla month of Baishakh, fearing possible inclement weather in the coming days, including rainfall and nor’westers.
While the government has fixed the rate for irrigation water supply from the Teesta Irrigation Project at Tk 480 per acre throughout the year, farmers are reportedly paying Tk 1,000.
“With the market this bad, what else can we do?”
