Agriculture

Agriculture

Govt approves 18 improved rice varieties for cultivation

80% of the varieties are suitable for the Boro and Aman seasons

19h ago

Eco-friendly storage units helping farmers preserve potatoes

This season, marginal farmers in eight districts of Rangpur division have stored a total of 6,775 tonnes of potatoes in 394 non-refrigerated model storage units established with support from the Department of Agricultural Marketing under the Ministry of Agriculture..These locally built sto

5d ago

Farmers eye good returns as guava season kicks off

However, they do not expect a sharp fall this year

1w ago

Turning life around with duck farming

Shukkur Ali's life once revolved around hardship and uncertainty

1w ago

Adviser Farida stresses vaccination to curb livestock diseases

These two types of disease [FMD and LSD] are very much harmful for the livestock

2w ago

Floating seedbeds keep farming alive in Pirojpur

In Pirojpur’s Nazirpur and Nesarabad upazilas, vast areas of marshlands remain flooded most of the time each year, making it difficult for landowners to cultivate any crops due to the high water levels.

1m ago

Teesta irrigation project brings bumper Boro harvest

Nearly one lakh farmers from six districts in Rangpur region produced a bumper yield of Boro paddy this season, thanks to the Teesta Irrigation Project.

1m ago

Lotkon yield slumps in Narsingdi

Lotkon, or Burmese grape (Baccaurea motleyana), a popular tropical fruit cultivated in Southeast Asia including Bangladesh, saw a significant slump in production in Narsingdi district this year.

1m ago

Govt approves 18 improved rice varieties for cultivation

80% of the varieties are suitable for the Boro and Aman seasons

19h ago

Eco-friendly storage units helping farmers preserve potatoes

This season, marginal farmers in eight districts of Rangpur division have stored a total of 6,775 tonnes of potatoes in 394 non-refrigerated model storage units established with support from the Department of Agricultural Marketing under the Ministry of Agriculture..These locally built sto

5d ago

Farmers eye good returns as guava season kicks off

However, they do not expect a sharp fall this year

1w ago

Turning life around with duck farming

Shukkur Ali's life once revolved around hardship and uncertainty

1w ago

Adviser Farida stresses vaccination to curb livestock diseases

These two types of disease [FMD and LSD] are very much harmful for the livestock

2w ago

Floating seedbeds keep farming alive in Pirojpur

In Pirojpur’s Nazirpur and Nesarabad upazilas, vast areas of marshlands remain flooded most of the time each year, making it difficult for landowners to cultivate any crops due to the high water levels.

1m ago

Teesta irrigation project brings bumper Boro harvest

Nearly one lakh farmers from six districts in Rangpur region produced a bumper yield of Boro paddy this season, thanks to the Teesta Irrigation Project.

1m ago

Lotkon yield slumps in Narsingdi

Lotkon, or Burmese grape (Baccaurea motleyana), a popular tropical fruit cultivated in Southeast Asia including Bangladesh, saw a significant slump in production in Narsingdi district this year.

1m ago

Govt to nearly double food storage capacity

The interim government has planned to nearly double its public food storage capacity to 37 lakh tonnes in the next fiscal year.

1m ago

Farm loan disbursement rises in April

Disbursement of agricultural credit by scheduled banks surged significantly month-on-month in April, although it was slightly lower than that in the corresponding period of last year..According to a report by the Bangladesh Bank, banks disbursed a total of Tk 3,239 crore in agricultural lo

1m ago