Boro Harvest

Boro Harvest: Labour crisis worries growers

Crisis of hired farm labourers is hampering Boro harvest in many areas of the district.

Bagerhat Coastal Unions: Boro destroyed as saline water let into fields

Boro paddies grown by a large number of farmers in Bagerhat have been ruined after some politically influential locals released saline water into the fields for the sake of shrimp farming.

Don’t let rice hoarders get off scot-free

Price hikes despite the high yield of Boro rice totally unacceptable

Can boro harvest prevent a food crisis in the country?

This season’s boro harvesting is at the door. Yet, the price hike of rice continues.

Boro Harvest: SMILES in HAOR

In 2017, the shock was overwhelming for Chan Mia -- he lost all the Boro paddy grown on seven acres of land to flash floods. The next year, the paddy he cultivated on three acres was damaged. This time it was pest attack.

April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023

Boro Harvest: Labour crisis worries growers

Crisis of hired farm labourers is hampering Boro harvest in many areas of the district.

April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023

Bagerhat Coastal Unions: Boro destroyed as saline water let into fields

Boro paddies grown by a large number of farmers in Bagerhat have been ruined after some politically influential locals released saline water into the fields for the sake of shrimp farming.

June 2, 2022
June 2, 2022

Don’t let rice hoarders get off scot-free

Price hikes despite the high yield of Boro rice totally unacceptable

May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022

Can boro harvest prevent a food crisis in the country?

This season’s boro harvesting is at the door. Yet, the price hike of rice continues.

April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019

Boro Harvest: SMILES in HAOR

In 2017, the shock was overwhelming for Chan Mia -- he lost all the Boro paddy grown on seven acres of land to flash floods. The next year, the paddy he cultivated on three acres was damaged. This time it was pest attack.