farmers
The Agrarian Question in Bangladesh / Is the family farm disappearing?
The depeasantisation thesis associated with Kautsky and popularised as “the Agrarian Question” needs to be subtly understood in Bangladesh.
A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!
Kamal Mia, a farmer in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila, went to a local market recently to sell a maund of paddy to buy meat and other essentials as he was expecting guests.
Farmers face moderate to severe food insecurity: BBS
One in every four households, or 26.13 percent, that rely on agriculture for their income face food insecurity
Solar irrigation pumps: a saviour amid drought
Farmers in Bangladesh have been left displeased with lower rainfall during the monsoon season this year as they were unable to plant Aman paddy on time due to a lack of natural irrigation.
Can our crops survive the erratic weather?
Take urgent stock of the impact of El Nino on our agriculture
Dried-up Teesta continues to haunt farmers
Bangladesh needs to find a realistic solution to a persistent problem
Farmers come to our rescue, yet again
When Abdul Haque woke up at dawn yesterday, not even the bone-chilling cold or the fog could stop him from getting out onto the field.
How erratic weather has affected our food production
More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.
Is Bangladesh ready to face a global food crisis?
We now face the real risk of massive hunger and famine.
Increase in fertiliser price: Farmers braced for a hard time
The government has raised the price of urea fertiliser for the first time in 11 years, burdening the farmers with an increased production cost.
Frustrated farmers take to the streets
Stop discrimination and stand by farmers, demanded one placard. Buy rice directly from farmers, said another. Yet another screamed, “Save farmers, save agriculture.”
Enhancing data literacy among farmers
It is difficult for farmers to develop a good marketing plan without proper market information, as is the case for managers of any
Flood-hit farmers to get Tk 59cr
The government allocated a Tk 58.77 crore incentive for the flood-hit farmers of 64 districts so that they could recover the losses caused by the recent floods, said Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday.
Good yield of Boro likely
Farmers in most parts of the country have started harvesting Boro paddy with high hopes of getting a better price this season.
PRECIOUS TOPSOIL burnt for bricks
At least 500 bighas of prime farmland loses productivity in five upazilas of Lalmonirhat every year, as their topsoil is sold to feed around 40 local brick kilns.
Middlemen take it all
In a seminar on food security and media's role, representatives from the government and other stakeholders discussed the problems...
[WATCH NOW] Michigan farmers discover woolly mammoth skeleton
Two farmers in rural Michigan have uncovered a woolly mammoth skeleton in a soybean field.
World food prices post largest drop in 7 years
The price of international food commodities registered their largest monthly drop in seven years in August, the UN food agency said on Thursday.
Tk 30cr incentive for Aus farmers
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury announces a Tk 30.10 crore cash incentive to farmers during this Aus season.