Agriculture

Agriculture

Nature’s sweet bounty: Honey collectors thrive in Jamalpur

In Jamalpur, the buzz of activity is palpable as honey collectors revel in a bustling season, with beekeeping emerging as both a promising enterprise and a profitable profession.

2d ago

Rules relaxed to import 3 lakh tonnes of rice

50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan

3d ago

Food processors protest tax hike

They also urge govt not to raise gas prices

3d ago

Farmers struggle amid falling veggie prices

Vegetable farmers in Pabna are reeling from heavy losses this winter as a glut in supply drives down market prices.

1w ago

Hali variety onion: Input cost keeps increasing

Production cost of Hali variety of onion has increased by Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 per bigha this year due to rising prices of fertilisers, seeds and farm workers.

1w ago

‘We don’t have Aladdin’s lamp to suddenly lower commodity prices’

Commerce adviser says after meeting with Turkish trade minister

1w ago

Boro cultivation in bagerhat: Rising production costs worry farmers

Boro cultivation is going on in full swing in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila, the largest paddy-producing zone of the district.

1w ago

Farmers in Pabna learn use of modern technology in agriculture

Department of Agricultural Extension opens 13 field-level schools in Chatmohar upazila

1w ago

Paddy on tobacco land: Aman output on decline

Farmer Soleman Ali of Baninagar village in Kaliganj upazila has a total 11 bighas of agricultural land.

1w ago

Overuse of pesticides raises health risks

Farmers in Moulivibazar’s Kamalganj upazila are using pesticides in winter vegetable fields twice a week flouting health guidelines.

2w ago

Mustard offers hope for better days

As winter unfolds in Bangladesh, the landscape transforms into a vibrant canvas painted with fields of golden mustard flowers, signaling not only the beauty of the season but also the resilience of farmers seizing agricultural opportunities. .In Sirajganj, this annual spectacle reflects a

2w ago

Early variety potato growers all smiles in Rangpur

Potato farmers in five northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, and Nilphamari -- in the Rangpur region are seeing a bumper yield of the early variety potatoes due to favourable weather conditions.

2w ago

Can Bangladesh benefit from falling commodity prices in 2025?

Bangladesh relies heavily on imports of essential food items such as edible oils, lentils, onions, sugar, and spices, which have seen a 5 percent year-on-year price increase.

3w ago

Falling prices become a headache for onion farmers

The growers dumped onion on Pabna-Sujanagar road demanding a fair price

3w ago

Cumin cultivation begins experimentally in Sirajganj

A farmer of Sirajganj’s Kamarkhand area, Mahabub Hossain Polash, has initiated experimental cultivation of cumin for the first time in the district

3w ago

Early variety pumpkin brings smile to farmers

Early variety of pumpkin has brought fortune to the farmers in Rangpur region as good yield and fair price of the item this year has come as a boon to them.

3w ago

Seed crisis worries Barguna potato growers

Acute crisis of quality seeds in the ongoing potato cultivation season has become a cause of concern for the potato growers in different upazilas of Barguna.

3w ago

Good yield, better price delight Aman growers

High yield of Aman paddy as well as good prices has brought big smiles to the faces of rice growers in different upazilas of five northern districts under Rangpur region.

4w ago