Letters were sent in this regard to key government officials highlighting concerns over the safety and benefits of genetically modified crops

Wheat production as well as its cultivation area in five northern districts of Rangpur region is seeing a significant decline over the past few years as farmers shifting to other crops for higher profits.

As litchi has started coming to the markets in Pabna, the price has soared following a poor yield this year due to the heatwave.

The first consignments of 3,300 pieces of the juicy summer fruit were sent to both countries by local exporter SK International on May 17

Agriculture Minister M Abdus Shahid has said the country has no shortage of rice as its entire rice demand is now being met by internal production.

The mango season is upon the country as some farmers in Rajshahi have started harvesting the early varieties.

Lack of monitoring, awareness deprives Gazipur farmers of fair price

Food ministry, BBS and GAIN worked together for it

In the recent years, many farmers in Pirojpur district switched from paddy cultivation to growing different varieties of seasonal fruits.

With Boro paddy harvesting going on in full swing, farmers from eight districts under Rangpur division are now concerned whether they would get fair price for their produce so that they can recover their cost of production.

Litchi farming in Pabna has flourished in the last few decades due to its luring profit.

Marium Begum and her husband Abdul Barek have nothing else but only six decimals of land as their asset.

4.38 lakh out of 4.53 lakh hectares have already been harvested

The agriculture ministry has advised farmers in seven northeastern haor districts to harvest paddy that has reached 80 percent maturity to protect the crop from heavy rainfalls

Farmers in Sunamganj are passing busy days harvesting Boro paddy, which is their staple crop.

There is a risk of heat shock in Boro paddy in Gazipur as a severe heatwave has been sweeping over the country, agriculture officials said

The heatwave that has been sweeping across the country for over two weeks has raised concerns regarding agricultural production, particularly vegetables, mango and Boro paddy that are in the flowering and grain formation stages.

Unusually high temperatures and a lack of rain have created drought-like conditions in Dinajpur and Rangpur.

Widespread cultivation of tobacco leaf in northern Bangladesh has raised concerns about occupational health hazards.

3,000 farmers from 466 upazilas take part in "Livestock Services Week and Exhibition-2024"