Surat Ali, a middle-aged farmer based in Khulna’s Jhenaidah district, is enjoying massive success from dragon fruit cultivation.

Just when Mymensingh’s 1.12 lakh fish farmers were looking forward to turn the corner and start recovering from losses they incurred during Covid-19 restrictions, the rising prices of fish feed are eating away their profits. 

Many factories in all the large sheds at Dashergaon village in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila, and between these, an enterprising young man, Lutfar Rahman Swapan, has set up a factory, SS Cattle Farm, with different kind of dream.

Feed millers have called upon the government to stop the export of soybean meal, a major ingredient of feed for poultry, fish and cattle, for the sake of the livestock industry in the country.

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) has been honoured with the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for its outstanding contribution to mutation breeding.

Cultivation of IPSHA, an early variety bean, has appeared to be a profitable venture for many farmers in Jhenidah, an area famous for growing the popular winter vegetable.

Poultry farmers, who have already been hit hard by the pandemic, are struggling to survive due to low prices of chicken currently prevailing in the market coupled with a sharp rise in feed prices.

Various crops on 1,852 hectares of land have been damaged by floods this year in six out of nine upazilas of Faridpur, according to data from Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in the district.

Farmers of Beel Khukshiya regions in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore have found enviable success in cultivating watermelon during its off-season.

With help from Bangladesh Tea Board, 82 farmers in Lalmonirhat district of Rangpur division are farming tea on 121 acres of plain land with great success.

Bangladesh Bank today introduced a new Tk 3,000 crore refinance scheme under the stimulus package for the agriculture sector.

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will issue halal certificates for processed goods, cosmetics, medicines or any other services.

With 98 percent of harvesting already complete, Aus production this season in four districts of Sylhet division is likely to fall behind the targeted production of 4.71 lakh tonnes.

The government have been working to cultivate crops twice or thrice a year in the saline prone areas of coastal and southwestern parts of the country, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

Food is related with hunger. For years, people have struggled and innovated many ways to battle with hunger.

While the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause havoc on different sectors including agriculture globally, an increased awareness of consuming vitamin C -- to fight the virus -- has helped a lemon farmer in Jashore become self-reliant.

Potato farmers and traders have been left bewildered by a drastic fall in potato prices this year as many of them had packed their produce into cold storages to sell during the rainy season, when most crops die of flooding and before the arrival of winter crops, in order to maximise profits.

When the government is observing National Fisheries Week countrywide, a section of unscrupulous fishers continues to catch native fish and aquatic lives erecting bamboo fences across the Laghata and Palak rivers in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.

The private sector needs investment and cooperation to make agriculture profitable in the country, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.

The government has targeted a 25 percent increase in rice production by 2050 by combining the efforts of farmers, rice scientists and agricultural officials to feed the additional population.