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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Farmers in different upazilas of the district are busy sowing mustard seeds in their standing Aman paddy crops, applying relay method.

This time, the mill will be operated for 34 days

Farmers in greater Rangpur region are passing busy time in potato cultivation with the hope of getting good prices as they earned a good profit by selling the vegetable last season.

The production volume of giant freshwater prawns has been on the decline in recent time due to shortage of good quality prawn fries and rising cost of feed, making farmers wary

They backtracked from the decision after the government promised to address their 10-point demand

Farmers in different districts under Rangpur region are now gradually opting to cultivate ginger in sacks on commercial basis as many of them are earning a good profit from the spice item.

The Bangladesh Agro-Meteorological Information Service (BAMIS) made the recommendation by analysing data of Bangladesh Meteorological Department

Farmers in five districts under the Rangpur division -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Nilphamari -- are delighted as their winter vegetable yields have significantly increased after using vermicompost, following advice from the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).

Vermicompost is an organic fertiliser made by composting cow dung, eggshells, vegetable scraps, used tea leaves, and rotting tree bark with the help of earthworms

Farmers in the district of Lalmonirhat are suffering from an acute shortage of fertiliser just as the Rabi season started. Meanwhile, fertiliser stock in the warehouses of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has run out.

Around 9,200 onion farmers in Rajbari and Faridpur are suffering after onion seeds that they received from the government failed to germinate. As a result, onion farmers are anticipating that onion production will fall across these two districts, which are known for being the top producers of on

Fish farming in Patuakhali has taken a new turn with increasing interest in coral fish farming through artificial feeding

An unusual price hike of fodders, especially hay, has made it difficult for cattle farmers in different districts under Rangpur region to feed their animals.

The benefit will remain valid until March 31 next year