Rangpur region: Sugarcane cultivation shrinks by 97pc in 5yrs
24 January 2026, 02:59 AM
Russia gifts 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser to Bangladesh
19 January 2026, 15:48 PM
Business
Bangladesh’s farm success comes at a cost: Prof Anu Muhammad
18 January 2026, 18:15 PM
Business
Govt suspends vannamei post-larvae import approvals
15 January 2026, 18:08 PM
Business
Farmers urged to protect crops, livestock against ongoing cold wave
7 January 2026, 09:41 AM
Business
No crisis in quality jute seeds this season: adviser
4 January 2026, 13:15 PM
Business
Potato Paradox: Just another curry on the rice plate? This will not solve the price problem
27 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Govt to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice each from India, Pakistan
23 December 2025, 15:11 PM
Business
Farmers of early varieties of potato hit by old stock glut
20 December 2025, 18:41 PM
Business
Farmers struggle to buy non-urea fertilisers at govt rates
17 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Agriculture
Sun shines on farmers of North
Farmers are making a windfall profit selling early variety of potatoes in different villages of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Mechanised farming gets a boost
Scientists at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have successfully manufactured a highly suitable and affordable combine rice harvester.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM
No smile on sharecroppers’ face despite expected yield
Around 90,000 sharecroppers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts are in a sombre mood despite having an expected yield of Aman paddy as lack of timely rainfall has increased their production cost, farmers said.
29 December 2021, 18:00 PM
North set for record tea production
The country’s northwestern region, which emerged as a tea producing zone in recent years, is expected to register record production of tea in 2021 thanks to favourable weather and growing interest among locals seeking to profit from rising internal consumption of tea.
29 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Jaaldugi brings high profit to growers
Cultivation of Jaaldugi, an early variety of pineapple, has changed the fortune of many farmers in Phulbaria upazila over the last couple of years.
28 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Farmers opting out of sunflower cultivation
Although sunflower cultivation previously gave the hope of better economic prospects while also delivering healthy edible oil to the common people, farmers are losing interest in the plant for want of a good marketing network.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM
DAE, Solidaridad Network Asia sign MoU to enhance agro production
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and Solidaridad Network Asia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to enhance sustainable and climate-resilient smallholder vegetable production and supply systems.
27 December 2021, 13:16 PM
Jhenidah orange farmers counting losses
Farmers, who cultivated BARI-2 China variety of orange, in Jhenidah, Chuadanga and Jashore districts are now counting losses due to low prices and less demand in the market.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
No one is starving now--this is biggest achievement in 50 years: Razzaque
Bangladesh is now full of food from the bottomless basket and no one is starving here now. This is the biggest achievement in 50 years of the country’s victory, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
22 December 2021, 12:46 PM
Home farming helped women in pandemic
Homestead farming has turned out to be a good source of food security and nutrition among women, particularly the young and middle-aged ones who live in areas where livelihood is uncertain, found a study.
21 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Jhenidah farmer finds success in Tween cultivation
A farmer has found success in commercial cultivation of Tween fruit, commonly known as fig, in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Fertiliser plenty, yet prices high
Farmers in different districts are buying fertiliser at prices higher than those set by the government even though the authorities insist there is no crisis in the country.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM
The abundant basket
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger dubbed Bangladesh as a bottomless basket when the country achieved independence from Pakistan.
16 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Seaweed farming gains traction
If people visit Reju Khal, a hill stream that flows through the southern part of Cox’s Bazar district and into the Bay of Bengal, they would see long queues of bamboo poles along the waterway.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Dried-up Teesta riverbed green with maize cultivation
Farmers are expecting bumper production of maize cultivated on the dried-up Teesta riverbed and char lands in Lalmonirhat district this season.
14 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt to operate mobile court to thwart rumours of fertiliser crisis: Razzaque
The government will conduct mobile court to thwart any rumour of fertiliser crisis in the country, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
14 December 2021, 12:11 PM
Canadian university opens regional office for agri research in Dhaka
A regional office of the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS), a research organisation of Canadian Saskatchewan University, has been opened in Dhaka to help agricultural researchers in the country to gain advanced knowledge and skills.
12 December 2021, 11:17 AM
Early variety of potato a boon for farmers
An early potato harvest has brought fortune to the farmers in Nilphamari district as traders are paying exceptionally high prices for the kitchen staple amid increased demand in the country’s major cities.
9 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Saarc countries need to work together to tackle hidden hunger: Razzaque
Saarc countries need to work together to innovate crop varieties and production technologies and exchange them to tackle hidden hunger in the region, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
8 December 2021, 13:44 PM
Cut worms wreak havoc on mustard fields
Massive attack of cut worms, known as katui poka, on mustard plants in different upazilas of the district worries thousands of farmers as use of pesticides fails to prevent or check the trouble.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM