Mandarin cultivation ebbing in Moulvibazar

Due to the availability of high-quality varieties, Malta cultivation is increasing in the Sylhet division. However, the farmers of Sylhet are losing interest in Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) cultivation and business.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Black soldier fly, a friendly insect

I have been hearing the complaint about the quality of fish and poultry feed for a long. Farmers complain that the food available in the market does not contain as much protein,
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Govt strictly monitoring fertiliser prices: agriculture minister

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has directed the field-level officials to keep a close watch to ensure that the fertilisers are not sold at a higher price than the price fixed by the government.
30 November 2021, 13:10 PM

Govt will provide all-out support to agribusiness investors: Razzaque

The government will extend all-out support to the agribusiness investors and entrepreneurs and they will be provided with all sorts of stimulus packages, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
29 November 2021, 13:38 PM

Antibiotics Use In Poultry Farming: Resistant bacteria raises health alarm

Antibiotic overuse in poultry farming in Bangladesh is breeding the rise of “superbugs” that cannot be managed with traditional treatments, say multiple studies -- raising the stakes for the government to rein in the use of the drug considered the crown jewel of modern medicine.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM

State-run fertiliser factories: White Elephants they’re now

The factories are consuming natural gas heavily, but producing urea fertilizer much less than their modern peers do.
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Polishing rice to convert to miniket: HC seeks list of auto rice mill owners

The High Court today directed the government to prepare a list of owners of auto rice mills of seven districts -- who are selling rice in the market in the name of miniket and najirshail varieties, by polishing normal rice in machines -- and submit before it in four months.
21 November 2021, 16:14 PM

Indoor vertical farm in crowded megacity

After the World War II, the Japanese government began their economic reconstruction.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Delays in govt procurement irk Aman farmers

Although Aman paddy farmers are harvesting the crop in full swing, the government is yet to make good on its promise to buy the kitchen staple through a national procurement drive that began earlier this month.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Stinging catfish farming showing prospect

Three unemployed friends of Sharsha upazila in Jashore have started stinging catfish (shing) farming using modern techniques.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Netherlands to send trade mission to Bangladesh next year: Dutch minister

The Netherlands will send a trade mission to Bangladesh in early 2022 to increase cooperation and trade relations in the agricultural sector.
11 November 2021, 13:16 PM

Solar-Powered Insect Trap: A potential alternative to pesticide

Farmers of Patuakhali are getting the opportunity to use the solar-powered insect trap that kills most of the pests that wreak havoc on crops.
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM

IFAD, govt start supporting 50,000 small farmers

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the agriculture ministry have jointly started distributing homestead vegetable gardening (HVG) inputs and processing equipment among 50, 000 smallholder farmers from seven coastal districts.
8 November 2021, 14:33 PM

Bangladesh delegation to visit the Netherlands, UK to increase agricultural exports

Bangladesh delegation to visit the Netherlands, UK to increase agricultural exports
8 November 2021, 10:12 AM

Nesarabad tree nurseries face difficult time

When most sectors have started to recover gradually from losses due to months of Covid-19 restrictions, the tree nurseries are witnessing a sharp fall in sales this year in Nesarabad, an upazila known for producing a high volume of tree saplings.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Imrul’s antibiotic-free smart poultry farm

People often hear parents say, “My children don’t want to eat fish.” Children love chicken more than fish and it means the demand for chicken is increasing.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Pulse farming gains popularity in Jashore

Black gram (mashkalai daal) cultivation has become very popular among farmers in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore district and they are expecting a bumper yield of the crop this season.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Hybrid Summer Tomato: Sylhet banking on new cash crop

Growers of different summer varieties of tomato, especially the one named Raja, are making more or less 200 percent profit this season in Sylhet region.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Maize farmers call for storage, processing facilities

Lalmonirhat district, bordering the Teesta, Dharla and Saniazan rivers, accounts for about one-third of the maize produced in Bangladesh’s northern region.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Faridpur pumpkin farmers all smiles

Pumpkin farmers of Faridpur are elated as they are getting good profit by selling their produces this year.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM