Agriculture

File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Agriculture

Govt to procure 51,973 MT paddy from Khulna amid bumper harvest

Growers and others are preparing to harvest the paddy and sharpening their sickles as they hope for a record-breaking production this time

Representational Photo: UNB
Agriculture

Govt plans to save Tk3,000cr on fertiliser subsidies: Agri secretary

Seed potato consumption raises fears of reduced cultivation
Agriculture

Seed potato consumption raises fears of reduced cultivation

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar speaks at a roundtable discussion at a hotel in Dhaka on 12 November 2024. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

Contract farming threatens farmers' freedom: Adviser Farida

Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen speaks Agriculture Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowhdury at the latter’s office on 5 November 2024. Photo: PID
Agriculture

Norway eager to work in Bangladesh's climate adaptation, crop diversification issues

The special train for agricultural goods passing through Chuadanga on 22 Oct. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Agri-goods special train fails to transport enough vegetables to Dhaka on first day

Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Jute fiber's quality to be improved to boost jute usage: Agri secy

Jannatun Faurdous is seen feeding chickens at her poultry farm in Joypurhat's Jamalganj. She assists her husband, Belal Hossain, in managing their rapidly growing business, which began as a small venture and is now valued at Tk1.5 crore. This photo was taken recently. Photo: Collected
Agriculture

Tk2,225cr market: Poultry farming transforms lives in Joypurhat

Boat anchored in the Joy Bangla Canal at the entrance of Motirhat Bazar on 12 October. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

'Buying new clothes, adorning boats, mending nets': Fishermen’s festivities begin with 22-day break

Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd) talks to media after visiting Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) in Gazipur district on Tuesday, 8 October 2024. Photo: BSS
Agriculture

Govt working for development of agriculture sector: Jahangir

Farmers at a paddy field. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Agriculture

Target fixed to produce over 3.96 lakh tonnes of rice in Gaibandha

Bangladesh needs $1.52b to keep fertiliser supply steady till March
Agriculture

Bangladesh needs $1.52b to keep fertiliser supply steady till March

Abul Hasib Khan, former general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League and coordinator of ‘Poribortoner Lokkhe Jonoshomaj,’ presents the proposal for setting up farmer’s markets at a press conference held at the National Press Club’s Abdus Salam Hall on Sunday. Photo: Collected
Agriculture

Social organisation proposes farmer's markets across cities to ensure fair prices