Farmers

Workers harvest cantaloupe at a farm in California, on 13 July 2023. Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

War, extreme weather and aging workers makes farming a tough job

Here’s a roundup of how and where farmers are feeling the heat

Trolleys belonging to farmers, who are marching towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, are parked on a national highway at Shambhu, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

Indian farmers to postpone protest march to Delhi as talks with govt continue

Police officers and workers erect a barricade on a national highway to stop farmers, who are marching towards New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, India, February 12, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
South Asia

Indian police block roads to halt farmers marching to New Delhi

Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akter addressing a regional workshop of Program on Agriculture and Rural Transformation for Nutrition Entrepreneurship and Resilience in Bangladesh (PATNER) at the conference room of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), Cumilla on 21 Jan. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

2.27cr farmer families will get smart cards: Agriculture secretary

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Farmers' investments fail to match returns: Study

Farmers prefer urea over other fertilisers because it makes leaves greener and plants grow faster. Photo: Reuters
Corporates

Small scale farmers receive only 0.12% of total international public climate finance in Bangladesh: Report

The Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture and the US Department of Agriculture cohosted the “Dialogue on the Nexus of Climate Smart Agriculture and Innovative Biotechnology” on Monday (11 September). Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Innovative biotech stressed for farmers’ climate change adaptation 

Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Revolutionising poultry farming: Contract growers embrace enhanced practices

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Marginal farms unsustainable with egg price below Tk13: Poultry Association

Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Better profit and productivity: Poultry farmers flourish through contract farming support

Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Maize farmers repay 100% under project initiated by iFarmer, UCB 

Agricultural & Rural Credit Policy and Programme. Photo: Collected
Banking

Banks to provide Tk35,000 crore in loans to farmers in FY24

War-weary Ukraine farmers curb plantings in blow for food supply
World+Biz

War-weary Ukraine farmers curb plantings in blow for food supply