farming

The growing enthusiasm for mustard farming in Koyra, combined with supportive measures from the government and agriculture offices, paints an optimistic picture for the future of this vital crop. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Khulna farmers reap rewards from mustard cultivation, honey production

Naogaon district is seeing significant boost in mustard cultivation this season
Bangladesh

Naogaon farmers make a fortune on mustard and honey

Farmers sell their produce in a small tin-shed hub, with a nearby nursery offering seedlings and agricultural resources in Nagdah village, Pirgachha, Rangpur. The Sustainable Agriculture Foundation and Standard Chartered Bank jointly launched the initiative “Farming Smart Model Village” to promote modern farming practices. Inset, Solar power at the site. The photos were taken recently. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Nagdah village –  a beacon of modern farming in Rangpur

Relay farming Method is being widely used in Khulna to cultivate more crops. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

‘Relay Farming’ brings new hope to farmers in Khulna

Farmers are busy yielding potato in Rangpur. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Rangpur expects record potato production this season

During the last (2023-2024) Rabi season, farmers cultivated onion in 10,006 hectares of land and produced 1,18,491 tonnes of onion against the fixed target of producing 1,13,976 tonnes of onion from 9,755 hectares of land in the region. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Farmers expecting bumper onion output in Rangpur region

Shafiqul Islam Rana, a young entrepreneur from Naogaon’s Mohadevpur, sells the oranges in local markets at Tk200 per kilogram, with some buyers even purchasing directly from the garden. Photo: UNB
Agriculture

The young entrepreneur who brought orange farming to Naogaon

The renowned floating market in Jhalakathi’s Bhimruli is abuzz with activity as the hog plum season reaches its peak. The market, bustling with buyers and sellers from dawn to noon, is expected to generate an estimated Tk30 crore in hog plum sales this season. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Hog Plum market booms, revitalising Jhalakathi's rural economy

(Left) Dragon fruit cultivation thrives in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila with the aid of advanced irrigation technology. High-efficiency irrigation sprinkler (right) ensures precise water distribution, boosts yield and reduces cost. Photo: Khorshed Alam, Collected
Bangladesh

Sprinkler irrigation revolutionises fruit farming in Tangail

Mohammad Kamrul Hasan. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Scaling up, adding value: A roadmap for Bangladesh's agro-based industries

An area clear-felled for tobacco cultivation on the bank of the river Sangu in Bandarban. The chemicals used in tobacco farming also pollute the creeks – the main source of drinking water for hill communities. Photo: Syed Zakir Hussain
Panorama

How tobacco farming is speeding up deforestation in the hills

A drone view shows solar panels as they stand on Dave Duttlinger's farmland that he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
USA

As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk

File Photo: TBS/Jahir Rayhan
Markets

Contract farming reduces costs and lowers the risk of antibiotic resistance