Agriculture

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Agriculture

High prices drive potato cultivation spree, now farmers worry about returns

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) reports that potatoes were grown on 4.57 lakh hectares in 2024, reflecting a 13% increase in cultivation this year

File photo of onion. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Murikata onion price plunge leaves Rajshahi farmers in the red

Bee hives lined in front of a mustard field. Photo: BSS
Agriculture

Golden harvest: How beekeeping near Jamalpur mustard fields sweetening profits

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

The new product catalogue was unveiled at an event at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka today (21 December). Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

AKIJ Resource unveils advanced feeds to elevate livestock production

A rice threshing machine. Photo: Collected
Agriculture

Naogaon emerges as thrasher manufacturing hub  

Fertiliser shortage drives up prices for farmers in peak season
Agriculture

Fertiliser shortage drives up prices for farmers in peak season

Drying Maize: Farmer Zahurul Pramanik is drying and sorting his own cultivated maize in his backyard. He hopes to sell maize at Tk1,200 per maund in the local market in Bogura where maize cultivation is popular. The photo was taken at Charbatia in Bogura’s Sariakandi recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Agriculture

Maize cultivation getting a boost in Naogaon

Infographic: TBS
Agriculture

Ctg farmers achieve landmark coffee harvest, eyes set on export potential

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

File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Agriculture

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

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