Dhaka December 7, 2025, 3:41 pm
In Bangladesh improper weeding causes yield loss that range in between 40 to 50 percent in rice, 24 to 58 percent in wheat, almost 49 percent in maize, 43 percent in potato, 20 percent in sugarcane, 75-80 percent in jute, nin
Areas would be located in 3 tributaries of the Meghna River from Hijla to Mehendiganj in Barisal
The DAE has set a target to achieve 1,90,41,000 tonnes of boro output from the targeted plantation of 47,25,000 hectares
Decision was taken to prevent the artificially ripening of immature mango through mixing harmful chemicals
To attain the export target of $1.0 billion by the year 2021 form agro sector
Farmers have cultivated the mango on 2,500 hectares of land this season
Every 100 litchi fruits are being sold at Taka 300 to 350 based on quality and size
The WDB, using loudspeakers, started making the announcement asking the farmers to harvest their paddy as early as they can
Fungal disease blast has turned into an epidemic in different upazilas of Netrokona
In Bangladesh, where arsenic in well water has been a known health hazard for decades
Matia said the research to include the quality of the local balam rice variety into the HYV rice variety
Food Minister Md Qamrul Islam said that the government would buy rice and paddy between May 2 and Aug 31 this year
The government has built embankments in the north-eastern haor areas to protect crops from untimely flood this year
Disbursement of farm loan by the scheduled banks achieved 71.18 per cent of the total target in the eight months to February last as banks strengthened disbursement drives. Bangladesh Bank (BB) is now taking special care of f
Lower prices and unsold produce at warehouses, however, caused Tk 125.15 billion losses to the farmers and cold storage owners last year
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, has called for marketing of formalin-free mangoes
Bangladesh has attained self-sufficiency in food production as the government is resolute to develop the agriculture sector
The power supply was disrupted for several hours as tree branches fell on the electric lines
It will import 500,000 mt of MOP and 400,000 DAP fertilisers under the G-to-G contracts
The most active corn contract for May delivery fell 5.5 cents weekly, or 1.44 percent, to 3.7725 dollars per bushel
