Dhaka February 22, 2025, 4:06 pm
The Rice Farming Systems Division of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) is spearheading this effort, demonstrating how maximising land use can significantly increase farmer incomes and contribute to the nation's edible
Nearly 81,663 hectares of land have been brought into Boro cultivation this season. About 188,788 farmers will be engaged in this paddy farming
The fertiliser will be supplied free of cost under the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations
The primary goal of the project is to meet the increasing demand for seeds while fostering a more sustainable and balanced approach to pulse and oilseed production
Agriculture Officers of the local union parishad were present during the sapling distribution and agreed to support the farmers if necessary
Small-scale farmers across the world are the major contributors to sustainability, yet they have suffered the most from the effects of climate change and environmental degradation
Vegetables, banana, mango, sesame, papaya, mug, chilli, jute, litchi, and lemon were affected by the cyclone
A grant of 900,000 Taka (USD 7,690) is directly handed to each of the farmers by the bank for purchasing agricultural machinery
In the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of both countries emphasised the OIC's strong role in resolving the Palestinian issue
During the past two years, Bangladesh has been increasingly engaging with the leading global Agri-science university, Wageningen University
The production of paddy is likely to go up by 1.2% in 2023 compared to the previous year
The Agricultural Secretary Wahida Akter said this while addressing a workshop on LDC Graduation and Implementation of Action Plan: "Export of Agro Products: Challenges and Way Forward" held at the Bangladesh Agriculture Resea
The Aman paddy procurement price has been set at Tk 30 per kg, boiled rice at Tk 44 per kg and non-boiled rice at Tk 43 per kg
The two sides emphasized on scientific expertise sharing and facilitating technology transfer for bolstering agricultural cooperation between the two nations
According to the notification, the 10 crops include wheat, maize, mustard, sunflower, groundnut, soybean, winter onion, moong, lentil and grass pea (khesari dal)
Under this incentive, each farmer will get 1 kilogram of seeds of summer onion Nabee (late) variety, 20 kg of DAP and 20 kg of MOP fertilizer along with 2,000 for land preparation and labor wages from Ministry of Agriculture
The concerning situation comes amid a reluctance on the part of jute millers to purchase the golden fibre, further exacerbating the crisis for farmers who have reported good harvests but poor financial returns
Aji Charapita is the most expensive chilli in the world. The price of the chilli is $25,000 per kg
Farmers navigated adverse weather conditions to accomplish this tremendous feat, significantly reducing the nation's import dependency
Most of the farmers sell their paddy from their field. Miller representatives buy the paddy from the field, but government representatives do not do the same
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