Susan Rosemary Fenton The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is committed to addressing both the consequences and the root causes of climate change, as stated in its Strategy 2020, and outlined in its 2013-2016 Plan…
Francesco Martone Deforestation and climate change are human rights issues. Indigenous peoples must be at the forefront of future mitigation and adaptation actions. Forests have been at the centre of climate change negotiations for many years now, in particular in…
Experts at the inaugural ceremony of a Farmers’ Field School (FFS) have stressed for adoption of Integrated Pests’ Management (IPM) method that increases crop output at reduced costs improving environment.
Aman rice procurement drive for the 2014-2015 season began in the district on Wednesday amid much enthusiasm to the millers.
Two lawmakers on Tuesday expressed serious concern in parliament over the China’s erecting dam on Brahmaputra for hydropower generation and demanded that the government take immediate measures to avoid negative impact on country’s environment due to the dam. Lawmakers from…
Urban agriculture is playing an increasingly important role in global food security, a study has suggested.
Kolkata: India and Bangladesh must collaborate to facilitate and maintain a flow of fresh water round the year to save the Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem, scientists said here Saturday. Sunderbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and home to the endangered…
Wide-ranging promotion and expansion of biogas plants has become an urgent need to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer in the farming fields.
An extensive Rabi crop cultivation programme has been taken up in the district by the Department of AgricultureExtension (DAE) in the ensuing Rabi season to meet the requirements of district particularly the winter vegetable which has a recurring shortfall here.
RANGPUR, Nov 14, 2014 (BSS) – Project Scientist (Country Manager) of STRASA-IRRI Project in Bangladesh Dr M A Bari has called upon the framers for expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice to increase rice production under adverse climate.
World governments have been breaking promises to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels, a report says.
Adoption and popularisation of the climate resilient cropping patterns with latest technologies can further increase crop production at reduced costs to attain sustainable food security despite adverse impacts of climate change.
Seedbeds are being prepared by the farmers to grow healthy seedlings for Boro paddy cultivation in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Boro season.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken massive programme to cultivate Boro paddy in all four upazilas of the district during this season.
Farmers of char areas along the river Karatoa in Sadar upazila and other parts of the district have harvested a bumper production of maize this year.
The fire that erupted at Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Wednesday afternoon was finally brought under control on Friday. Morelganj upazila fire station officer M Ariful Haque told UNB that the fire is now totally under control…
The fire that broke out in the Sundarbans East Zone under Morelganj upazila on Wednesday have burnt down several acres of the mangrove forest. Forest guards first spotted the fire near Gulishakhali Camp under Chandpai Range on Wednesday afternoon. This…
Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday stressed for producing pesticides-free mangoes to avoid health hazards.
Farmers in the district have achieved a bumper production of Boro paddy in the current season as the harvesting just concluded.
Growers opt for Ghritakumari variety for high profit Farmers in the northern part of sadar upazila of the district are cultivating Bombay chilli in extended areas of land finding it to be a profitable venture.
Maize cultivation has gained much popularity among char dwellers of the district in recent years as it has played significant role in eradicating their poverty and changing their life.
by rebecca kessler On a chilly April morning, when the buds had opened just enough to cast a faint red haze on the trees, Jim Turek drove me out to see how his latest construction project was faring after a…
The fields in ten upazilas of Netrakona are now presenting stunning vistas of farmers cropping their Boro paddy with a look of overwhelming joy for a possible excellent yield.
The farmers have already started plantation of the off-season indigenous parija rice seedlings to complete the process by this month-end everywhere in Rangpur division.
Zinc enriched high yielding BRRI-62 and BRRI-64 paddy developed by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute are now under cultivation for the first time in this district showing bright prospect.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting a bumper production of jackfruits in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) during the current season.
Farmers of Sadullapur upazila in the district are expecting desired production against Malta, a golden juicy fruit, during the current season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up an extensive programme on jute cultivation in the district during the current season.
Instead of the long-lasting conventional method the potato farmers have started using mechanized harvester as it saves cost and reduces labor requirement during the recent past peak harvesting season for the first time in the district.
Jute farmers of the district are showing keen interest to cultivate jute during the current season.