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‘Golden fibre’ no longer holds glitter for Khulna jute farmers

May 15, 2021 sub EditorAgriculture, Bangladesh

A major cash crop for over three million small farm households in Bangladesh, jute is no longer considered a ‘golden fibre’ in Khulna.

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Covid Exposes Africa’s Deficits, but Future Lies in Youths

May 13, 2021 editorAgriculture, Manpower

Africa must keep its eye on long-term development needs. IITA will play its role in equipping the next generation to advance agriculture and feed the people of Africa.

Africa’s, agriculture, But, Covid, Deficits, exposes, future, in, lies, Manpower, Youths

Youth with Social-Emotional, Tech Skills good in Agriculture

May 13, 2021 editorAgriculture

“Input supplies should go beyond basic inputs like seeds and fertilisers, we should also encourage the use of digital tools across the agricultural value chain,” Amolegbe added.

agriculture, Food & nutrition, good, in, Skills, Social-Emotional, tech, with, Youth

Mango set for yield drop as drought hits C’nawabganj hard

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 sub EditorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Chapainawabganj, Apr 27 :  Mango, the king of all fruits that prompted many poets over the ages to write great poems, is likely to be costlier this summer as drought is going to take its toll on its yield in…

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Govt to buy 11.50 lakh mts Boro rice

April 26, 2021 sub EditorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Apr 26 :  The government has decided to procure 11.50 lakh metric tonnes of rice (boiled and non-boiled) and 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the ongoing Boro season.

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Bangladesh Welcomes Newest Zinc Rice Variety: BRRI dhan100

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 editorAgriculture, Bangladesh

The Bangladesh National Seed Board has approved the release of the newest biofortified zinc rice variety in the country: the BRRI dhan100.

Bangladesh, BRRI dhan100, Food & nutrition, newest, welcomes, Zinc Rice Variety

Chapainawabganj mango growers pin hope on weather

March 22, 2021 sub EditorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Chapainawabganj, Mar 22: Mango growers in Chapainawabganj are expecting a bumper yield of mango this year, thanks to the favourable weather.

agriculture, Bangladesh, Chapainawabganj, growers, mango, pin hope, weather

A New Food System Based on Agroecology for Rural-Urban Areas

March 10, 2021 editorAgriculture, Biodiversity

It is vital that indigenous peoples, local communities and peasant farmers, especially women, are properly included in policy development and decision-making on food systems.

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Crop Innovation Mitigating Climate Crisis Impact in Africa

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 editorAgriculture, climate

African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate change: 2020 was the second hottest year on record, while prolonged droughts and explosive floods are directly threatening the livelihoods of millions.

climate crisis, crop, impact, in Africa, innovation, Mitigating

Sustainable farming must for food security, Dr. Salim Uddin

January 28, 2021 editorAgriculture, Bangladesh, Banking

Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Chairman, Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation presented a keynote paper at a webinar titled ‘SDG-2 Zero Hunger’ organized by SDG Youth Forum on 24…

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Private Equity’s Growing Control Over Agriculture: Ominous

January 27, 2021 editorAgriculture

From seven agriculture-focused funds in 2004 to more than 300 today, the interest in capturing profits from farming and agribusiness on a global scale is growing.

Food & nutrition, Growing Control, Ominous, Over Agriculture, Private Equity’s

A Bangladeshi girl’s success in vermicomposting venture

January 9, 2021 editorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Benapole, Jan 9 — In 2016, she started small – out of the same premises she lives with her family – more of an experiment than a business. Today, Nasrin Sultana, a resident of Jhikorgaccha upazila’s Barbakpur village, is a…

A Bangladeshi, agriculture, Girls, in, success, venture, vermicomposting

Severe cold threatens Boro paddy seedling output in Kurigram

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 editorAgriculture, Bangladesh, Lead News

Kurigram, Jan 1 – A cold snap, disrupting life in the northern part of Bangladesh, will likely damage the Boro seedbeds if the weather does not improve and potentially trigger a seedling crisis.

Boro paddy, in Kurigram, seedling output, Severe cold, threatens

High price at harvest would sustain rice production

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 editorAgriculture, Bangladesh, Columns

Prof. Dr. Md. Jafar Ullah Along the last three years, farmers have been getting agonized from serious deprivation of fair price as rice price in the market got down starting since August 2016. This drastic price decline discouraged many of…

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Contribution of life in soil remains largely underestimated

December 5, 2020 editorAgriculture, Land

4 December 2020 – Even though soil organisms play a crucial role in boosting food production, enhancing nutritious diets, preserving human health, and combating climate change, the real contribution of these tiny life forms remains largely underestimated, the UN agriculture…

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Junk Agroecology Greenwashes Destructive Agribusiness Agenda

November 27, 2020 editorAgriculture, Biodiversity

A recent report, “Junk Agroecology: The corporate capture of agroecology for a partial ecological transition without social justice” examines three major worldwide public-private initiatives driven by Nestle, Pepsico, Cargill, Unilever, and the World Economic Forum: (i) The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative,…

agenda, Agribusiness, Destructive, Greenwashes, Junk Agroecology

Global Outrage as FAO Plans to Partner with Pesticide Co

November 20, 2020 editorAgriculture

Hundreds of civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations call on the UN agency to renounce planned alliance with CropLife International

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Heavy rains cloud prospects of Boro rice cultivation in BD

November 18, 2020 editorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov 18 – These days, farmers in the haor areas (depressions) of Sunamganj district are worried. This is because they have not yet been able to prepare boro paddy seedbeds as breaches caused by heavy downpour in water channels…

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€300 mn loan from AFD to IFAD for millions of small farmers

November 13, 2020 editorAgriculture

Rome, 13 November 2020 – In an effort to tackle the devastating impact of climate change on rural hunger and poverty, the French development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), today signed a €300 million loan to the UN’s International…

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Climate finance neglects small-scale farmers – new report

November 12, 2020 editorAgriculture

Rome, 12 November 2020 – Only 1.7 per cent of climate finance – a fraction of what is needed – goes to small-scale farmers in developing countries despite their disproportionate vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, according to a…

agriculture, Climate finance, farmers, neglects, new report, small scale

Women farmers most at risk from Covid-19 food crisis

October 16, 2020 Lutfun NaharAgriculture

ActionAid, Bangladesh on Friday urged the government to prioritise investment in sustainable, climate-resilient local food systems as part of Covid-19 recovery plans.

agriculture, Covid-19 food crisis, most at risk, Women farmers

Bangladesh moving towards high-value agriculture crops

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 editorAgriculture, Lead News

Dhaka, Sept 28 – As part of its crop diversification and boosting agricultural output in the country, the government is taking region-based projects to promote the cultivation of new and high-value crops, and bringing fallow, char and Haor lands under…

agriculture, Bangladesh, crops, Food & nutrition, high-value, moving towards

Time to abandon failing Green Revolution

September 25, 2020 editorAgriculture, Op-Ed

Stockholm/Cambridge, US, 23 Sep (IPS/Million Belay and Timothy A. Wise) — As COVID-19 threatens farming communities across Africa already struggling with climate change, the continent is at a crossroads.

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Tackling Climate and Rural Livelihood Crises in Dairy Sector

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 editorAgriculture, climate

Scientific evidence mounts that our food system is responsible for up to 37% of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The global dairy industry has continued to expand and scale up into new territories through mergers and acquisitions, expanding its…

agriculture, climate, crises, Dairy Sector, Livelihood, rural, Tackling

COVID-19 Restrictions hit Family Farming in Latin America

August 18, 2020 editorAgriculture

By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – With limited transport options to carry their goods to the market, lack of protective gear, and limited financial resources, family farmers across Latin America are facing grave consequences as a…

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T-Aman cultivation begins in Narsingdi

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 sub EditorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Narsingdi, Aug14: The cultivation of T-Aman paddy has begun in all the six upazilas of the district during the current season.

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Jute yield brings smile on Manikganj farmers’ faces

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 sub EditorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Manikganj, Aug 13:Farmers of all the seven upazilas in Manikganj district are very happy as they get bumper yield of jute this year due to favourable weather and availability of agri-inputs.

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T-Aman cultivated on 1,26,000 hectares in Gaibandha

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 sub EditorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Gaibandha, Aug 9: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has taken up a plan to bring a total of 1, 26,000 hectares of land under T-Aman paddy this year with the production target of 3, 57,200 tonnes of rice.

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T-Aman rice cultivation in Rangpur region in progress

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 sub EditorAgriculture, Bangladesh

Rangpur, Aug 7: The government through the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has taken massive steps to make the Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice cultivation programme a success in the flood-hit Rangpur agriculture region.

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The True Price of Pesticides Is Unaffordable

August 3, 2020 editorAgriculture, Environment, Op-Ed

by Layla Liebetrau NAIROBI – A mounting body of evidence suggests that industrial agriculture is failing the planet and its people. In particular, harmful chemical pesticides increasingly threaten the environment and public health.

Environment, Opinion, pesticides, True Price, Unaffordable

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