Unless action is taken now to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient, climate change impacts will seriously compromise food production.
Category: Agriculture
Better competition protects cosumers, the poor: Unctad
Geneva — For trade to deliver the maximum benefits to the most people, we need better competition policies and stronger, more independent authorities, a senior UNCTAD official says. History has shown that market abuse is more likely when too few…
Aromatic rice cultivation gains popularity in Narsingdi
Dhaka – Cultivation of Aromatic fine rice gained much popularity among the farmers in the district in recent years due to its bumper production and high price.After achieving self-sufficiency in food grain, farmers of the district are now showing interest…
Growers expect high potato yield in Rajshahi region
Dhaka- Farmers and other officials concerned are very much hopeful about cherished potato production in the region as overall climatic condition remains favorable towards the farming since its initial stage.With the hope of making profit like the previous season, the…
Dhaka, Budapest to work together for common prosperity: PM
Budapest (Hungary) – Dhaka and Budapest have agreed to work together for common prosperity alongside joining hands with the international community to fight against ‘terrorism and violent extremism’. “We’ve reached an understanding that there’s much scope for Bangladesh and Hungary…
BAU, China Corpn sign deal on hybrid rice tech cooperation
Dhaka – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh signed an agreement with Chinese corporation Chongqing Zhong Yi Seed Co. Ltd under the umbrella of Hybrid Rice Technology Cooperation Project between Bangladesh and China at the agriculture faculty dean office on Sunday.…
5 BD dists advised not to do wheat farming for blast disease:
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has advised the farmers of five southwestern districts not to cultivate wheat as these districts saw the breakout of ‘wheat blast’ disease last year.According to DAE officials, wheat blast was spotted in Kushtia, Meherpur,…
Fisheries and Aquaculture Faculty at SAU
With a view to producing scientific manpower in the discipline of fisheries and aquaculture in the country, the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka has opened a new faculty–Faculty of Fisheries & Aquaculture.
7 tips to a food waste-free thanksgiving
Danielle Nierenberg Thanksgiving is the holiday that reminds all of as eaters to be grateful, especially for the season’s bounty provided by farmers, farm laborers, chefs, and food service workers. But, unfortunately, we also waste an astonishing amount of food.…
Agro-tech fair at BAU
Dhaka – A three-day agro-tech fair started on the occasion of Regional Network on Poverty Eradication (RENPER) international seminar at agriculture faculty corridor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Sunday.
BAU 7 regional conference on poverty eradication begins Sunday
A three-day-long international seminar of Regional Network on Poverty Eradication (RENPER) begins Sunday with a theme of “Advancement in technology for poverty reduction: opportunity and challenges’’ on Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). About 141 scientific papers will be presented in 6…
Drylands are key to global food security: IFAD report
Marrakech – A new report launched today by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) reveals the crucial role the world’s drylands play in buffering the negative impacts of climate change, land degradation and drought.
Drought-hit Zimbabwe farmers look to science to save crops
Under the scorching Zimbabwean sun, cattle seek shade among stunted thorn bushes in the drought-prone district of Zaka, where crops wither due toincreasing temperatures and changing weather patterns. Severe lack of rain across southern Africa has hit the country hard,…
‘Climate adaptation for small farmers pays big financial returns’
Marrakech – A new report from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that for each dollar invested through its Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), farmers could earn a return of between US$1.40 and $2.60 over a…
Institute to be set up for wheat, maize dev; Bill cleared
Dhaka: The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘The Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute Bill, 2016’ seeking to formulate policies on development and production of wheat and maize and implement those. The approval came from the regular weekly…
IFPRI to set up its country office in Bangladesh
Dhaka – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) would set up its country office in Bangladesh to conduct research in agricultural development, social protection and food and nutrition security issues. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the…
Small-scale agriculture threatens the rainforest
Dhaka – An extensive study led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first time. The findings are discouraging, with regard to environmental…
16 orgs celebrating World Food Day
Danielle Nierenberg October 16th is World Food Day and this year’s theme is “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too,” and highlights the impact of a changing environment on agriculture and food security. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Wheat,rice harvests headed for record high: FAO
The world’s wheat and rice producers are headed for a record harvest this year, drastically reducing the global food bill as prices fall, the FAO said on Thursday.Overall cereal production is projected to rise by 1.5 percent this year from…
Barguna farmers show interest in lemon cultivation
Dhaka- The farmers have been showing keen interest in different varieties of lemon cultivation in the district in recent years.Before, farmers used to cultivate lemon as a house hold fruit but they have started the cultivation in commercial basis. Around…
Celebrate US National Farm to School Month
Danielle Nierenberg October is US National Farm to School Month and communities across the United States are celebrating the importance of farm to school programs. These programs, implemented in more than 42,500 schools in the United States, can help…
Improved post-harvest technology reduces production cost
Dhaka – Post-harvest losses of paddy are a major problem of Bangladesh due to lack of appropriate technologies at each stages of post harvest operations. So, it is very important identify the present status of post-harvest practices and available technologies…
Foreign farms increase the risk of water conflicts in Africa
Dhaka – For the first time, researchers point to areas in Africa where foreign agricultural companies’ choice of crops and management of fresh water are partly responsible for the increased water shortages and greater competition for water. This in turn…
Short duration Aman paddy harvest begins in Rangpur region
The farmers have already started harvesting the short duration Aman paddy varieties at this peak hour of the ‘seasonal lean period’ now creating huge jobs for the farm-labourers in Rangpur agriculture region. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)…
Rootworm resistance to Bt corn reflects failure of industrial farming
by Doug Gurian-Sherman A recent article in The Progressive Farmer sounded an alarm about the re-emergence of the corn rootworm, a beetle was once called the “billion dollar pest” due to the big impact it has had on valuable corn…
BAU workshop on modern animal breeding tech held
Dhaka – A workshop on ‘awareness about modern animal breeding technology to stakeholder’ was held yesterday (Thursday) at Bangladesh agricultural University Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan in Mymensingh.
Mapping farmer seed varieties – agri biodiversity
African centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has today published a new report titled “Mapping farmer seed varieties in Manica, Mozambique: Report on initial investigations into agricultural biodiversity”. The report is the product of a research partnership between ACB, the national farmers’…
US farmers go ‘natural’ for profits
At an estimated 80% of beef cattle feeding operations in America farmers use artificial growth hormones to make the animals grow faster. But the practice is rare in the country’s north-eastern states. Hilary Niles visited one farm in Vermont to…
‘Female farmers to get digital technology training’
Dhaka – State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Sunday said rural female farmers will be trained with digital technologies so that they can properly promote their agricultural products, UNB news agency reported.
Protecting indigenous livestock breeds
Danielle Nierenberg According to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), close to 17 percent of the world’s livestock breeds face extinction. Many of these livestock breeds are indigenous, adapted to local conditions with long agricultural and pastoral traditions. Africa…