Experts at a training workshop have underscored the need for optimum and safer use of chemical pesticides in crop fields to save the agro-products from poisonous contamination that causes harms to the public health.
Category: Agriculture
Farmers produce 2.94 lakh tonnes mustard in N’region
The farmers have produced over 2.94 lakh tonnes of mustard oilseeds during this Rabi season after completion of harvest everywhere in the northern region a couple of weeks ago, official sources said.
Satkhira farmers getting inclined to sunflower cultivation
Farmers in Satkhira are getting interested in cultivating sunflower gradually finding it to be a profitable venture for their economic uplift.
Irrigation crisis hits Boro farming in Rangpur
Irrigation on 60,500 hectares of Boro land under the Teesta Barrage project area is facing setback in the current season due to abnormal fall of water flow in the Teesta following unrestrained withdrawal of water at the upstream of the…
Bumper wheat production makes farmers happy in Dinajpur
Bumper wheat production has brought smile on the face of farmers of all the 13 upazilas in the district as they got fair price for the crop during the current season.
Magura farmers take delight in bumper vegetable yield
Farmers in Magura district have seen a bumper production of vegetables in the current season much to their delight.
Govt to buy Boro at Tk 31 per kg
The government will buy Boro rice at Tk 31 per kg, raising the procurement price by Tk 2 over the last season.
Farmers complete boro seedling transplantation in Rajshahi division
Farmers have completed the transplantation of boro paddy everywhere in eight districts under Rajshahi division attaining 99 per cent of the target fixed by the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) till March 15.
Booming mango flowering predicts excellent output this year
The booming mango flowering at this stage predicts an excellent production of the most popular fruit in the region this season, if the climatic conditions remained favourable, experts and scientists said.
No more irrigation DTW in high barind area
Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA), a state-owned organization has decided to check any more installation of deep tubewell (DTW) to control the lowering of underground water table.
Low quality zinc fertilisers flood Khulna markets
Expected yield eludes farmers Different types of inferior quality zinc sulphate fertiliser are being sold openly at the fertiliser and pesticide shops in the markets of nine upazilas of Khulna district, including the city, much to the detriment of agriculture…
7.56-lakh tonne Boro rice expected to be produced in Bogra
Plantation of boro seedlings is near about completion in the district aimed to produce over seven lakh tonnes of rice in the current Robi season in the district.
7 lakh tonnes Boro rice expected to produce in Netrakona
Plantation of boro seedlings has been completed aimed to produce over seven lakh tonnes of rice in the current robi season in the district.
Fair price of farmers produced crops stressed
Speakers at a meeting in Rajshahi said fair price of farmers produced crops must be ensured to encourage them towards further boosting agricultural yield.
Dinajpur wheat farming shrinks on low price
Inferior quality seeds also a reason Lack of fair price has made a noticeable dent in cultivation of wheat in Dinajpur, once known as the storehouse of grains.
Flower farming makes 10 farmers happy in Godagari
More than ten farmers in the district’s Godagari Upazila have attained unprecedented success in cultivation of flower commercially for the first time in the region as an alternative crop.
Transplantation of Boro seedlings nearly completion in Gaibandha
Transplantation of Boro seedlings is nearly completion in all the seven upazilas in the district during the current Boro season amid much enthusiasm to the farmers to get desired yield.
Tobacco cultivation threatens public health, food security
Speakers at a human chain have asked for discouraging the farmers in farming tobacco as its increasing cultivation poses severe threats to the public health, food security as well as environment.
Crop diversity decline ‘threatens food security’
Fewer crop species are feeding the world than 50 years ago – raising concerns about the resilience of the global food system, a study has shown.
Bumper potato production expected in Khulna division
Farmers and agronomists are expecting a bumper production of Potato in ten south-western districts under Khulna division in this current season.
Excellent flowering predicts bumper litchi production in N’dists
Bumper production of the juiciest, tasty and fleshy fruit of litchi is likely this season following excellent flowering amid favourable climatic condition so far in the northern districts, officials and experts said today.
Bed-planting method wheat farming gains popularity in Rajshahi region
By dint of much interest among the farmers and others concerned, acreage of wheat farming in bed-planting method has started gaining popularity in the region including its vast barind tract for the last couple of years.
California farmers brace for little or no water
Fresco, Calif. — Federal officials plan to announce Friday how much water they can release this year through a vast system of rivers, canals and reservoirs, but Central Valley farmers on the front lines of California’s historic drought expect to…
Crop research instt (ICRISAT) chief gets biotech special award
Hyderabad, India – In recognition of his relentless efforts to improve the livelihoods of poor smallholder farmers is Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, Dr William Dar, Director General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), was conferred…
Farmers encouraged for adopting modern irrigation method
In the wake of abnormal lowering of underground water table, farmers in the vast Barind tract are being encouraged adopting water-saving irrigation method like AWD.
Food security thru sustainable agri in southern region urged
Agricultural experts at a programme have called for boosting agriculture for achieving food security and reducing malnutrition through increased environmentally sustainable agriculture production in the country’s southern region. Addressing a seminar organised by BRAC at its Mohakhali head office on…
HYV vegetables lift up Barguna farmers
Once sharecroppers, a few now own lands A good number of farmers in Amtali upazila of the district have learnt to turn around economically by cultivating different high-yielding varieties (HYV) of vegetables.
Agri officials for reintroducing Aus paddy in northern districts
Dhaka – Rain-fed Aus should be reintroduced in the country’s northern region, where great stretches of land have turned fallow due to the depletion in levels of groundwater, observed officials on Tuesday. They also noted that the related research institutes…
Farmers expect bumper mustard production in Khulna division
Farmers of 10 districts of Khulna division are expecting a bumper production of mustard in the current rabi season.
Genetically modified potatoes ‘resist late blight’
British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable’s biggest threat – blight. A three-year trial has shown that these potatoes can thrive despite being exposed to late onset blight.