The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a massive plan to cultivate mustard in all five upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.
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Bumper production of winter vegetables likely in south-western region
Farmers and officials of the DAE are expecting a bumper production of winter vegetables in South-western region under Khulna division in the current Rabi season.
Orange farming becomes popular in sub-Himalayan districts
Cultivation of orange on commercial basis has become popular in the sub-Himalayan northern districts where farmers have been getting excellent production of the high-priced aristocrat fruit in recent years.
Govt to procure 64,876 tonnes Aman rice from Rangpur division
The government has set a target of procuring 64,876 tonnes of Aman rice from all 58 upazilas in eight districts under Rangpur division during this season, official sources said.
Bumper production of winter vegetable expected in Joypurhat
Farmers are expecting bumper production of winter vegetables cultivated in the district during this Rabi-1 season.
Harvesting of Aman paddy progressing fast in Khulna Division
Harvesting of Aman paddy is progressing fast in 10 districts of Khulna division during the current season with much enthusiasm among the farmers, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said.
Massive plan taken for Irri-Boro farming in S-region
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a massive plan to cultivate Irri-Boro paddy in 11 southern districts during the current Irri-Boro season.
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Boro seeds distributed in Joypurhat
Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) here has distributed 1,250 tonnes of Boro seeds in the five upazilas of the Joypurhat district to make the Boro cultivation programme a success.
Farmer starts soybean farming in Barind experimentally
Shariful Islam, a farmer of Kodamshahar under Godagari Upazila of the district, has started soybean farming for the first time in Barind tract experimentally.
Bumper winter vegetables likely in Netrakona
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a massive plan to cultivate winter vegetables in ten upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.
Cultivation of late variety Nazirshail starts in Gaibandha
Cultivation of late variety Nazirshail rice has started becoming popular among the farmers of Teesta River basins under six unions of Sundarganj upazila in the district in recent years.
‘Retailers should educate farmers on safer use of pesticides’
Speakers at a meeting here have called upon the pesticide retailers for awakening and educating farmers and providing them necessary knowledge to ensure safer and optimum use of chemical pesticides in crop fields.
Expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice for food security stressed
Agriculture experts at a farmers’ field day have stressed for expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice to attain sustainable food security through increasing rice production under adverse climate.
Farmers urged to farm flood tolerant paddy to avoid losses
Agri experts in a function here on Wednesday urged the farmers to cultivate flood tolerant paddy on the land of flood prone areas in larger scale to avoid the losses and help the country achieve food security.
Seedbeds being prepared for Boro cultivation in Gaibandha
Seedbeds are being prepared by the farmers to grow healthy seedlings for Boro paddy farming in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Boro season.
Potato cultivation in C’nawabganj
An extensive potato cultivation plan has been taken up in the district this year.
Bumper production of winter vegetables likely in Khulna
Farmers and officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper production of winter vegetables in Khulna in the current Rabi season.
Commercial cultivation of orange getting popular in Panchagarh
Commercial cultivation of orange is gaining popularity at different upazilas of the district as the growers are getting bumper production of the aristocrat fruit in recent years.
Balanced fertilization must for retaining soil productivity
Speakers at a farmers’ awareness meeting have underscored the need for soil health management rightly for retaining its productivity.
Bangladesh’s Nauman wins Gusi Peace Prize
A Bangladeshi rights activist has been named as one of the winners of a Philippine-based international peace prize this year. AHM Nouman won the ‘Gusi Peace Prize International’ for his contribution “to poverty alleviation and humanitarianism”.
353 hectares brought under onion, green chili cultivation
Some 353 hectares of land have been brought under onion and green chili cultivation in the district in the current season.
T-Aman farming exceeds target in Joypurhat
Farmers of the district are now expecting a bumper production of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy in the district as they have already exceeded this year’s cultivation target of the crop.
Flood tolerant paddy farming increases in Gaibandha
Cultivation of flood tolerant paddies has increased in the district this year compared to the last year as the farmers are getting desired yield despite submerging the seedlings of the varieties for 10- 12 days.
Farmers Field Day programmes held in Chapainawabganj
A farmers’ gathering was held at the Baradadpur paddy filed premises in Gomostapur upazila and Nezampur village in Nachal upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Friday on the Farmers’ Field Day.
RAKUB disburses Tk 344.06-cr loan in N-W region
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has disbursed around Tk 344.06 crore as loan to boost rural economy alongside employment generation in the country’s northwest region in the first four months of this current 2013-14 fiscal.
Harvest of short duration paddies completed in N-dists
The farmers have completed harvest of the short duration Aman paddies in the northern districts to get bumper production combating the seasonal lean period of Aswin and Kartik months this year, experts and officials said.
Bumper production of sugarcane expected in RSML zones
A bumper production of sugarcane planted in 2012-13 season is expected at eight sub-zones of Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) as the plants of the sugarcane have grown well on the land.
UN highlights role of farming in closing emissions gap
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