Category: Agriculture

Betel leaf grows in different areas of the country as an important cash crop.

Cultivation of stress tolerant paddies has become popular among farmers in Bangladesh after repeated successes achieved in recent years.

Farmers in the district are counting heavy losses as they are forced to sell their raw jute at low prices.

Scientists of Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) here said 71 varieties of different crops including rice and legumes developed by them have been contributing a lot to the country’s agriculture.

The farmers have already exceeded farming target of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) by 2.82 per cent so far in the northern region, commonly known as the country’s food granary, official sources said.

So far a total of 2,464 tonnes of boro rice has been procured from all the four upazilas of the district under the ongoing boro rice procurement of the government against the target of 4,776 tonnes.

Faridpur district sees harvesting of jute by the growers in a flamboyant mood but its production, despite going beyond target, could not come up to the amount to satisfy them.

Scientists of Korea and Bangladesh are working jointly under a project to develop modern farm machinery and research capacity along with a cold tolerant rice variety.

RANGPUR, Aug 30, 2013 (BSS) – The farmers have become frustrated following lower market price despite getting bumper jute yield exceeding its production target in Rangpur Agriculture Zone this season, farmers and official sources said.

Growing vegetables on floating beds made of water hyacinth and beside the land of shrimp gher(field) has turned out to be a boon for farmer Nurul Islam Morol at Paikgacha upazila here.

Since beginning of the harvesting season, the jute growers are being deprived of fair price due to dominance and malpractices by the middlemen and traders gang at different hats and bazars in the district.

Cultivation of T-Aman paddy, a high value crop, has been achieved in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current season with an expectation of bumper production.

Farmers have exceeded the fixed target of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) farming in Rangpur agriculture region by yesterday though the seedling transplantation process will continue till first week of September.

Harvest of Aus paddy continues in full swing now predicting bumper production in northern Bangladesh this season, farmers, experts and officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said.

Summer tomato harvesting has been started at different areas in Godagari upazila of the disrict.

Hundreds of people, mostly women, living in the remote char areas in ten northwestern riverine districts are expecting huge profits by selling their locally reared sacrificial animals before the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.

By Fabíola Ortiz

Application of granular urea using mechanised devices reduces consumption of the fertiliser by 50 per cent to yield normal rice production saving farming cost side by side improving environment and ecology.

Chicago  – After decades of failed attempts to eradicate hunger, development agencies, international research institutions, non-profit organizations, and the funding and donor communities now see family farmers as key to alleviating global poverty and hunger. Recent estimates show that currently,…

Intrusion of saline water has kept crop farming in the south-western region at stake, causing an ultimate reduction in the supply to the food bank here.

Using geothermal energy to heat greenhouses is taking off fast in the Netherlands, according to a new analyst report by Rabobank.

COLOMBO (IRIN) – One way Sri Lanka can better manage its water resources in the face of changing monsoon patterns is through centuries-old water reservoirs, experts say.

An unknown disease has claimed the lives of 18 cattle in Ishurdi Military Dairy Farm in a span of two days.

Farmers have continued rotting their jute plants in all rivers and water bodies in the district causing pollution of water as ribbon retting method, a technology for rotting jute plants with less water to get quality fibre, is yet to…

The farmers of Rangpur witnessed a bumper production of over 21,000 tonnes of the fibre-less, fleshy and tasty local variety Haribhanga mango worth over Taka 160 crore this year, official sources said here today.

Experts at a crop cutting ceremony here yesterday stressed for popularising and enhancing Aus cultivation, mostly using rain water, under changed climatic conditions to attain food security.

The potato growers in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district have become frustrated due to low prices though the vegetable has grown abundantly this year.

MEXICO CITY – The world is not increasing yields of major crops quickly enough to meet future food demands from an expanding population, presenting a “looming and growing agricultural crisis”, according to a study. Yields of maize, rice, wheat and…