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Category: Agriculture
The Many Benefits of Crop Rotation
From: Editor, ENN Crop rotation is a common farming practice where different series of crops are planted in the same area each sequential season. Planting different crops on the same piece of land has been used since Roman times and…
Ribbon retting for rotting jute plants stressed
Agriculture experts at a discussion here yesterday afternoon stressed for using the low-cost ribbon retting technology in rotting jute plants amid water scarcity to get upgraded quality of the fibre with increased production.
Food security needs more holistic agriculture
Agricultural experts have called for more holistic agricultural innovation to achieve global food security.
Farmers told to store potato in natural condition
Agriculture experts at a discussion here on Saturday afternoon called upon the farmers for storing potato under natural condition at the lowest cost at their homesteads up to five months period to earn more profits.
Bumper jute production likely in northern region
A bumper jute production is likely in northern region despite a little shortfall in the farming target as harvest of the fibre crop just began almost everywhere this season, official sources said.
Enhance Aus farming reducing Boro cultivation
Enhanced farming of short duration Aus paddy during the off-season through reducing Boro cultivation can ensure national food security improving environment, ecology and bio-diversity, experts said here yesterday.
Boro production target exceeds in N’dists
The farmers have got bumper Boro paddy yield exceeding the set production target by 6.87 percent during the this Rabi season in the northern districts, official sources have said.
Cabinet nods agri policy stressings jobs, food security
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the ‘National Agriculture Policy 2013’ with the focus on agriculture production, alleviating poverty through generating jobs and highlighting food security.
Bumper Haribhanga mango output in Rangpur
Farmers are expected to produce over 22,000 tonnes of highly fleshy, fibreless and tasty local variety Haribhanga mangoes worth over Taka 175 crore in four upazilas of the district this season, officials and experts said.
Cultivation pattern adapted to climate change
Crop cultivation pattern is being changed in the district through turning two-crop land into three and four crops one gradually that helps the growers earn more benefit apart from adaptation to a changing climatic condition. Bangladesh is one of the…
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Bumper 0kra production in Bogra
Production of Okra is getting popularity in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district as the farmers are being benefitted greatly from its sale in the local markets. The farmers are cultivating the vegetable widely as its demand is higher than any…
Jute cultivation acreage ‘marks 7pc rise’
Jute cultivation acreage marked a rise by 7 percent this fiscal compared to that of the previous fiscal, said officials at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) on Monday.
Bumper summer vegetables output expected in Narail
Farmers and crops specialists of the district Agricultural Extension Department (AED) are expecting over 35,140 tonnes of summer vegetables would be produced in three upazilas of the district during the current season. District Agriculture Extension Department (DAED) sources said, a…
Farmers expect bumper jute output in Khulna
Farmers in 10 districts of Khulna division are expecting a bumper production of ‘golden fibre Jute’ in the current seasson. Agriculture Extention Depertment (AED) sources said, a total of 2,03,063 hectares of land were brought under Jute cultivation here with…
Lemon cultivation up in Narsingdi
Cultivation of Kalambo Lemon in four upazilas of the district has been increasing gradually as the farmers are showing interest in the farming due to economic returns that the crop promises. A number of farmers started small scale cultivation of…
Bumper maize production in Panchagarh
The farmers of char areas along the river Karatoa in Sadar upazila and other parts of the district have harvested a bumper production of maize this year. The price and demand of maize is high this year, according to farmers…
Farmers expect bumper Boro output in Netrakona
Boro cultivators and crops specialists are expecting bumper production of Boro paddy during this season as harvesting of the paddy is nearing to completion with excellent yield rates in the district. Netrakona District Agriculture Extension Department (DAED) office sources said…
Rain damages crops worth Tk 10 crore in Faridpur
Excessive rain and hailstorm have caused colossal damage to crops in five upazilas of the district. Department of Agricultural Extension sources said around 15000 farmers in five upazilas of the district incurred huge loss due to damage of crops worth…
Price of fishes up, vegetable stable in Sylhet
The price of fish has gone up and that of vegetables remained stable in Sylhet. But it differs from the list of prices displayed by Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB). Fish prices have risen by Tk10 to 20 per kg…
Land grabbing rampant in Narail villagees
Land grabbing making fake documents is rampant in Narail villages. The minority community people of the village Erenda, Kashipur, Basupati and Kachubaria under Lohagara upazila of the district are the worst victims. It is alleged that a group of culprits…
Rivers start eroding banks in Faridpur
A vast area of crop land and embankment covering Sadar and Charbhadrasan upazillas of the istrict have come under the threat of erosion of river Padma since June 2 with the advent of monsoon. According to Water Development Board (WDB)…
Farmers expect bumper Boro yield in Netrakona
Boro cultivators and crops specialists are expecting bumper production of Boro paddy during this season as harvesting of the paddy is nearing to completion with excellent yield rates in the district. District Agriculture Extension Department (DAED) Netrakona office sources here…
Flash flood damage crops in Jhalakathi
Flash flood triggered by tidal surge under the influence of full moon and incessant rainfall for the last seven days caused colossal damage to crops in Jhalakathi district. Various types of crops, especially vegetables, on 6,772 hectares of land in…
Good vegetables output expected in Netrakona
Farmers and crops specialists of the district Agricultural Extension Department (AED) are expecting over 40,000 tonnes of summer vegetables to be produced in the district during the current season where the target of the vegetables cultivation has already been exceeded…
Farmers to pay a heavy price: Experts
The growers will have to pay a heavy price for the government move to heavily trim the allocation in the new budget for the agriculture sector against the backdrop of a downtrend in food prices in the international market.
Farmers urged to grow Parija paddy for food security
Agriculture experts at a function here on Thursday urged the farmers to cultivate Parija Paddy, an indigenous variety, on high and medium high land to get additional crop during the off season to achieve country’s food security. “Generally, after the…
Record highest boro yield in Jhalakathi
Farmers in Jhalakathi are in a upbeat mood as they could achieve bumper production of boro paddy this year, exceeding all previous records. They could yield highest ever amount of boro despite onslaughts of the tropical storm Mahasen that buffeted…
BRRI paddy Field Day observed in Gopalganj
agriculture BRRI paddy Field Day observed in Gopalganj Field Day of BRRI paddy was observed at Boiltali under Gopalganj Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj on Monday. ACI Crop Care and Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj jointly arranged the programme. According…