Dhaka, Oct 29 (UNB) – As the onion market still remains overheated, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday termed the crisis temporary, saying there is nothing to worry about it.
Category: Food & nutrition
Onion market to cool down with import from Egypt: Minister
Chattogram, Oct 27 (UNB) – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said there is no possibility for onion price to come down within a month but it will be available at Tk 70-80 per kg after its import from Egypt…
Fish consumption up, price down in BD for ‘blue revolution’
Dhaka, Oct 27 – Bangladesh’s recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called a “Blue Revolution.” Even though aquaculture has enabled over 2 million Bangladeshis to escape poverty from 2000-2010, the country’s fisheries policy…
100000 metres current net trapping hilsa seized in B’baria
Brahmanbaria, Oct 27 (UNB) – A mobile court in separate drives on Saturday seized 1 lakh metres of banned Current Jal from the Meghna River in Sarail upazila.
Poultry, Fish feed industries for 5 pc tax waiver on import
Dhaka, Oct 26 (UNB)- Urging the government to save the poultry sector of the country, feed industries owners on Saturday demanded the withdrawal of five percent advanced tax on import of raw materials of poultry and fish feed.
He Zhangwen, preserving old taste of Sichuan street food
Chengdu, Oct 23 (Xinhua/UNB) — He Zhangwen, 64, is slightly hunchbacked and not particularly fond of smiling. Wearing a grey-striped T-shirt and a brown apron, he is the linchpin of the tiny baked egg pancake shop “The He’s” in Chengdu,…
International conference on sustainable agriculture held at BAU
Mymensingh, Oct 19 – An International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture (ICSA) 2019 was inaugurated on Saturday at Syed Nazrul Islam Conference hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
Indian fisherman sent to Rajshahi jail for catching hilsa
Rajshahi, Oct 18 (UNB) – An Indian fisherman who entered Bangladesh illegally in Charghat upazila here on Thursday was sent to jail on Friday as two cases were filed against him for trespassing and catching hilsa.
Europe’s specialty food makers brace for US tariffs
Milan, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — European producers of premium specialty agricultural products like French wine, Italian Parmesan and Spanish olives are facing a U.S. tariff hike due Friday with a mix of trepidation and indignation at being dragged into a…
Ban production of GM golden rice: BD Agri Farm Labour Fed
Dhaka, Oct 17 – Highlighting the negative effects of genetically modified (GM) food on human body, speakers at a convention on Thursday urged the government and other stakeholders to stop the commercial production of GM golden rice being marketed as…
Apple economy latest casualty in strife-torn Kashmir
Kashmir’s apple orchards, a backbone of the economy that supports nearly half the people living there, are deserted with fruit rotting on the trees at a time when they should be bustling with harvesters.
3 policemen suspended for mother hilsa illegal transport
Three policemen were suspended on Wednesday night for transporting mother Hilsa defying a government ban.
Hydroponic farming gains ground in saline coastal region
KHULNA – Climate vulnerable households in the country’s costal region are showing interest in adopting soilless hydroponic farming system to grow vegetables to meet their nutritional demand. “We have already introduced the hydroponic agriculture in our locality as arable land…
14 women changing food around the world
Danielle Nierenberg Good morning from Lake Nona, Florida! Today is World Food Day, a day to celebrate the world’s farmers and focus attention on hunger, nutrition, poverty, and how to change food and agriculture. This year’s theme is “Our Actions…
Hilsa ban defiance in spawning season: 165 fishermen jailed
Shariatpur, Oct 15 (UNB) – A total of 165 fishermen have been jailed charged with netting hilsha fish defying ban in the river Padma here.
World Food Day 2019 – “Our actions are our future”
By IPS World Desk Rome, Oct 14 2019 (IPS) – Globalization and urbanization have had a staggering impact on human history, especially over the last decade.
Off-season watermelon farming proves lucrative in Khulna
Khulna, Oct 15 (UNB) – Ahad Ali Sheikh of Dumuria is actually a shrimp farmer by profession. Farming shrimp on 2.5 acres of land taken on lease in Nolghona Beel, he somehow managed to earn his livelihood.
Onion prices up again in Dhaka’s markets in three days
Dhaka, Oct 15 – The price of onions once again shot up in the city markets and elsewhere in the country and touched per kg onion to Tk 100 in the last three days.
8 fishermen jailed for catching hilsa in Manikganj
2,000 meters net destroyed Manikganj, Oct 12 – A mobile court on Friday night jailed eight fishermen for catching hilsa from the Jamuna River defying a government ban at Alekdia Char area in Shibaloy Upazila.
Beijing sets new high for horticultural expos
After six months of dazzling visitors with stunning horticultural displays, Expo 2019 Beijing, the AIPH approved A1 World Horticultural Expo, presented one final spectacular show at its official closing ceremony on Wednesday 9th October 2019.
Five gardens win AIPH grand awards At EXPO 2019 Beijing
The award ceremony of the International Competition at Expo 2019 Beijing took place on 8th October, after the closing of the six-month-long AIPH approved A1 World Horticultural Exhibition. At the ceremony, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) awarded five…
Crunch time for the Seed Treaty
A review of some outstanding issues in the negotiation. Will the effort to fix ITPGRFA’s broken benefit sharing system measure up to expectations?
Hilsa catching ban for 22 days starts October 9
Dhaka, Oct 06 – The government has imposed a 22-day ban on catching, selling and transporting Hilsa (popularly known as ilish) to ensure safe spawning of the fish, during its peak breeding period in a 7,000km breeding ground starting from…
1,500 mts of onion start entering Bangladesh from India
Hili (Dinajpur), Oct 4 (UNB) – A consignment of around 1,500 metric tonnes of onion loaded in 60 trucks under LCs opened before the existing ban started entering Bangladesh on Friday.
Hilsa fest begins Wednesday in Barguna
Borguna, October 1 (UNB) – A Hilsa Festival is going to be held in Barguna for the first time on Wednesday amid much festivity and enthusiasm.
Raids against stockpiling of onion begins
Dhaka, Oct 01 – The governmenton Tuesday started carrying out drives against stopping stockpilings of onion in the wholesale markets at different places in the country including Khatunganj in Chattagram and Shaympur in Dhaka to control price of onions in…
Fishing boat capsizes in Meghna: All 7 fishermen rescued
Chandpur, Oct 1 – A fishing boat capsized in the Meghna River on Monday night after it was caught in a storm. All the seven fishermen of the boat were rescued alive.
How risky is eating red meat? New papers provoke controversy
New York, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak? A team of international researchers says probably not, contradicting established advice. In…
Onion import from Myanmar, Turkey, Egypt; sale thru TCB
Dhaka, Sept 30 (UNB) – Amid the overheated onion market, state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has decided to start selling onion at Tk 45 per kg in the city from Tuesday.
‘Mechanised, commercial production can save BD farmers’
Dhaka, Sept 27 (UNB) – Stressing the importance of farm mechanisation to boost outputs and save farmers from losses, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has said farmers will be provided with agricultural machinery.