Category: Food & nutrition

The farmers have been continuing transplantation of Boro seedlings in full swing in the northern districts through engaging all-out efforts to make its cultivation programme successful this season.

Transplantation of Boro seedlings has been progressing fast in all the seven upazilas in the district during the current Boro season amid much enthusiasm to the farmers to get desired yield. Office sources said the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)…

Boro paddy farming in the project command areas of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in the district has been progressing fastduring the current season.

Agri experts in a function here on Wednesday urged the farmers to farm Boro seedlings in dry seedbed with covered polythene to get more yield adapting to changed climatic condition.

The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting bumper production of wheat during the current season in the district.

The nation can achieve self-reliance on production of oil seeds through expanded cultivation of high yielding variety (HYV) of mustard using the latest agro-technologies, speakers at a farmers’ field day said.

Crop museum has become an effective tool for reaching and disseminating modern farming technologies to the grassroots farmers side by side with a successful expansion of various cash crops in the high Barind tract.

Prospect of yielding additional five lakh metric tons of mug bean every year is bright in the high barind tract comprising Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabgonj districts, speakers at a farmers training said Saturday.

Commercial farming of strawberry has started gaining momentum in Rajshahi region as its cultivation is easier and highly profitable.

RANGPUR, Jan 29, 2014 (BSS) – Transplantation of Boro seedlings gains momentum as the farmers have engaged their all- out efforts to make the farming programme successful in the northern districts this season, official sources said.

JOYPURHAT, Jan 29, 2014 (BSS)-Farmers and others concerned, including agriculturists are very much optimistic about the overall wheat production during the current season in the district.

GAIBANDHA, JAN 29, 2014 (BSS)-Gladiolus farming for the first time has brought smile on the faces of growers in Sadullapur upazila of the district as they are earning profit by selling their products at higher prices.

Agri experts in a function here on Monday urged farmers to farm boro seedlings in dry seedbed with covered polythene sheets to get more yield adapting to changed climatic condition.

The poultry industry in the district has suffered a severe recession for the political turbulence, marked by hartals and blockades, the country has passed through for the last several months.

Transplantation of Boro seedlings has begun in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Boro season amid much enthusiasm to the farmers.

BSS from  Jamalpur adds: The farmers of Jamalpur are expecting a bumper production of mustard in the current season.

The poultry industry in the district has suffered a severe recession for the political turbulence, marked by hartals and blockades, the country has passed through for the last several months.

Agri experts in a function here on Monday urged farmers to farm boro seedlings in dry seedbed with covered polythene sheets to get more yield adapting to changed climatic condition.

Honey farming has made Jarjish of Shayampur village under Paba upazila of the district a successful entrepreneur.

The farmers of Jamalpur are expecting a bumper production of mustard in the current season.

Contract Growers Office, a wing of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), has procured 522 tonnes of Aman paddy seed for 2013-14 season across the district.

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and framers have been expecting bumper production of potato in the district during this current season, official sources said.

Production at Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) has been continuing since December 27.

Thousands hectares of char land lying on the river bed of the Brahmaputra and the Teesta have been brought under different crops and vegetables cultivation during the current Robi season with an expectation of desired production.