Category: Food & nutrition

The framers have been expecting bumper production of potato in the district during this current Rabi season, official sources said.

Farming of broccoli, a non-conventional winter vegetable, has been gaining popularity in the region due to its high market value than many other vegetable items.

By Mamun Islam Hundreds of river-eroded, landless, small and marginal farmers are expecting bumper production of various Rabi crops cultivated on the dried-up riverbeds and charlands in the northern districts this season. The excellent growing crops have worn eye-catching looks…

Farmers and others concerned, including agriculturists, are very much optimistic about the overall wheat production during the current season in the region particularly the vast Barind tract.

Prospect of intercropping mulberry trees with some other vegetables and spices is very bright to boost additional income from the same land together with silk cocoon production throughout the country, said the scientists and researchers.

Hundreds of people including small and marginal farmers have achieved self-reliance through commercial cultivation of high-priced and quick growing fruits in the northern region in recent years.

A total of 5,000 hectares of land has been brought under wheat cultivation in five upazilas of the district during the current Rabi crop cultivation season with a production target of 15,000 tonnes.

The farmers have produced a record quantity of over 51.71 tonnes Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice exceeding the fixed production target by 5.64 lakh tonnes this season in the northern region, official sources said. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension…

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up programme to cultivate Irri-Boro paddy in three upazilas of the district during the current season.

Speakers at a training programme here have urged farmers to promote modern technologies especially raised bed system for boosting crop yield to ensure food security of the country\’s gradually increasing population.

Farmers here are cultivating sunflower as new oilseed crop on vast tracts of land raising total oilseed cultivation acreage in the southern district.

Farmers here are cultivating sunflower as new oilseed crop on vast tracts of land raising total oilseed cultivation acreage in the southern district.

Farmers in 10 districts of Khulna division are expecting a bumper production of mustard in the current season.

The farmers and officials concerned are predicting a satisfactory production of mustard following various government steps and favourable climatic conditions in the region this Rabi season.

Harvest of Aman paddy is nearing completion in 10 districts of Khulna division during the current season.

Balanced use of compost fertilisers with chemical fertilisers and optimum application of pesticides could increase crop production to ensure food security in the natural disaster-prone areas, speakers said on Saturday.

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a programme to set up 60 Transplanted (T)-Aman Demonstration blocks in the district in the current season.

Expansion of wheat farming can mitigate the existing water-stress condition in the high Barind tract as wheat is an environment friendly crop, experts said here Tuesday.

Farmers and others concerned called for continuation of quality seed production project of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) for the sake of boosting rice production in the region including its vast Barind tract.

Production of compost fertilizers in homestead areas has become popular bringing fortune to hundreds of people including small and marginal farmers and distressed women in recent years in northern Bangladesh.

Farmers of selected areas of eight northern districts including Gaibandha under Rangpur division are experiencing four crops in a land annually through systematic cultivation.

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.

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.

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.

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.