Tag: agriculture

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…

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…

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…

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)…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

The farmers successfully completed plantation of the off season and short duration indigenous parija paddy seedlings today in Rangpur division as an additional Aus crop, officials and experts said.

The litchi growers are happy now following a bumper production with lucrative prices of the delicious, juicy and fleshy seasonal fruit that has already appeared everywhere in the northern region.

Watermelon growers of Thakurgaon district have achieved a bumper production and are getting fair price of the fruit this year. Favourable weather and absence of virus attack helped the growers achieve the feat this season.

Farmers in the vast Barind tract needed more drought-tolerant and short-duration varieties of paddy seed to bring diversity in the farming system, speakers at a daylong seminar said.

After achieving self-sufficiency in food grains,  farmers of Narsingdi district are now inspire to cultivate more aromatic rice Banglamoti due to   economic prospect of the crop Banglamoti rice is famous for special flavor and fineness. It is mostly use in…

Agri experts in a function here yesterday urged the farmers to use balanced fertilizers in crop fields to boost production of crops to achieve country’s food security.

Cultivation of okra (ladies finger) is becoming popular among the farmers in 28 villages under Batiaghata upazila of Khulna district.

Substantial and sustainable promotion of small business and urban food production has become indispensable for freeing the slum community from poverty and hunger, speakers in some ceremonies have said.

Excellent growth of the tender litchi in orchards amid favorable climatic condition predicts bumper production of the fruit this season in the northern districts, officials, experts and farmers said.

Himachal Pradesh, India

About 80 percent of farm households in the country do not have any exposure to government agricultural extension services, a seminar was told on Thursday.

From: RP Siegel, Triple Pundit It sounds a bit like justice served, doesn’t it? When Cargill announced the closing of its Plainview, Texas, cattle operation, they cited a record low cattle supply as the result of the region’s severe drought.