Cucumber farming using the mulching method is gaining popularity among farmers in Sirajganj as it produces crops quickly, suppresses weeds, retains soil moisture and improves the quality of cucumbers. Farmers […]
Jute farmers in Bangladesh’s Rangpur region are expecting to earn around Tk2,000 crore from selling jute and jute sticks this season, as both products are fetching profitable prices in the […]
Bangladesh Bank is pushing banks to speed up the disbursement of a Tk10,000 crore agricultural loan programme so that the funds reach genuine farmers quickly, with a target of distributing […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has stressed the need to boost domestic agricultural production to reduce dependence on imports of food and farm products that can be produced locally. He called […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday visited the Ministry of Agriculture at the Bangladesh Secretariat to review its overall activities and the country’s agricultural situation. The prime minister arrived at […]
The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a Fertiliser Management Control Room to improve supply-chain monitoring, track logistics and address distribution bottlenecks ahead of the peak farming season. The initiative was […]
A remote sensing-based technology developed by researchers from Jagannath University (JnU) could reduce nitrogen fertiliser use in Bangladesh by around 22 per cent while helping promote sustainable agriculture. The technology, […]
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has stressed the need to improve government fish farms and expand the use of modern technology to boost fish production while […]
A bumper harvest of bottle gourds has brought relief and renewed optimism to farmers in Sirajganj this season, as the absence of major flooding and favourable weather have helped boost […]
The government has approved the import of 110,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser from Belarus, Morocco and Saudi Arabia to meet the country’s agricultural needs. The imports include 30,000 tonnes of […]
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