Dhaka April 24, 2024, 9:48 pm
The production of paddy is likely to go up by 1.2% in 2023 compared to the previous year
The Agricultural Secretary Wahida Akter said this while addressing a workshop on LDC Graduation and Implementation of Action Plan: "Export of Agro Products: Challenges and Way Forward" held at the Bangladesh Agriculture Resea
The Aman paddy procurement price has been set at Tk 30 per kg, boiled rice at Tk 44 per kg and non-boiled rice at Tk 43 per kg
The two sides emphasized on scientific expertise sharing and facilitating technology transfer for bolstering agricultural cooperation between the two nations
According to the notification, the 10 crops include wheat, maize, mustard, sunflower, groundnut, soybean, winter onion, moong, lentil and grass pea (khesari dal)
Under this incentive, each farmer will get 1 kilogram of seeds of summer onion Nabee (late) variety, 20 kg of DAP and 20 kg of MOP fertilizer along with 2,000 for land preparation and labor wages from Ministry of Agriculture
The concerning situation comes amid a reluctance on the part of jute millers to purchase the golden fibre, further exacerbating the crisis for farmers who have reported good harvests but poor financial returns
Aji Charapita is the most expensive chilli in the world. The price of the chilli is $25,000 per kg
Farmers navigated adverse weather conditions to accomplish this tremendous feat, significantly reducing the nation's import dependency
Most of the farmers sell their paddy from their field. Miller representatives buy the paddy from the field, but government representatives do not do the same
Though the government is giving priority to agricultural production, the sector needs more allocation to boost production
Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhter made the remarks at a meeting held at the conference room of the Ministry of Agriculture at the Secretariat on Sunday afternoon
This incentive will be given from the regular budget of Agriculture Ministry for agricultural support and rehabilitation sector
The onion cultivation exceeded the fixed target and the cultivators are happy to get bumper production of their products and high prices
This achievement comes despite challenges such as rising fertilizer and irrigation costs
Thirty three percent boro paddy have been harvested across the country so far which is a good start
The prices have been refixed aiming to keep the fertilizer import at a rational level amid the hike in its prices at the international level and ensure optimum utilization of fertilizers
Farmers are unhappy as they have incurred high expenses this season due to the rise in irrigation costs, seed prices, and fertilizer
Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Bangabandhu-Pierre Elliot Trudeau Agricultural Technology Centre at BRRI in Gazipur coinciding with the BRRI golden jubilee celebrations
BADC Chairman Abdullah Sazzad and GCT General manager Mohammed Ridha Shalgam signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides