Dhaka March 28, 2024, 6:35 pm
The Premier revealed this in Parliament this morning in replying to a tabled question from the treasury bench lawmaker Ali Azam of Bhola-2
He made the call at a virtual conference titled ‘Opportunities for Export and Trade of Agricultural Products of Bangladesh’ on Thursday
Rising population and shrinking of agricultural land are our main challenge to maintain food security in future …so we have to make our production double by 2030
The commission will fix the prices of all agriculture produces to maintain stability in the market
Country’s population are raising 22 to 23 lakh every year which is creating a challenge for maintaining food security under the shrinking phenomenon of arable land
Bid to Keep Market Stable
The government has taken various steps to boost the production of rice during the upcoming Boro season in a bid to recoup crop losses of the current Aman season and increase the stock of the staple
India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, is offering a steep discount to supplies from rivals Thailand and Vietnam to cut its surplus after a bumper harvest
The major objectives of the policy include ensuring sustainable production of the safe and nutritious crops, production of environment-tolerant crops and safety and welfare of the agricultural workers
The export earnings stood at only US$ 45 million in the July-November period of FY 2020-21
BCIC Chairman Amin Ul Ahsan and KSCL Managing Director Netra Bahadur signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations
A staple shortage deepened after multiple natural disasters, also causing a rise in the price of rice in the local market and forcing the government to import rice
The observations were made at the launch of a second-phase project styled 'Pathways of scaling agricultural innovations for sustainable intensification in the polders of coastal Bangladesh'
Ispahani Agro Ltd has got sub-grant to develop the market system of 'Fawligen', a new fast-tracked registered biological pesticide against FAW
The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations, Oxfam Bangladesh, and the Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd. launched the new insurance scheme in July on a trial basis
After assuming office, the government has stressed the need for boosting the agriculture sector, which was one of the major pledges in its 2018 election manifesto
Increase surveillance over errant millers
The department concerned is collecting production costs from grassroots farmers
The decision was taken in an online meeting of the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) under the Ministry of Food on Wednesday
Banks achieve 17.82pc of FY 21 target