Dhaka March 18, 2026, 1:34 am
This android based app will deliver all possible info related to maize and wheat to both farmers and traders
This initiatives will benefit an estimated 6.7 million small-scale farmers in developing countries who are adversely impacted by the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) is procuring this 30,000 metric tons of bagged granular urea fertilizer under the 2nd lot from KAFCO, Bangladesh. The government is set to get 5.50 lakh metric tons of fertili
and Binadhan-21 have become very popular among the farmers as the production is high and the cost is low
The division's target of production has been set at about 1.1 million tonnes of rice from the targeted area of 401,987 hectares of land
Jute is being sold in the local market at a high price. Traders are offering reasonable price that makes jute growers happy
The premier simultaneously has asked the authorities concerned to plant water tolerant varieties (of paddy) comparatively on higher places as Aman seeds were destroyed
The ministry of labour and employment issued a gazette notification on July 27, announcing the new minimum wages for the rice mills workers - more than seven years after the wages were fixed last time
Harvest going on in Sylhet division
More than 1.5 lakh hectares of land of 14 different crops have been inundated by the two waves of flood in 35 districts across the country
It is supporting the construction of eight public modern grain storage steel silo complexes for rice and wheat in eight different districts
The Prime Minister said this at the weekly meeting of the Executive Meeting of the National Economic Council (Ecnec)
The loan was estimated to be 8.99 per cent higher than that of the last fiscal year’s targe
Farmers should produce potatoes which have demands in the global market
Farmers and others will be able to use it from the next year
Almost all the farmers had to sell paddy well below the government-mandated price by over a quarter, rendering it almost meaningless
Aman and Aus rice seasons are the two major sources for the staple after Boro season. Aman comprises 37-38 and Aus 7.0-8.0 percent to the total rice output
Although the coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh has halted almost all economic activities and disrupted the supply chain, the agriculture sector continued playing a key role in saving the lives and livelihoods of people.
The government's rice and paddy procurement drive has seen poor progress due to satisfactory prices of the grain in the mainstream market, said insiders.
Around a month has passed since programmes to procure Boro paddy and rice began,
