Farmers producing vegetable saplings on floating seedbeds in Pirojpur’s Nazirpur upazila have been counting losses due to sharp drop in market demand amid prolonged rainfall.

Some 9.90 lakh tonnes of rice will be distributed to 55 lakh rural poor and extremely poor families across the country.

Import activities will begin on August 3

Aims to raise mineral content from around 2% to over 33%, paving the way for nutrient-enriched food products

Russian Chargé d'Affaires in Bangladesh Vyacheslav Sentyurin made the proposal today

Ten years of data will be analysed to identify shortages in advance

Higher returns and growing demand are encouraging farmers in Pirojpur's Nesarabad and Jhalakathi Sadar to diversify, creating a new chapter in the region's fruit economy

Spoilage, rainfall and dwindling stocks push wholesale prices sharply higher

The government would extend the policy, financial, and institutional support needed to help the industry grow, he said

Exports down 79% since 2002 while production costs rise 78.31% over past decade

Under a gloomy afternoon sky at Karwan Bazar, Abdul Barek stood in front of a vegetable shop, quietly asking the price of one item after another. The 50-year-old finally settled on half a kilogram of okra.

Onion farmers will be provided with 15,000 new airflow machines under the onion storage project being implemented by the Department of Agricultural Extension, Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Amin Ur Rashid said today

Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has written off agricultural loans worth more than Tk 604.81 crore for 709,679 small and marginal farmers under the government's loan waiver programme, reducing their debt burden and restoring their access to formal credit.

Tilapia cultivation has already begun at the centre, and shrimp and prawn cultivation will start soon

Officials said the shutdown at DAPFCL in Anwara, Chattogram, followed a shortage of phosphoric acid

The government has restricted raw jute exports, making shipments conditional, to boost domestic supply and curb rising prices

Farmers report steep losses as mangoes rot on trees and fall across orchards

The risk of FMD and other infectious diseases rises after floods

Cattle feed worth Tk 35 lakh allocated as rehabilitation efforts begin

The highest per-head export limit is 500 tonnes