When the government is observing National Fisheries Week countrywide, a section of unscrupulous fishers continues to catch native fish and aquatic lives erecting bamboo fences across the Laghata and Palak rivers in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.

The private sector needs investment and cooperation to make agriculture profitable in the country, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.

The government has targeted a 25 percent increase in rice production by 2050 by combining the efforts of farmers, rice scientists and agricultural officials to feed the additional population.

Aman cultivation is going on in full swing in almost all the upazilas of the district.

Farmers are enjoying tremendous success cultivating papaya in fallow lands in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district, thanks to bumper yield and a reasonable market price.

After chasing his dream for over a decade, 46-year-old Aruni Sarkar, a  farmer from remote Gangarampur village of Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila,  finally succeeded in developing high-yielding and climate-adaptable  varieties of Aman paddy.

Fodder crisis have become a double blow for the flood affected people of Sirajganj, one of the major dairy hubs in the country.

The agriculture ministry implemented 99 per cent of the annual development programme last fiscal year, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

The government has taken comprehensive measures to develop the fish sector of the country, said speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.

On May 7, a fisherman in Sylhet caught a 180kg Baghair from the Kushiyara river and brought it to Lalbazar, a famous fish market in the city.

Fish production rose 3 per cent year-on-year to 45 lakh tonnes in fiscal 2019-20, thanks to increased aquaculture, according to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.

While life under the sea still remains a mystery for many, there are some noteworthy breakthroughs. Case in point: a group of researchers from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University recently recorded three new marine fish from the waters of Saint Martin’s Island.

Effective supply chain of agriculture products is a must for a safe food value chain as the marketing of perishable items is a big challenge in the country now, stakeholders said at a webinar today.

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has instructed the ministry officials and other agencies concerned to prepare a roadmap by the next 3-5 years for export of 1 lakh tonnes of mango.

Two chicken varieties developed by Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) scientists have the potentials to usher in a new era in poultry farming. Developed from native chicken germplasm, they grow quickly, consume very little and are disease-resistant.

Many farmers in the district are raking in good profits by growing off-season varieties of watermelon usually a summer fruit, thanks to regionally developed hybrid variants and a farming technique called “mulching”.

The agriculture ministry has recently urged authorities concerned to include potatoes in relief packages meant for people affected by natural calamities.

Amid a bumper yield of potato this year, the agriculture ministry has urged the authorities concerned to include potato into the list of relief items.

The agriculture ministry has framed a policy to recognise for the first time contributions of agriculture producers, entrepreneurs and scientists towards the development of the farm sector.

The government has formulated a policy to recognise 45 individuals and organisations as Agricultural Important Persons (AIPs) for their contribution in agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forest.