Climate change will leave the most adverse impact on the food system of developing countries, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said.

Bangladesh has achieved the top 10 places in the world in 13 sectors including fish production, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said today.

The Department of Agriculture in Philippines has approved the release of Vitamin A-enriched “Golden Rice”, clearing the way for it to be cultivated commercially in the country.

Shortage of rainfall has put farmers of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat in distress and posed a threat to Aman paddy cultivation.

Two years ago, Obaidul Huq quit his teaching job at a private school in Dhaka out of frustration and decided to go back to his village home in Kurigram’s Buribari union.

Over 150 cattle traders and farmers of Haropara village, in Pabna’s Bhangura upazila, are trading sacrificial animals on online markets -- setting an example and inspiring fellow traders.

Farmers cultivated Aus paddy on a reduced area in Bangladesh this year because of dry weather during the main transplantation season, said farmers and officials.

The country’s agro-processors today urged the government to keep their factories open during the 14-day countrywide lockdown starting from July 23.

Bangladesh's participation in the growth of Jordan’s agriculture sector would be considered, according to Jordan’s agriculture minister. He said that the exchange of agricultural experience between Jordan and Bangladesh would benefit both countries’ economic development.

Qatar's leading agro-based company Al Sulaiteen Group has shown interest in importing seeds and saplings from Bangladesh.

The government is working with its utmost importance to remove the existing barriers in the export of fruits and vegetables to the developed countries, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

The severe health and economic impacts of Covid-19 pandemic have disrupted food systems and upended livelihoods in South Asia but it has also led to policies aimed at building resilient food systems, according to the “2021 Global Food Policy Report”.

Arshad Uddin fell into a deep crisis when his indenting business in Dhaka took a turn for the worse soon after the coronavirus outbreak began in March last year.

The Railways Ministry has decided to run special cattle trains for transporting sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, amid a worsening Covid-19 situation in the country.

Gilbert F Houngbo, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialised UN Agency based in Rome, highly lauded Bangladesh for its significant implementation capacity while noting that the country is currently the largest portfolio of IFAD globally and one of the best performing ones with best practices in a number of areas.

A former presidential award winner for cultivating watermelon and vegetables is now making a name in Barguna with his black plum trees, that too selling off most of this season’s Tk 15 lakh-worth harvests through Facebook.

Cattle owners in different areas of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat are growing increasingly worried as a type of dermatitis or skin disease in cattle has been on the rise in the two districts.

The yield was good, the weather was favourable for harvesting Boro paddy and the prices too were acceptable, if not fair, to farmers.

The government started procurement of paddy directly from farmers at Tk 27 per kg from yesterday.

People living by the Kirtonkhola river in Barishal noticed in March this year that the river’s water had become unusually salty.