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Aus cultivation increasing in 5 northern districts

Farmers in five northern districts under Rangpur division are now passing busy time in cultivating short duration varieties of aus paddy.
13 July 2016

6,000 tonnes of urea under open sky for 3 months

Around 6,000 tonnes of urea have been left under the open sky for the last three months due to shortage of space
12 July 2016

Farmers all smiles as lotkon yield high

Bumper production of lotkon (Burmese grape) has brought smile to farmers in Narsingdi as the demand for this delicious and nutritious
27 June 2016

Open paddy procurement centre at union level

Farmers of Dinajpur, Rangpur, Joypurhat and Naogaon yesterday staged demonstrations and held rallies in front of the deputy commissioner's and food controller's offices in their respective districts to realise their seven-point demand.
1 June 2016

Bumper yield, good price make chilli growers happy

Chilli farmers of Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts are happy due to its bumper production and good market prices during the ongoing harvesting season.
1 June 2016

High yield, fair price make maize farmers happy

Lalmonirhat farmers are happy as they are getting ample production of maize and its fair prices in the local markets this year.
26 May 2016

Farmers replace chemical fertiliser with vermicompost

Vermicompost fertilizer is gaining popularity in three unions under Fulchhari upazila of the district as it gives higher yield of crops
21 May 2016

Farmers upset as paddy procurement yet to start

Farmers of the district are frustrated as buying of boro paddy from them directly is yet to start after an order from the government.
19 May 2016

Boro farming not profitable as price Tk 400 per maund

Frustration has gripped farmers as paddy price continues to be low in the markets. Besides, delay in the rice procurement drive of the government in Dinajpur, Joypurhat and Naogaon is also allegedly depriving farmers of fair prices for their produce.
18 May 2016

Jute plants drying due to lack of rain

Jute plants on vast tracts of land are drying up due to unceasing drought that has been prevailing in Fulchhari
10 May 2016

Nilphamari farmers upset over low boro prices

Bumper yield of boro paddy has failed to please farmers this year as they aren't getting fair prices due to an absence of buyers. Some of
8 May 2016

Hailstorm damages crops in Lalmonirhat

Hailstorm damaged crops on around 1,500 bighas of land in eight villages of Mogholhat union under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on
7 May 2016

Boro yield may exceed target in Bogra this yr

Farmers in 12 upazilas of the district are busy harvesting and processing early planted boro paddy. Though there is a labour crisis in
2 May 2016

Country's largest seed farm at risk

Flooding and erosion threatens the country's largest seed farm covering 1,044 acres of land in Dashmina upazila under the district.
20 April 2016

Boro paddy fields in Gaibandha inundated

With sudden rise of water level in the Jamuna, flash floods inundated immature kali boro, an early variety of boro paddy, on 20 hectares of
18 April 2016

Paddy processing makes roads risky for vehicles

Mindless use of public roads for threshing paddy during the ongoing harvesting season is disrupting vehicular movement in different areas of the district.
13 April 2016

Tidal surges damage crops just before harvest

Saline water from nearby Karkhana River badly damaged standing crops on around 2,000 acres of land of six villages in Kachipara union of Baufal upazila under the district as tidal surges flooded the lands in absence of any protection embankment.
11 April 2016

Watermelon farmers happy with high yield, good price

Watermelon farmers in Patuakhali district are very happy due to a bumper yield and good prices this year. Watermelons from this area
10 April 2016

Late variety plum developed in C'nawabganj

Scientists of Regional Horticulture Research Station in Chapainawabganj have developed a late variety of plum that blossoms after harvesting of other plums in the usual season.
9 April 2016

Saline water damages crops on hundreds of acres

Different crops including watermelon, teel, mustard, maize, chilli, ground nut, and dal on several hundred acres of land at Devpur
7 April 2016