Paddy and rice procurement program during the current boro season was also discussed
There will be no crisis of food grains, says the food minister
The average length of each plant is between 115cm to 130cm, the number of tillers is eight and the average...
Much of the govt’s price support goes into the hands of the millers while only a small part of...
The Department of Agricultural Extension and the Ministry of Agriculture have decided to implement this...
He also asked all officials of the ministry to be prepared for the second wave of coronavirus...
Less than 1% of fresh water is available for human use, and 70% of that is used for agriculture...
Earlier, the government undertook massive post-flood agriculture rehabilitation programs to assist flood-affected...
With its current stock, Bangladesh is well poised in meeting the demand up to the next harvesting season,...
Paddy will be procured directly from farmers at fair prices after a selection process through lottery,...
There was bumper yield in all areas in the district due to timely rainfall, favourable weather and absence...
Paddy growers said they have taken huge loans from money lenders for cultivating and harvesting...
The severity of the disease causes reduction in grain yield
Only 1.34% of the farmers got the government-set price against their produce
'This is ridiculous. It happens every year and we need a sustainable plan to avert this kind of situation...
According to the local agriculture department, this year’s harvest season will begin from April...
According to the notification, the procurement drive will start on April 26 and continue until August...
However, many growers are facing a capital crisis at present as they failed to recover even production...
Farmers say they are incurring losses of Tk3,000 to Tk5,000 from harvest in each bigha of land
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) of the upazila, 18,000 hectares of land have...
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