Out of the 28 varieties of tea plants developed by state-run Bangladesh Tea Research Institute (BTRI), only five are widely cultivated in the country, based on their high yield, quality, and climate resilience.
Bangladeshi traders say at global summit in Sri Lanka
The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC), in collaboration with the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC), has launched the first-ever “Soy Month” to raise public awareness of soybean’s nutritional, agricultural, and economic significance..The initiative was inaugurated at the
There were loopholes in TCB cardholder selection, Sk Bashir Uddin says at ‘Trade with TCB’ event
The non-Basmati rice will be procured from Indian company
The authorities have detected a bird flu case at a government poultry farm in Jashore -- the first in Bangladesh since 2018 -- raising concerns among farmers.
Agricultural loan disbursement declined, but recovery increased in Bangladesh in the six months to December last year compared to the same period of the previous year.
But cuts loose soybean oil price by Tk 2 a litre
20 DAE officers will get training on how to use the tech
Some 91,000 tonnes will be parboiled rice and 33,000 tonnes sunned rice
They want to sell soybean oil at Tk 173, loose palm oil Tk 132 and five-litre cans at Tk 845
Megafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scales
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling Indian onion at Tk 40 per kilogramme (kg) in Dhaka, Gazipur and Chattogram cities from tomorrow.
Persistent problems, such as the price hike of raw materials and reduced demand, are forcing many weavers in Tangail to leave their profession, with the number of handlooms and artisans rapidly decreasing and many fearing the 200-year-old tradition is nearing a point of no return.
Even 15-20 years ago, the grazing areas in the Brahmaputra basin did not produce any cash crops that producers could talk about proudly.
Build a database of the essentials to ensure smooth supply, it says
Consumption of soybean oil in Bangladesh has declined as a section of consumers have switched to the relatively cheaper mustard and palm oils, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week.
