agriculture
Can Bangladesh boost agriculture production to reduce import?
Bangladesh's economy heavily depends on garment exports and remittances for its foreign exchange reserves, with limited diversification in agricultural products. Despite being an agrarian society, it imports key agriculture-related products, straining reserves.
Why are women farm workers still paid less?
Bridge the pay gap, bring agricultural work under labour law
The real comparative advantage of Bangladesh
The overwhelming consensus among experts and media professionals is that cheap labour is Bangladesh’s primary comparative advantage.
High time the government got its priorities right
Low allocations for sectors that ensure people’s well-being, such as health, education, agriculture and social safety protection, is unacceptable
Catkin farming can open up new avenues
Catkins (locally known as kashia) have emerged as a reliable source of income for marginal farmers in some districts.
Vegetable farmers hit hard by blockade
Vegetable's wholesale prices in Pabna fell by 50% in the three-day blockade from Oct 31
Tk 7,000cr project launched to boost safe food production
The government today launched a Tk 7,000 crore project to boost the commercialisation of farming and accelerate agricultural exports by facilitating the expansion of safe food production.
Tk 189 crore incentive for 10 winter crop growers
The government will give Tk 189 crore in incentives to the farmers of 10 winter crops this fiscal year, agriculture ministry said today.
Agritourism for improving education and rural entrepreneurship
Agritourism, through which visitors can experience how a farm works, presents a unique opportunity to leverage Bangladesh's rich agricultural heritage and diverse rural landscapes. With its vibrant farming communities and traditional agricultural practices, the country could become a leading destination for such tourism.
Homemade agro-machinery making a difference
Rafiqul Islam, who lives in the Dashmile area of Dinajpur sadar upazila, has innovated various types of agricultural machinery that provide a cheap and easy way for famers to achieve higher production.
‘Bring fallow lands under cultivation’
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque today urged industries, jute and railways ministries to take steps to bring unused lands under cultivation.
‘1.5 lakh farmers lost Tk 350 crore for Sitrang’
The cyclone Sitrang that swept over the country last week has caused a loss of around Tk 350 crore of 150,000 farmers in almost half of the country, the agriculture ministry said today.
Govt entities’ fallow lands to be brought under cultivation: minister
The fallow lands of different government organisations, including sugar mills, will be brought under cultivation, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
‘Bangladesh’s agriculture needs Tk 15,000 crore investment in 5 years’
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque today urged developed countries, international banks, donor agencies and private entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh’s agriculture sector, which will need Tk 15,000 crore in the next five years.
An indomitable farmer
Farming means everything to Habibul Bahar Sujan. The successful young man wanted to be a farmer since his childhood. But success does not always come easily. People have to be skilled to be successful.
Gas crisis won’t create fertiliser shortage: agriculture minister
There will be no fertiliser crisis in Bangladesh, even if the country faces shortage of gas, the key raw material for producing fertiliser, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
Getting a grip on the Bangladesh development narrative
The book poses a number of questions: which factors have contributed to Bangladesh’s growth?
Global warming will make insects hungrier, eating up key crops: study
Researchers find a new way that global warming is bad for the planet: more hungry bugs.
Boosting agriculture's role
Agriculture and rural development are key to strengthening livelihoods of the most vulnerable, including hundreds of millions of small-scale family farmers who are responsible for producing an important share of the world's food. And it is they who are most at risk.
