Bangladesh agriculture

16 Northern Districts: Rising input cost worries Boro farmers

Saiful Islam has lately been busy preparing his five bighas of land to grow paddy. But he reckons he will have to spend Tk 25,000 more than he did last season for the cultivation as the cost of just about everything has gone up.

Wheat acreage expands on record prices

Farmers, buoyed by soaring prices of flour in the domestic market because of the decline in imports, have brought more areas under wheat cultivation this season in a welcoming development.  

Most traditional paddy varieties go extinct in Pirojpur

Once farmers of Pirojpur used to cultivate more than 50 varieties of paddy during Aman season. But currently, only five to six varieties exist as the rests appeared to have vanished, according to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).

‘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.

All, except farmers, profit from paddy farming

Paddy farmers in the northern districts have struggled to turn a profit for the past five years, as production costs have risen significantly but rice prices have not increased proportionally.

Good prospects for grape farming in Jhenaidah

Md Abdur Rashid, who lives in Jugihuda village under Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah, has been enjoying great success in grape farming, which was once thought to be impossible in Bangladesh given the country’s soil and climate conditions.

Supply crisis: Govt to buy MOP fertiliser from Canada

Bangladesh is likely to buy the bulk of its muriate of potash (MOP) from Canada and other countries to meet its requirement for 7.5 lakh tonnes of the chemical fertiliser to produce rice and other crops for the next fiscal year, said officials of the agriculture ministry yesterday, dispelling concerns of a shortage due to the war in Ukraine.

Cyclone Bulbul: Agri sector incurs loss of Tk 263cr

The country has lost over Tk 263 crore in the agriculture sector due to Cyclone Bulbul, says Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.

DCs asked to ensure procurement of paddy directly from farmers

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder asks all deputy commissioners to ensure that paddy is procured directly from farmers to meet the target of paddy procurement set by the government.

January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023

16 Northern Districts: Rising input cost worries Boro farmers

Saiful Islam has lately been busy preparing his five bighas of land to grow paddy. But he reckons he will have to spend Tk 25,000 more than he did last season for the cultivation as the cost of just about everything has gone up.

January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023

Wheat acreage expands on record prices

Farmers, buoyed by soaring prices of flour in the domestic market because of the decline in imports, have brought more areas under wheat cultivation this season in a welcoming development.  

December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022

Most traditional paddy varieties go extinct in Pirojpur

Once farmers of Pirojpur used to cultivate more than 50 varieties of paddy during Aman season. But currently, only five to six varieties exist as the rests appeared to have vanished, according to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).

October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022

‘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.

September 17, 2022
September 17, 2022

All, except farmers, profit from paddy farming

Paddy farmers in the northern districts have struggled to turn a profit for the past five years, as production costs have risen significantly but rice prices have not increased proportionally.

August 26, 2022
August 26, 2022

Good prospects for grape farming in Jhenaidah

Md Abdur Rashid, who lives in Jugihuda village under Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah, has been enjoying great success in grape farming, which was once thought to be impossible in Bangladesh given the country’s soil and climate conditions.

May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022

Supply crisis: Govt to buy MOP fertiliser from Canada

Bangladesh is likely to buy the bulk of its muriate of potash (MOP) from Canada and other countries to meet its requirement for 7.5 lakh tonnes of the chemical fertiliser to produce rice and other crops for the next fiscal year, said officials of the agriculture ministry yesterday, dispelling concerns of a shortage due to the war in Ukraine.

November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019

Cyclone Bulbul: Agri sector incurs loss of Tk 263cr

The country has lost over Tk 263 crore in the agriculture sector due to Cyclone Bulbul, says Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.

July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019

DCs asked to ensure procurement of paddy directly from farmers

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder asks all deputy commissioners to ensure that paddy is procured directly from farmers to meet the target of paddy procurement set by the government.

May 18, 2019
May 18, 2019

Price woes for rice growers

Although paddy farmers are poised to get a bigger harvest this year, low prices have sapped their joy in the 10 south-western districts of the country. The amount of paddy the government plans to buy directly from farmers would not help them much as well, they said while talking to The Daily Star yesterday.