Agribusiness
Commerce Ministry Asks NBR to Withdraw Duty on Onions
The commerce ministry has asked the National Board of Revenue to scrap the duty on onions and cut duties on crude edible oils and sugar.
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Dhaka Tribune
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Crops
BINA Dhan16 Brings Smiles to Gopalganj Farmers
A short-duration, high-yielding early aman rice from BINA is raising farmers' incomes in Gopalganj, where it yielded 6 tonnes a hectare.
Crops
Sugarcane Farming Grows in Tangail as Good Prices Reward Farmers
Sugarcane farming in Tangail has spread well past its target this year as farmers enjoy good yields and prices, with 786 hectares planted.
Fruits
They Never Looked Back After Taking Up Malta Farming
Malta farming is catching on in Jhalokati, led by Nalchity grower Shah Alam Howlader, whose saplings have seeded more than 150 orchards among local young people.
Fruits
Banana Farming Grows Popular in Dhanbari
Banana farming is spreading in Dhanbari, Tangail, as farmers who lost money on paddy find bananas far more profitable, with 70 hectares planted this year.
Environment
20 Lakh Rats Killed in 20 Years
Magura carpenter Abdul Hannan says he has killed at least 20 lakh rats in 20 years with traps he built himself, helping farmers without charging anything.
Crops
Nilphamari Farmers Look to Wheat to Recover Paddy Losses
Wheat has been sown on a record area in Nilphamari this rabi season, and farmers hope good yields and prices will offset their losses from paddy.
Vegetables
Satkhira's Sohrab Succeeds with Squash
A farmer in Tala upazila of Satkhira has grown the foreign vegetable squash for the first time in the area, selling it at Tk 30 a kg wholesale.
Bangladesh
"Women in the Fight for Food": They Must Be Given State Honour and Recognition
Women working in agriculture must get state recognition as farmers, and every government programme to help farmers must include a quota for women.
Crops
Bumper Yield of Binakhesari-1 Grass Pea in Gopalganj
BINA's grass pea variety Binakhesari-1, safe for human consumption, has given a bumper yield of 1,600 kg a hectare in Gopalganj.
Flowers
Syed Jamal Smiles as His Sunflowers Bloom
A farmer in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, hopes to profit from sunflowers grown on one leased bigha with free seed and fertiliser from the agriculture office.
Crops
Boro Cultivation in Jashore Falls Short of Target
After losing about Tk 5,000 a bigha on rice in the last aman and boro seasons, many Chaugachha farmers have turned to maize, wheat, lentils and onions.
Bangladesh
Cabinet Approves Draft "National Agricultural Extension Policy 2020"
The cabinet has approved the draft National Agricultural Extension Policy 2020, aimed at climate-resilient, safe and profitable crop production.