Crops
Government to Buy Rice at Tk 42 and Paddy at Tk 28 a Kg
The government will buy eight lakh tonnes of paddy and rice from the domestic market this aman season, paying Tk 42 a kg for rice and Tk 28 for paddy.
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Agribusiness
Crops
Feni Farmers Rush to Grow Early Vegetables for Better Profit
Farmers across Feni's six upazilas are busy growing early winter vegetables in the hope of higher prices at the start of the season.
Crops
Minicket Exists, Minicket Doesn't
As researchers, BRRI and millers disagree over whether minicket paddy exists at all, the government is drafting a law to stop rice being sold under that name.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Happy With Yardlong Bean Prices
Good yields and wholesale prices of Tk 45-50 a kg have made yardlong bean farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, happy this season.
Crops
Fourth Farmers' Market Opens in Azimpur
Dhaka South City Corporation's fourth farmers' market opened in Azimpur, giving vetted farmers from Savar a place to sell safe vegetables and fruit.
Agribusiness
800 Farms Close in Two Months in Gaibandha
With feed, chick and medicine prices soaring but egg and chicken prices flat, 800 of Gaibandha's 2,800 commercial farms have closed in two months.
Crops
Winter Vegetables Grown on 1,200 Hectares in Mirsarai
Mirsarai farmers are growing winter vegetables on 1,200 hectares, with early sellers already getting good prices.
Vegetables
Farmers' Vegetables and Fruit Go to Waste Without Specialised Cold Storage
Farmers in Ishwardi, Pabna, have long demanded specialised cold storage so they are not forced to sell perishable vegetables and fruit cheaply in peak season.
Crops
Farmers Turn to Colour Bird Chickens, and Profits Are Higher
Encouraged by award-winning farmer Akmal Hossain, poultry farmers in Ishwardi and across Pabna are switching to colour bird chickens, which they say cost less to raise and earn more.
Crops
Farmers' Market Opens at Mohammadpur Housing Society
A weekly farmers' market where ten DAE-vetted safe growers from Bhakurta, Savar, will sell their produce directly to consumers opened in Dhaka on 14 October.
Vegetables
Bottle Gourds Sell at Tk 40 Each in Kurigram
Bottle gourd growers on the chars of Kurigram's 16 rivers expect a profitable season as good prices and better weather ease earlier fears over the crop.
Crops
Farmers' Market Now in Tikatuli, With Vegetables and Fruit From Savar
A weekly farmers' market where ten DAE-vetted farmers from Tetuljhora in Savar will sell vegetables and fruit directly to consumers opened in Tikatuli, Dhaka, on 7 October.
Vegetables
Char Farmers Frustrated Despite Bumper Yields
Farmers on the chars of Gaibandha grow plentiful crops but cannot sell them at fair prices because of poor transport and the lack of fixed markets.