Crops
Green Chillies From Boror Char Head for the Middle East and Europe
Farmers at Boror Char in Mymensingh have formed three export teams as green chillies from the vegetable hub head for foreign markets.
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Agribusiness
Crops
Lafa Brinjal on the Verge of Extinction as Farmers Turn to High-Yield Varieties
The famous round Lafa brinjal of Gafargaon in Mymensingh is disappearing as farmers switch to higher-yielding varieties.
Crops
Year-Round Tomato Brings Ten Times the Profit in Mymensingh
A farmer back from Singapore is growing grafted, year-round BARI Hybrid Tomato-8 at Borer Char, Mymensingh, and says it earns eight to ten times more than winter tomato.
Vegetables
Vegetables Stay Dear as Chicken Prices Fall Further
Winter vegetables are plentiful but expensive in Dhaka's markets, while broiler and Sonali chicken prices have fallen further over the week.
Agribusiness
Magura's Pigeon Traders Hit by Covid
Fancy pigeon traders in Magura have suffered financial losses because of the coronavirus situation.
Agribusiness
Foraged Greens Are the Livelihood of Durgapur's Indigenous Women
Garo and Hajong women in the remote hills of Durgapur upazila earn their living by collecting and selling wild greens.
Agribusiness
5 Per Cent Duty on Onion Imports Waived
The National Board of Revenue has waived the 5 per cent customs duty on onion imports while keeping a 5 per cent regulatory duty.
Agribusiness
Prices of Nine Food Items Rise by up to 40 Per Cent in a Month
TCB figures show sharp rises in the prices of rice, lentils, oil, sugar, flour, onions, potatoes, eggs and broiler chicken, squeezing low-income families.
Agribusiness
Roadmap Aims to Double Farm Exports in Two Years
A government draft roadmap says Bangladesh's farm exports, worth $1 billion last year, could reach $2 billion within two years if key barriers are removed.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Falling
Retail onion prices in Dhaka have dropped from over Tk 80 to Tk 55-60 a kg as large volumes arrive from India.
Agribusiness
Tk 5 Crore Worth of Snails Sold From Pabna in Five Months
At least 10,000 people in Pabna's wetland areas earn extra income by collecting snails, which are trucked to shrimp farms in the south.
Agribusiness
Cumilla Jute Farmers Happy With Bumper Yield and Good Prices
Good prices from the start of the season and a strong yield have left Cumilla's jute farmers with roughly double the profit of recent years.
Agribusiness
Tk 5,210 Crore in Farm Loans Disbursed in Three Months
Banks disbursed Tk 5,210 crore in agricultural loans in the first quarter of FY2021-22, 11.23 per cent more than in the same period a year earlier.