Agribusiness
Tk 2,000 Crore Fund for Frozen Food Exports
Bangladesh Bank has set up a Tk 2,000 crore special pre-finance fund to help frozen food exporters, lending at a maximum of 7 per cent interest.
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Crops
Cane Craft Offers Foreign Exchange and Jobs for the Unemployed
Bangladesh's traditional cane craft is in decline despite strong demand abroad, but with government support it could earn foreign exchange and give work to the unemployed.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Up in Chandpur but Prices Still Beyond Reach
Hilsa supply has increased at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing, one of the country's largest, but prices remain beyond the reach of ordinary buyers.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Ease Slightly but Sugar, Oil, Flour and Eggs Squeeze Shoppers
Vegetables have become slightly cheaper in Dhaka's markets, but prices of sugar, edible oil, flour and eggs are rising while companies cut supplies of bottled oil and sugar.
Agribusiness
Carbon credits add USD 180 a hectare — far too little for cacao farmers
A study of 927 Colombian cacao farmers finds that carbon revenue over 25 years adds about USD 180 a hectare in the best case and subtracts USD 17 in the worst, while farmers lose income for the first seven years of the switch to agroforestry.
Crops
Zinc wheat goes from 64,000 to 3.1 million hectares in Pakistan
Pakistan's biofortified zinc wheat programme grew from 64,000 hectares in 2019 to more than 3.1 million in 2023, reaching 3.3 million farming households, after the province of Punjab paid for breeder seed and cleared the certification bottleneck.
Agribusiness
One Trawler Lands 80 Maunds of Hilsa From the Sea
A single trawler landed about 80 maunds of hilsa at the Alipur-Mohipur fish port in Kalapara, Patuakhali, and the catch sold at auction for about Tk 20 lakh.
Crops
Government says 1.365m tonnes of fertiliser in stock; farmers say they cannot find a bag
At the start of the aman season farmers in Rajshahi, Jhenaidah and Kurigram are paying above the fixed price because dealers have no fertiliser, while the government insists 1.365 million tonnes are in stock; agricultural economists say the two accounts cannot both be true.
Crops
BSTI Orders Recall of 10 Products Including Bombay Sweets Spices and Baghabari Ghee
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution has ordered 10 products, including Bombay Sweets spice mixes and Baghabari ghee, withdrawn after they failed laboratory tests against the Bangladesh Standard.
Agrotech
CropX buys SCIO, maker of handheld crop-quality scanners, in its biggest deal yet
Digital agronomy company CropX has acquired near-infrared spectroscopy firm SCIO, its eighth purchase in six years and its largest, adding about 10,000 field devices that measure grain moisture, protein, oil and sugar, and says it is nearing $20 million in recurring revenue with profitability expect
Agribusiness
Low-Income People Struggle to Afford Eggs
Farm eggs have cost Tk 140 to 150 a dozen in Dhaka for two weeks, making it hard for low-income people to afford even eggs for protein.
Vegetables
Short Supply Keeps Vegetable Prices High, Shoppers Uneasy
Rain and falling supply have pushed most vegetables above Tk 70 a kg in Dhaka's markets, leaving shoppers uneasy on the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi holiday.
Fruits
The Fruit to Eat If You Want to Stay Young
Pomelo, rich in vitamins and antioxidants, can boost immunity and keep skin fresh, and it makes a quick tangy snack in two simple spiced versions.