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Youth in Agriculture: New Opportunities for Jobs and Entrepreneurship
Technology, services and value addition could make agriculture a dignified, profitable business sector for young Bangladeshis rather than a last resort.
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One seed company closed, and 300 Kenyan bean growers lost their market
When Bubayi Seed Company shut down in western Kenya, more than 300 contracted bean out-growers lost their buyer overnight — and a public seed producer watched germination rates fall on 10 tonnes it could not sell.
Agribusiness
Digital farmer network lifts group selling by Ugandan bean growers, not women's voice
A study of 653 common bean farmers in 13 Ugandan districts finds members of the MasterCard Farmer Network market collectively far more often than unsupported groups, but that gender gaps in leadership and participation persist and in places widen.
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Rising Costs of Transplanted Aman Worry Joypurhat Farmers
Marginal farmers in Joypurhat say the cost of growing transplanted Aman rice has risen by Tk 3,000 to 5,000 a bigha because of dearer diesel, fertiliser, seed, pesticide and labour, while paddy prices have not risen to match.
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Mekong-Lancang Festival in Kunming Opens New Prospects for Fruit Exports to China
Bangladesh is taking part as co-organiser for the second time in the Mekong-Lancang Fruits Festival 2026 in Kunming, where Bangladeshi firms will present fruit and farm products to Chinese and international buyers.
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Tanzania sets out to double its improved-seed area by 2030
Fewer than a third of Tanzania's smallholders use improved seed. A new national strategy, co-designed with CGIAR and USAID, aims to take the area under improved seed from three million to six million hectares and the agro-dealer network from 3,000 to 12,000.
Agribusiness
Rebuilding Syria's farms is peace infrastructure, Alliance researchers argue
With wheat output at roughly a third of pre-conflict levels and livestock herds halved, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT sets out six priorities for Syria's agricultural recovery, from cereal and seed systems to rangelands and cooperatives.
AgribusinessNew American farmers start on smaller land and lower income
Fifty-eight percent of farms run entirely by beginning operators worked 49 acres or fewer in 2022, against 38 percent of established farms.
Agribusiness
Fisheries Sector Has Met Domestic Demand, Focus Must Now Turn to Exports: Tuku
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said the fisheries sector can now meet domestic demand and should turn its attention to exports.
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Farmers Have Families Too, They Must Survive: Agriculture Minister
Responding to high vegetable prices, Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said monsoon production costs are higher and farmers too have families to feed.
Agribusiness
Which Cut of Goat Meat Should You Use for Which Dish?
Different cuts of goat meat suit different dishes, so choosing the right part, and checking that it is fresh, matters as much as how much you buy.
Crops
Joypurhat Farmers and Traders Lose Up to Tk 300 a Sack on Stored Potatoes
Farmers and traders in Joypurhat who put potatoes into cold storage hoping for better prices are now losing Tk 200 to Tk 300 on every sack.
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New Milestone in Food Sector as Government Warehouses Hold Record Stock
An e-book marking the government's first 180 days says public warehouses hold a record of more than 24 lakh tonnes of food grain and details subsidised sales, procurement and food-safety measures.