Crops
Rice Solution App Will Identify Rice Diseases From a Photo
BRRI has launched the Rice Solution mobile app, which uses AI and machine learning to diagnose rice diseases and pests from photos sent straight from the field.
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Number of Cattle and Goats in Bangladesh Has Risen
The Agriculture Census 2019 shows the number of cattle, goats, buffaloes and poultry in Bangladesh has increased.
Crops
How to Care for Seedbeds in the Winter Month of Poush
The Agriculture Information Service has advised farmers how to protect boro seedbeds and tend other winter crops during the cold month of Poush.
Crops
Government to Buy Aman Paddy Through an App in 272 Upazilas
The government will buy Aman paddy through the "Krishoker App" in 272 selected upazilas as a pilot this season, the Directorate of Food has told field officials.
Crops
BRRI Develops an Affordable Seed Sowing Machine for Tray Seedlings
BRRI scientists have developed a low-cost seed sowing machine that fills a seedling tray in one second, letting one worker sow 14,400 trays a day for rice transplanters.
Agrotech
Snake Scare Grips BSMRSTU Students Again
Students at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University are again alarmed as venomous snakes appear across the campus.
Crops
Light Traps Used to Identify Harmful and Beneficial Insects in Crop Fields
The agriculture office in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, is using light traps in Aman rice fields to identify harmful and beneficial insects so farmers apply pesticides only when needed.
Crops
Tk 60 Lakh Sought for Foreign Training in Hill Farming
A Tk 47.39 crore SRDI project to improve hill soil management has drawn questions over Tk 60 lakh for foreign training and Tk 90 lakh for a jeep.
Agrotech
PUST Vice-Chancellor Gives '70,000-Year-Old' Dinosaur Fossils to National Museum
The National Museum has accepted four rare dinosaur fossils, described as 70,000 years old, from PUST Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Hafiza Khatun.
Agrotech
Online Cattle Sales Down on Fraud Fears, Focus on Caution
Online Qurbani cattle sales are down this year as fraud fears linger, while officials stress safeguards on the government-backed Digital Haat.
Fruits
Tree Fair Returns to Dhaka After Two Years, Indoor and Fruit Plants in Demand
Back after a two-year pandemic break, Dhaka's tree fair at Agargaon is drawing crowds, with fruit trees and indoor plants selling best.
Agrotech
Ten Combine Harvesters Distributed to Farmers in Bhola
Ten combine harvesters were distributed to farmers in Bhola Sadar at a 70 percent subsidy under the integrated farm mechanisation project.
Agrotech
"PondGuard" Will Make Modern Fish Farming Easier
Young Chuadanga innovator Ahmedul Kabir Upal has built PondGuard, a solar-powered camera and app system that lets fish farmers watch remote ponds from home.