Crops
Technology Cuts Five to Seven Years From Developing a Rice Variety
Using the latest technology, BRRI's Transforming Rice Breeding project is cutting the time to develop a rice variety from 10 to 15 years to 8 to 10 years.
Categories
Crops
Crops
Combine Harvesters Saved Farmers Tk 1,119 Crore in the Aman Season
Combine harvesters cut rice on 642,000 hectares in the last Aman season, saving farmers about Tk 1,119.41 crore in costs and avoided grain losses, according to DAE.
Crops
Miscreants Cut Down 2,500 Bitter Gourd Plants of Poor Farmer
Miscreants cut down 2,500 bitter gourd plants belonging to a poor farmer, Md Faruk, in Subarnachar, Noakhali, on the night of 3 March.
Crops
May Our Native Fruits Survive With Pride
Within just two decades more than fifty of Bangladesh's native fruits have come under threat, depriving people of their taste, nutrition and variety.
Crops
85 Per Cent of Haor Crop-Protection Embankment Work Done in Netrokona
With 15 per cent of the work still to do, Netrokona's haor crop-protection embankments missed the 28 February deadline and the district has been given an extra week.
Crops
Shimul Blossoms Light Up the Railway at Salap in Sirajganj
A thousand flowering shimul trees along the railway at Salap in Sirajganj are drawing crowds, even as the tree becomes scarce across the district.
Crops
Mujibur Succeeds Growing Three Crops on the Same Land in Bhairab
Bhairab farmer Mujibur Rahman has grown capsicum and lettuce for three years and added sunflower this year on the same land, drawing crowds of visitors.
Crops
Dutch Potato Variety 'Valencia' Gains Popularity
The Dutch potato variety Valencia, marketed by ACI, is giving bumper yields this season and raising hopes among growers in several districts.
Crops
BRRI Has Developed More Than 300 Rice Production Technologies, Says Prime Minister
Marking BRRI's 50th anniversary, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the institute has developed 111 high-yielding rice varieties, including eight hybrids, and more than 300 production technologies.
Crops
President Urges Spreading BRRI's Innovations to the Grassroots
In a message marking BRRI's golden jubilee, President Md Abdul Hamid called for the institute's innovations to reach farmers at the grassroots.
Crops
17 Invasive Plant Species Identified in Five Protected Areas: Minister
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin said 17 invasive alien plant species have been identified in five protected areas and five management plans drawn up.
Crops
Prices Down, Interest in Rubber Farming Falls in Tripura
With rubber prices nearly halved in three years and wages doubled, farmers in South Tripura are abandoning rubber for rice, wheat and vegetables.
Crops
Dinajpur Farmers Busy Growing Tomatoes
After harvesting early potatoes, Dinajpur farmers have planted summer tomatoes on 1,142 hectares and are hoping for a bumper yield.