Agribusiness
Chandpur Traders Say They Will Not Accept Fixed Hilsa Prices
Hilsa traders in Chandpur say they will not accept an administration plan to fix hilsa prices, warning that fish would stop coming to the ghat.
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Fisheries
Agribusiness
Hilsa Market in Grip of Syndicate, Administration Wants Prices Fixed
Chandpur's deputy commissioner has asked the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock to fix hilsa prices in southern districts, saying a syndicate keeps the fish out of ordinary buyers' reach, though traders deny it.
Fisheries
Hilsa Caught in Shoals in West Bengal at the Start of the Season
Fishers in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas have returned from the deep sea with shoals of hilsa at the very start of the season, after a two-month fishing ban ended.
Agrotech
India's ISRO Technology to Help Fishers Catch Hilsa
More than 300 hilsa trawlers in West Bengal have been fitted with ISRO satellite-based transponders that send distress signals, warn of border crossings and help find hilsa shoals.
Fisheries
How to Help Pabda Fish Breed
Pabda, a popular and tasty fish now close to extinction, can be protected through artificial breeding, from brood selection and hatching to rearing fry and stocking nursery ponds.
Fisheries
First Net After Ban Brings Up 43 Maunds of Hilsa, Sold for Tk 20 Lakh
A single trawler netted 43 maunds of hilsa on the first day after the government's 58-day sea fishing ban ended.
Vegetables
Fewer Buyers and Less Supply at Jatrabari Wholesale Market
Dhaka's Jatrabari wholesale market remained largely lifeless in the Eid holiday, with few buyers and supplies of fish, vegetables and fruit not yet back to normal.
Crops
Biodiversity for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Biodiversity in farming, from crops and livestock to fish, insects and soil microbes, is vital for sustainable agriculture and food security.
Crops
Allocation for Food and Agriculture Rises
The proposed 2025-26 budget raises the allocation for the agriculture, food, and fisheries and livestock ministries to Tk 39,620 crore.
Fisheries
Why Pabda Fish Farming Is Becoming Popular
Good returns and easy pond-side sales have made pabda farming popular in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, where output passed 150 tonnes last season.
Crops
Rain Cuts Short Salt Season Before Target Is Met
Intermittent rain and tidal water let into shrimp land ended Cox's Bazar's salt season short of target, though BSCIC says field stocks of about 14 lakh tonnes make imports unnecessary.
Crops
Villagers Protest Plan to Let Saline Water Into Farmland for Shrimp Enclosures
Villagers of Nayani in Khulna's Koyra upazila protested against a bid to let river saline water into farmland for shrimp enclosures after they switched back to rice.
Crops
'Joy in Gathering Mangoes' — So Why Are Farmers Grieving?
An opinion piece argues that record mango harvests are not making farmers happy because prices are falling and exports are held back by quality and coordination failures.