Crops
From a Rooftop Garden to New Horizons for Grape Farming in Chandpur
Young entrepreneur Kamruzzaman Pradhania, who started with a rooftop garden during Covid, now grows about 85 grape varieties commercially in Chandpur.
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Crops
Record Honey Harvest From Litchi Blossoms in Ishwardi
A record amount of honey has been collected from litchi blossoms in Ishwardi, Pabna, this season, according to the upazila agriculture office.
Environment
Snakebite Death: Family Holds Daylong Exorcism Hoping for a Miracle
The family of a young man who died of a snakebite in Babuganj, Barishal, kept his body in the yard for a daylong exorcism by snake charmers before burying him.
Crops
Paddy Fields Drying Up as Farmers Go From Pump to Pump in Search of Diesel
A diesel shortage across Bogura at the height of the boro season has left farmers queuing for hours at filling stations to keep their irrigation pumps running.
Crops
Mango Fruitlets Dropping in Chuadanga, Growers Fear Losses
Hopper attacks are making young mangoes fall in orchards across Chuadanga, and growers fear heavy losses this season.
Fisheries
'All the Jatka in the River Have Been Caught, I Don't Think We'll Get Hilsa Ahead'
Fishermen on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur are catching and selling jatka, young hilsa, openly despite a government ban, locals allege.
Crops
Bumper Boro Yield Beckons in Sharsha and Benapole
With uninterrupted electricity and enough diesel for irrigation, farmers in Sharsha and Benapole, Jashore, are looking forward to a bumper Boro harvest.
Crops
Aman Prices Falling, Worries Grow Over Boro
Aman paddy prices have fallen sharply amid continued rice imports, leaving farmers worried about getting a fair price for the boro crop about to be harvested.
Environment
The Jungle Cat, an Unknown Ally of Nature
The jungle cat quietly protects crops by eating rats and pests, yet habitat loss and misconceptions are thinning its numbers in many places.
Fruits
A Summer Treat: Make Green Jackfruit With Beef
A little beef can lift a curry of green jackfruit, or echor, which is now in the markets.
CropsCover crops and double cropping reach 32 percent of US cotton acres, USDA says
USDA's Economic Research Service reported on 16 April 2026 that the share of US cotton acres under double cropping or cover cropping rose from 15 percent in 2003 to 32 percent in 2019, the largest increase among corn, soybean and cotton fields.
Agribusiness
Recipe for Soybean Vegetarian Omelette Curry
Soybean can stand in for egg in this crisp-outside, soft-inside vegetarian omelette, simmered in a spicy curry.
Crops
Waterlogging in the Haors Leaves Farmers in Crisis at the Height of the Season
Early rain and waterlogging have damaged low-lying boro fields in Netrokona's haors, and fuel and labour shortages are adding to farmers' costs as the harvest begins.
Crops
Nearly 4,000 Farmers Turn to Sunflower Cultivation in Bagerhat
Low costs, a short season and good returns are drawing a growing number of Bagerhat farmers to sunflower, with about 3,800 growing it on 610 hectares this year.
Vegetables
Beat the Heat With Jhinge-Aloo Posto
Ridge gourd, potato and poppy seed paste make a light, homely dish for hot days.
Crops
Rahmat Scores a Success With Black Rice in Narail
A Kalia farmer who learned about black rice on YouTube has harvested a good crop from 10 decimals, sparking interest among neighbours.
CropsBoro harvest begins in 25 Sunamganj haors at dawn on Pohela Boishakh
At sunrise on Pohela Boishakh, 14 April 2026, more than a lakh farmers went into at least 25 haors of Sunamganj to cut boro paddy. The district agriculture department put that season's boro area at 223,500 hectares.
Fisheries
Pangas and Coral Instead of Hilsa With Panta, UNO Wins Praise
The upazila administration in Pirojpur's Zianagar served panta bhat with coral and pangas fish rather than hilsa at its Bangla New Year event.
CropsPeanut butter demand up 6 percent as US peanut crop hits record
Peanut butter consumption is 6 percent above its 10-year average while other peanut products decline, and a record 6.5 billion pound crop in 2024/25 has lifted crush and exports too.
Crops
Agri-Entrepreneurs' Thoughts and Hopes for the Bangla New Year
On the Bangla New Year, farmers and agri-entrepreneurs set out their hopes for fair prices, fair distribution of subsidies and accountability in the farm sector.