Crops
Akij Agro Feed Limited Gives 'Best Business Partner Award'
Akij Agro Feed Limited, a concern of Akij Resource, honoured 34 of its top business partners for their contribution to its business.
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"Cocktail Spraying" of Pesticides Is a Death Trap for Agriculture
Farmers' growing habit of mixing several agrochemicals into untested "cocktail" sprays can damage crops, raise costs, breed resistance and leave toxic residues in food.
Fruits
'Watermelon Pudding', a Perfect Summer Dessert
A simple recipe for watermelon pudding, a chilled dessert made with watermelon juice, sugar, agar agar and lemon juice.
Fisheries
How to Cook Mola Fish Chorchori
A simple recipe for mola fish chorchori, a traditional Bengali home dish cooked in mustard oil without water.
Crops
How to Cut a Watermelon So the Seeds Come Out Easily
A simple Japanese technique for cutting watermelon along its seed lines lets the seeds be removed in a few seconds.
Crops
Indrajit Hopes to Sell Tk 80 Lakh Worth of Fish
A fish farmer in Magura who leased seven acres of ponds for native and high-value fish expects total sales of about Tk 80 lakh.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Production: Crisis, the Minister's Assurance and a Hard Reality
With hilsa output at its lowest in eight years, a columnist argues the minister's assurances must be matched by tougher, science-based and humane action.
EnvironmentNew aqueduct and canal works secure water for Argentina's herds and orchards
Under the World Bank-supported GIRSAR programme, a livestock aqueduct in southern Córdoba has brought 50,000 hectares back into production and a modernised irrigation system in the lower Río Negro valley has expanded production across 4,000 hectares, the World Bank reported on 10 April 2026.
Agribusiness
When Cattle or Horses Turned the Kolus' Oil Mills
The kolu community's wooden ghani, an oil mill turned by oxen or horses, is disappearing as cheaper machine-pressed and adulterated mustard oil takes over.
Crops
Onion Seed Production in Kurigram Gives Farmers Hope
A farmer in Kurigram's Rajarhat upazila has begun producing onion seed, the first such effort in the district, raising farmers' hopes of a new income source.
Fruits
Why You Should Eat Melon
Melon, or bangi, is one of the most useful summer fruits, keeping the body cool and hydrated and supplying vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Crops
Rivers, Sea and Human Pressure Push Hilsa Towards Danger
Hilsa production has fallen for two years running and the fish are getting smaller, as silted rivers, pollution, climate change and overfishing threaten Bangladesh's national fish.
Crops
Pakoras for a Cloudy Afternoon Tea: Three Recipes at a Glance
Three simple pakora recipes, made with lentils, mixed vegetables and green chillies, to serve hot with tea on a cloudy day.
Crops
Energy Crisis Leaves 30 Percent of Vegetables and Crops Spoiling for Lack of Storage
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the energy crisis is spoiling up to 30 percent of harvested crops and vegetables, cutting garment output and pushing up costs across the economy.
Crops
High Temperatures Threaten Rice, an Urgent Warning for Farmers
Rising temperatures linked to climate change are damaging boro rice at flowering and grain filling, but farmers can reduce the losses with a few practical steps.
Crops
Hilsa Must Be Brought Within Reach of Ordinary People by Raising Production
The minister for fisheries, livestock and agriculture has urged scientists to find ways to raise hilsa production and protect jatka so that the fish comes within reach of ordinary people.
Environment
Lawachara National Park in Crisis, Forest Department Inactive
Thirty years after it was declared a national park, Lawachara forest in Moulvibazar is losing trees, land and wildlife while the forest department has yet to fix its boundary.
Vegetables
How to Make Tomato and Jujube Chutney
A simple method for sweet and sour tomato and jujube chutney, a favourite with rice or khichuri.
Crops
Shyamal Succeeds With Turmeric on Fallow Land, Hopes for Tk 1.5 Lakh Profit
A young farmer in Barishal's Gournadi has grown about 100 maunds of hybrid turmeric on fallow land at low cost, and neighbours now want to follow him.
Fisheries
27 Maunds of Jatka Seized in Madaripur Go to Orphanages
A mobile court in Madaripur's Kalkini upazila seized 27 maunds of jatka, which were then distributed to 14 orphanages.