AgribusinessA World Bank feature of March 2026 described how women in Choluteca, southern Honduras, who began by filling bags and transplanting seedlings now sit on boards, run forklifts and preside over a producer union, backed by the ComRural II project.
Sajna dal, made with fresh drumsticks and lentils, is a simple home-style dish that goes perfectly with hot rice.
About 8,000 hens have died of bird flu in three months on a poultry farm Sohag Sheikh spent 20 years building, leaving him deep in debt.
Beef cooked with fresh papaya is a nutritious, light and easily digested dish suited to the sehri table in Ramadan.
Mango trees across Chapainawabganj are covered in blossom and farmers are busy tending orchards in hope of a good harvest.
Guava and pear lead familiar fruits for fibre, apple sits in the middle, and banana and orange trail slightly behind.
River fish and taro stolons come together in this homely patora, cooked down into a thick gravy to eat with rice.
Nearly halfway through Ramadan, fruit prices in Madaripur remain high and buyers are struggling to afford them.
Apples, grapes and malta have moved beyond ordinary buyers' reach in Lalmonirhat since Ramadan began, as traders cite high duties and a wholesale syndicate.
Complications in exporting have cut prices for sweet pumpkin farmers in Bholahat, where growers once prospered by selling abroad.
Crispy potato fries wrapped in spicy peyaju batter make a new version of a familiar iftar favourite.
Poor yields and dried turmeric prices well below last year's have left hill farmers in Rangamati disheartened, with some warning growers may give up the crop.
The birds, squirrels, bats and small reptiles around our homes are losing ground to concrete cities, and everyday habits can help protect them.
Lemon water and milk may give some fasting people temporary relief from acidity but can make symptoms worse for others, a gastroenterologist says.
Commercial stevia farming has begun in Lalmonirhat, where a Dahagram farmer earns about Tk 50,000 a month from 12 decimals of land.
A yam weighing about 20 kg and resembling human hands and feet has been dug up in a farmer's yard in Sundarganj, Gaibandha.
Ahead of the main mango season, early Katimon mangoes from Chapainawabganj are drawing strong demand as Ramadan boosts fruit sales.
Marginal farmers in Khetlal, Joypurhat, have made more than Tk 1 lakh profit a bigha from beetroot in their first season, after repeated losses on potatoes.
Potato cheese balls give the familiar iftar potato chop a restaurant-style touch, and they are easy to make at home.
Around 80 to 85 per cent of litchi trees in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila have blossomed, raising hopes of a bumper crop after last year's losses.
