Agribusiness
Hilsa Imported Under False Declaration Seized at Benapole
Customs at Benapole land port have seized a large consignment of Indian hilsa that was imported alongside other fish without being declared.
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Fisheries
Hilsa and Buyer Shortage Hits Chandpur's Baro Station Fish Landing
Supply at Chandpur's Baro Station, one of the country's main hilsa landing centres, has collapsed while prices have soared, leaving traders short of buyers.
Crops
So Much Flavour Without Spices: The Secret Recipe for Peshawari Gosht
Peshawari cooking lets good-quality meat, the right timing and a slow flame carry the flavour instead of a long list of spices.
Crops
Joypurhat's Agriculture Centres Now 'Haunted Houses', Farmers Left Without Services
Union-level agricultural extension and advice centres built in Joypurhat in the 1980s have been left to decay, and farmers say they have lost a key source of advice.
Fruits
Jujube Farming Instead of Mango Is Changing Chapainawabganj's Economy
Losses on mango are pushing hundreds of farmers in Chapainawabganj, the country's best-known mango district, towards jujube as a cheaper and quicker-paying crop.
Crops
Cauliflower Korma Recipe
Cooked as a korma, cauliflower becomes a soft, mild and nourishing dish that goes well with rice or roti.
Crops
Fresh Protests Grip France as Angry Farmers Drive Hundreds of Tractors Into Paris
French farmers took hundreds of tractors down the Champs-Élysées to the parliament building in Paris over the EU-Mercosur trade deal and other grievances.
AgribusinessIn Guinea, a brewery plan became a 1,000-hectare fruit farm employing 300
BMI Farms in Tanene grew from a rejected beer-factory proposal into an irrigated fruit and juice business. A World Bank report of 13 January 2026 said IDA grants of $6.5 million had drawn $36 million in private capital into Guinea's agribusinesses.
Fisheries
Buragauranga: A River Whose Currents Sustain the Lives Along Its Banks
The Buragauranga river in coastal Patuakhali is the centre of livelihoods, farming and culture for people along its banks, but it now faces erosion, encroachment and silting.
Crops
Polynet House Seedlings Are Changing Farming in Akkelpur
A polynet house in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, is producing quality vegetable and flower seedlings in cocopeat under controlled temperature, and farmers say the seedlings yield well.
Livestock
Serve Narikeli Hash, Duck With Coconut, for a Winter Lunch
Tender duck, thick gravy and the mellow taste of coconut make narikeli hash a festive winter lunch with rice.
Cooking
Once You Try It, You Won't Want Any Other Pitha: The Recipe
Made with cabbage, egg and rice flour, this light and nutritious winter pitha is easy to cook with everyday ingredients.
Vegetables
How to Make Street-Style Sweet Potato French Fries
Sweet potato French fries, golden and crisp outside and soft inside, are an easy home-made alternative to regular fries.
Crops
'India's Rice Bowl' Is Emptying: Who Is to Blame?
Chhattisgarh, known as India's rice bowl, faces allegations of major irregularities as thousands of quintals of government-procured paddy are written off each year as natural losses.
Crops
Kumra Bori Brings Prosperity Back to Rural Families
Each winter, families in Pabna's villages make kumra bori, sun-dried lentil and ash gourd dumplings, and the extra income is improving their circumstances.
Fruits
Signs That Show Your Body Lacks Vitamin D
With less time spent in the sun, vitamin D deficiency has become common in towns and villages alike, and a few symptoms can give early warning.
Vegetables
New Potato Prices Rise by Tk 10-25 a kg in Dinajpur
A sudden jump in new potato prices in Dinajpur, blamed on a cold spell that has kept labourers out of the fields, has pushed buyers towards old potatoes.
Crops
A Hobby Turned Bird Business Selling Tk 3 Lakh a Month
Young entrepreneur Mehedi Hasan Shuvo has turned a childhood love of birds into a shop in Old Dhaka that sells Tk 2-3 lakh worth of birds a month.
Livestock
India's Cow Dung and Urine Cancer Cure Project Faces Misuse of Funds Probe
An inquiry in Madhya Pradesh has alleged large-scale financial irregularities in a state-funded project to develop cancer treatments from cow dung and urine.
Fruits
Does Amla Pickle Still Give You Vitamin C?
Lightly processed amla pickle keeps some vitamin C, but boiling, long cooking and long storage can strip away much of it.