Tomato farmers in Mirsarai and Sitakunda, Chattogram, are leaving their crop to rot because wholesale prices of Tk 3-5 a kg do not cover the cost of picking and transport.
Dr Forkan Ali warns that global biodiversity collapse and climate change are already emptying Bangladesh's rivers, fish stocks and bird life.
The fragrant beli flower, used in bouquets and garlands at most events, is a cash crop anyone can grow in the field or in pots.
Dr Forkan Ali argues that a village-level livestock extension programme with training and low-interest loans could create new jobs for about one crore people.
Homestead farmingWith his university closed by the pandemic, Saiful Islam Shaon of Munshiganj turned his roof into a garden, from roses and Thai lilies to Katimon and banana mangoes. The winner of The Agro News Eid competition shares his methods for pots, half-drums, tanks and drainage.
FlowersThe scentless but brightly coloured zinnia, native to Mexico, grows easily from seed and flowers well in rooftop or balcony pots given full sun, well-drained loam and water at the base.
The government plans to ban fishing in the haors of seven districts from 29 May to 28 June every year, and has invited objections within 60 days.
Horticultural output in Bangladesh is growing fast, but fruit and vegetable exports have fallen and need better quality, storage and export support.
Shol, a high-priced predatory fish, is cheap to farm; fry must be collected from the wild and the fish is best raised alongside other species.
EnvironmentVillagers in Kalkini, Madaripur, trapped a crocodile about eight feet long, tied it with rope and beat it to death on 29 March 2025. The Forest Department said legal action would follow a post-mortem.
A CODEC project released 1,773 turtle hatchlings on the Ukhiya and Teknaf coasts of Cox's Bazar in two and a half months of this breeding season.
After 13 years in Saudi Arabia, Delwar Hossain set up a commercial mushroom farm in Lakshmipur Sadar and now sells 20-25 kg a day.
Under a new irrigation policy, boro rice cultivation in the Rajshahi agricultural region fell by 10,200 hectares this season, which farmers blame on a lack of water.
Manikganj farmers are busy harvesting khesari, hoping the grass pea will make up for a year of losses despite lower yields and a smaller area.
A 10-member research team has shown for the first time how one gene helps the injured heart of the zebra fish, found in Bengal's ponds and canals, regenerate.
A 50-year-old woman in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, died after a snake hiding in a clay pot bit her as she reached inside.
Farmers leasing abandoned Water Development Board land by Jhalokathi's Gabkhan river have grown cotton successfully for 15 years with Cotton Development Board support.
Bhola farmers with a bumper watermelon crop say commission agents and wholesalers fix low prices, while retail prices run several times higher.
A practical guide to growing tuberose, the fragrant cut flower in rising commercial demand in Bangladesh.
FruitsDespite cuts to supplementary duty and advance tax on fresh fruit imports for Ramadan, traders in Dhaka said on 26 March 2025 that imported fruit, led by apples and black grapes, had become dearer still.
