CropsDr. Chashi: Bangladesh's AI app that spots crop diseases reaches 87,000 users
Dr. Chashi, an AI app that identifies crop diseases and pests from leaf photos, had about 87,000 users in December 2025, 30 percent of them farmers.
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Unplanned Land Use Is Shrinking Farmland
A researcher argues that Bangladesh's farmland is rapidly being lost to non-farm uses and that a national land-use plan and policy are urgently needed to protect it.
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Pabna Farmers See New Hope in Mustard
Yellow mustard flowers have spread across Pabna's nine upazilas this winter, and farmers, encouraged by past yields and prices, hope for another good harvest.
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Mustard Flowers Smile in Narail's Fields
Mustard fields have turned the Karar Beel area of Narail yellow, and farmers using relay cropping with Aman rice hope for a good harvest.
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Amir Hossain's Home-Grown Farm Machinery Holds Its Own Against Foreign Brands
In a small Bogura workshop, self-taught innovator Amir Hossain has designed more than 50 farm machines adapted to Bangladeshi fields and sold at a fraction of the price of imports.
CropsAgriculture needs more attention for food and nutrition security, student writer argues
In a column of 19 December 2025, Rajshahi College student Sushree Sarkar argued that rising farm output had not yet brought safe, nutritious and balanced diets within reach of many Bangladeshis, and called for food and nutrition security to be made a national priority.
VegetablesA hobby rooftop garden in Dhaka's Bashundhara meets a family's vegetable needs
A rooftop garden that Nazmun Nahan began as a hobby about five years earlier was giving her family in Dhaka's Bashundhara fresh vegetables almost every day, Jagonews24 reported in December 2025.
CropsMustard blooms across Matlab in Chandpur as farmers hope for a bumper crop
In mid-December 2025 early mustard varieties covered about 1,555 hectares in Chandpur's Matlab upazila, the agriculture office said, and farmers and honey collectors expected a good season if the weather held.
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26 Vegetables on 18 Katha: Meherpur Farmer Abul Kalam's Success
A Gangni farmer has turned 18 katha of land into a plot of 26 native and seasonal vegetables, cutting his risk and raising his income.
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Bumper Aman Harvest Brings Smiles to Feni Farmers
Feni's transplanted aman crop has beaten both its area and yield targets, helped by timely rain and flood silt that cut fertiliser costs.
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An Urgent Call to Protect the Environment
Environmental education and the energy of young people can turn the tide in protecting Bangladesh's environment, a college lecturer argues.
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Narail Women Busy Making Kumra Bori
Winter has started the kumra bori season in Narail, where village women make the sun-dried dumplings for home and for sale.
CropsWhy Balanced Fertiliser Matters in Potato Farming, and What to Do in a Shortage
In late 2025, as the rabi season began, potato growers in northern and western Bangladesh faced a shortage of non-urea fertilisers and high prices. Here is why each nutrient matters, the rates BARI and BARC recommend, and the steps for farmers and government.