EnvironmentThe Irish Bioenergy Association wants a biomethane capital grant, a ringfenced €3-4 million for small farm digesters, a renewable heat obligation and lower VAT on biomass appliances.
AgribusinessThe union's five-point Budget submission seeks tax and loan measures to cut food production costs, protection from the carbon border levy and a reversal of the farm inheritance tax changes.
AgribusinessCiting the worst drought in 50 years and the largest bluetongue outbreak, the NFU's Treasury submission sets out five demands, from a £5m investment allowance to reversing inheritance tax changes.
The 2026-27 national budget proposes Tk 43,335 crore for agriculture, food, fisheries and livestock, Tk 6,209 crore more than the previous year's revised allocation.
The proposed 2026-27 budget would lower the import duty on composite paper used to make fruit bags from 10 per cent to 5 per cent.
CropsIn a Jagonews24 column on 17 May 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas argued that farming's place in the national budget is a matter of food security, and that money alone is not enough without good governance and implementation.
Biscuit and agro-processing manufacturers say the proposed 2025-26 budget failed to reverse the VAT rise on their products, pushing the sector into crisis.
The proposed 2025-26 budget raises the allocation for the agriculture, food, and fisheries and livestock ministries to Tk 39,620 crore.
With the budget due in June, the article sets out what Bangladesh's agriculture budget should prioritise, its weaknesses and lessons from developed countries.
Agricultural economist Dr Jahangir Alam Khan says the coming budget should set a specific growth target for agriculture and raise allocations and subsidies.
The agriculture sector's share of the budget has fallen to 4.64 per cent, and farmers facing higher input and labour costs are demanding a larger allocation.
Dhaka North City Corporation has set aside Tk 20 crore for tree planting in its 2023-24 budget to green the city and ease temperatures.
Presenting the 2022-23 budget, the finance minister said 106 endangered forest and 240 medicinal tree species had been conserved over 13 years.
