OpinionDown To Earth's Sunita Narain says 13 million soil health cards show soils still short of nitrogen despite 20% more fertiliser use, and calls for measuring the biological health of soil.
OrganicSadullapur in Gaibandha produces about 447,540 tonnes of dung a year but turns only 70,000 tonnes into processed organic manure; the gap costs 1,200 tonnes of extra chemical fertiliser worth about Tk 2.79 crore a year.
This aman and early-vegetable season Manikganj has 15,917 tonnes of urea, 5,470 of TSP, 12,201 of DAP and 7,202 of MOP allocated; sub-assistant agriculture officer Jesmin Jerin says organic matter has fallen below five per cent in many fields against the five to seven needed, and farmers are using m
Receiving a delegation from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University at Bangabhaban, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called on agricultural universities and extension services to work together to make farmers aware.
CropsAt the height of potato planting in December 2024, farmers in Rajshahi said dealers were charging up to Tk 450 a sack above the government price, citing low allocations, while good seed was scarce. The DAE said it would act at once on any complaint.
