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One Lakh Farmers to Receive Farmer Cards on 17 September
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally launch the farmer card programme in Fulgazi, Feni, on 17 September, when about one lakh farmers will receive incentive money.
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Floating Water Hyacinth Beds Grow Chemical-Free Vegetables and Seedlings in Faridganj
Water hyacinth that once choked the Dakatia river is now composted into floating beds on which about 110 farmers in Faridganj grow chemical-free vegetables and seedlings.
Agribusiness
Fair Prices for Farm Produce and Market Volatility
Blaming middlemen alone will not fix Bangladesh's farm markets, this analysis argues; fair prices for farmers and consumers need market-led planning, information, storage and coordination.
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Farmers Loot Warehouse Over Fertiliser: How Real Is the Shortage?
Farmers taking fertiliser from a dealer's warehouse in Kurigram has renewed questions about supply, with farmers reporting shortages and overcharging while the ministry says stocks are ample and blames old dealers.
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Deposits in Low-Income Bank Accounts Rise, but Farmers' Deposits Fall
Deposits in no-frills accounts for low-income people rose between March and June, but farmers' deposits in these accounts fell by 10.35 per cent, Bangladesh Bank data show.
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Rotten Potatoes in Cold Storage Sacks Leave Farmers Facing Losses
Four months after farmers and traders stored hundreds of thousands of tonnes of potatoes in Bogura and Joypurhat hoping for better prices, demand is weak, prices are flat and the stored crop has begun to rot.
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Rising Costs of Transplanted Aman Worry Joypurhat Farmers
Marginal farmers in Joypurhat say the cost of growing transplanted Aman rice has risen by Tk 3,000 to 5,000 a bigha because of dearer diesel, fertiliser, seed, pesticide and labour, while paddy prices have not risen to match.
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Farmers Have Families Too, They Must Survive: Agriculture Minister
Responding to high vegetable prices, Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said monsoon production costs are higher and farmers too have families to feed.
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Weather Forecasting Can Protect Bangladesh's Farmers
Accurate, location-based weather forecasts and early warnings are becoming one of the most important tools for Bangladeshi farmers facing climate change.
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Farmer Cards, a Farmer Database and Canal Digging: The Government's First 180 Days in Agriculture
In its first 180 days the government re-excavated 475.61 km of canals, built a database of about 1.25 million farmers and began distributing farmer cards.
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Locals Catch Fish in Fields Being Ploughed for Aman in Moulvibazar
As fields are ploughed for aman planting in Moulvibazar, native fish come to the surface and local people follow the tillers to catch them.
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Farm Credit Target Set at Tk 60,000 Crore, Banks Told to Reach Genuine Farmers
Bangladesh Bank has raised its agricultural and rural credit target for 2026-27 to Tk 60,000 crore and told banks to make sure the money reaches genuine and marginal farmers.
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Revised Fertiliser Dealer Policy Issued: At Least Nine Dealers per Upazila
The agriculture ministry has ordered implementation of a revised fertiliser dealer policy that sets at least nine dealers per upazila and replaces separate BCIC and BADC dealerships with a single system.