Crops
Cotton to Be Declared an Agricultural Product Soon: Foreign Adviser
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain says the government will take effective steps within two months to declare cotton an agricultural product and boost domestic production.
Tags
Farming
Crops
Shahin Hopes to Sell Tk 7 Lakh of Lemons in Ramadan
Pabna lemon grower Shahinuzzaman Shahin sold Tk 4 lakh worth of lemons in the first seven days of Ramadan and expects to pass Tk 7 lakh by the 25th fast.
Crops
Beekeepers Busy as Mustard Yields Well
A good mustard crop in Barishal has kept beekeepers busy, and farmers say bee boxes beside their fields have produced a bumper yield.
Crops
Onion Farmers Not Recovering Even Half Their Costs
Pabna's onion farmers say current market prices do not cover even half their production costs, leaving them facing losses of around Tk 50,000 a bigha.
Vegetables
Tamarind Boosts the Hill Economy in Khagrachhari
Tamarind that once lay under the trees in Khagrachhari now sells at Tk 120-130 a kg, bringing money into the hill district's economy.
Crops
Interest in Sunflower Oil Farming Grows in Teknaf
Farmers in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, are turning to sunflower for oil, which they sell at Tk 400 to Tk 500 a kg, though the upazila has no modern oil press.
Crops
Cost of Boro Rice Cultivation Rises in Manikganj
Farmers in Manikganj say the cost of growing Boro rice has risen by Tk 2,500 to Tk 3,000 a bigha this year, and some have planted less.
Crops
Onion Seed Makes 50 Dinajpur Farmers Rich, but a Syndicate Sets the Price
About 50 farmers in Birganj, Dinajpur, have made lakhs of taka growing onion seed, but every year they are forced to sell to a traders' syndicate at low prices.
Crops
Black Cumin Could Yield Tk 100 Crore of Honey, Says Shariatpur Entrepreneur
Beekeepers in Shariatpur are busy harvesting black cumin honey, and an entrepreneur says better coordination with the agriculture department could raise Tk 100 crore of honey from the district.
Crops
Lost Crop Buckwheat Returns to Natore
Buckwheat, a crop that had nearly disappeared, is being grown again on the Padma chars of Lalpur in Natore, and the agriculture department plans to expand it.
Crops
Bumper Potato and Maize Crops Bring Farmers Extra Income
Growing maize and potato together on the same land has become popular in Lalmonirhat this Rabi season, bringing farmers extra income.
Crops
Boraichara, the Village of Rolling Green Waves
The wheat fields of Boraichara village in Khoksa, Kushtia, are a sea of green that shapes both the landscape and the lives of the farmers who grow them.
Crops
Farmers Profit From Strawberry Cultivation in Joypurhat
Farmers in Joypurhat are profiting from commercial strawberry farming, though some fields have been hit by mites that sprays have failed to control.