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Government Takes Hard Line on Fertiliser
The Ministry of Agriculture has told fertiliser dealers not to delay lifting their allocations and warned of legal action against anyone trying to create a crisis.
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Agrotech
TerraBlaster raises $12.5m to map soil nutrients in real time behind a tractor
TerraBlaster, which uses a laser sensing technique first flown on the Mars rover to read nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and pH in the soil as a tractor moves, has raised a $12.5 million seed round led by Ulu Ventures ahead of commercial sales in 2027.
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Three-Member Cabinet Committee Formed to Assist Agriculture Ministry on Fertiliser
The government has formed a three-member cabinet committee to advise and assist the Ministry of Agriculture on fertiliser lifting, distribution and the appointment of dealers.
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No Shortage of Fertiliser Stocks, Government Takes Steps to Tackle Gas and Fuel Crisis
The Prime Minister's adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman says Bangladesh has ample fertiliser stocks, with local problems down to distribution, and set out steps to ease the gas and power crunch.
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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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Government to Buy 3.65 Lakh Tonnes of Fertiliser at a Cost of Nearly Tk 2,700 Crore
Bangladesh will spend Tk 2,695 crore on 365,000 tonnes of urea, MOP, DAP and TSP fertiliser from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Morocco, Canada and KAFCO in the 2026-27 fiscal year.
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Women hold the purse in 80% of Mekong farm households: and miss the training
At a workshop in Can Tho, IRRI and CIP found that women manage household finances in 80 per cent of the farms represented, yet fertiliser training has traditionally invited only one household member, usually the husband.
Organic
Mafix raises $5.4m to turn silicate rock into a fast-acting fertiliser that stores carbon
Stanford spin-out Mafix has raised $5.4 million in pre-seed funding to heat silicate rock with limestone in cement kilns, producing a mineral that weathers in a single season on farmland, removes carbon dioxide and supplies plant-available silicon and alkalinity.
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A Planned Conspiracy Is Under Way over Fertiliser: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid says the country has no fertiliser shortage and that the disorder in supply is the work of a planned conspiracy.
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Cow Dung Brings Relief and Savings to Families in Bogura
In Bogura, cow dung that was once thrown away now fuels family kitchens through biogas plants, and the leftover slurry goes back to the fields as organic fertiliser.
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Government to Import Fertiliser Worth Tk 903 Crore From Saudi Arabia and Morocco
The government will import 110,000 tonnes of urea, DAP and TSP fertiliser from Saudi Arabia and Morocco for about Tk 902.74 crore.
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Government Fertiliser Found in Thakurgaon Shops, but Officials Never Came to Check
Reporters in Thakurgaon found hundreds of sacks of government fertiliser in open-market shops and alerted officials, who did not come even after a four-hour wait.
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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.