Livestock
Excess Toll at Cattle Haats, Sellers Not Spared Either
Buyers and sellers in Gaibandha accuse haat lessees of charging far more than the official toll, of taking money from sellers too, and of leaving the fee blank on receipts.
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Gaibandha
Livestock
Two Fined for Collecting Excess Toll at Cattle Market
A mobile court in Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, fined two people a total of Tk 60,000 for collecting excess toll at a sacrificial animal market.
Agribusiness
Gaibandha's 18-Maund 'Lal Badsha' Ready to Shake Up the Cattle Market
A Gaibandha farmer is asking Tk 7.5 lakh for his 18-maund Sahiwal bull, Lal Badsha, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Agribusiness
Gaibandha Has 21,000 More Sacrificial Animals Than It Needs
Gaibandha has more than 21,000 sacrificial animals above local demand ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, though farmers worry about prices.
Crops
Awami League Activists Cut Housewife's Paddy and Take It Home in Gobindaganj
In Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, 120 Awami League activists led by the upazila chairman cut and carried home the paddy of a housewife who could not find labourers.
Vegetables
Gaibandha Farmers Turn to Potatoes in Hope of Profit
Farmers in Gaibandha are expanding potato cultivation this year, hoping for a bumper crop and good prices for the new harvest.
Crops
Gaibandha Farmers Happy with Aman Yield, Worried About Prices
Harvesting of early aman varieties has begun in Gaibandha, and farmers are pleased with the yield but worried that higher production costs will leave them without a fair price.
Agribusiness
800 Farms Close in Two Months in Gaibandha
With feed, chick and medicine prices soaring but egg and chicken prices flat, 800 of Gaibandha's 2,800 commercial farms have closed in two months.
Vegetables
Char Farmers Frustrated Despite Bumper Yields
Farmers on the chars of Gaibandha grow plentiful crops but cannot sell them at fair prices because of poor transport and the lack of fixed markets.