CropsNo buyer even at Tk700 a maund: paddy prices trap haor farmers
About 400,000 farmers in the haor belt of Sunamganj are stuck with stored paddy as prices fall several hundred taka a maund below last year's rates.
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CropsMachine-sown rice lifts Cambodian yields by 0.9 tonnes a hectare
Two hundred Cambodian farmers who moved from hand broadcasting to mechanised direct seeding harvested 0.9 tonnes more rice a hectare and earned over USD 200 more, while halving their seed rate.
CropsNepal floods bury 1,800 hectares of paddy and kill thousands of animals
FAO's preliminary assessment of the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli floods puts crop damage at about 1,800 hectares and production losses near 7,700 tonnes, with up to a tenth of local livestock lost.
CropsVietnam certifies a seeder that cuts rice seed use by two-thirds
A seeder that places rice seed 1-2 mm deep and fertiliser 3-4 cm below it has been certified as a national technical advance in Vietnam after pilots in eight Mekong Delta provinces cut seed rates by up to 65 per cent.
AgribusinessFertilizer subsidies take 80 percent of Bangladesh's farm budget, World Bank finds
A new report says Bangladesh spends about a tenth of its public budget on agriculture but concentrates it on subsidies and rice, leaving research, advice, irrigation and market access underfunded.