Crops
No Rain at Height of Season, Aman Farming in Doubt
A lack of rain at the height of the season has left Mirsarai farmers unsure whether they can grow aman at all this year.
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Paddy Farming
Crops
Farmers Struggle to Plant Aman Even in the Rainy Season
Scant monsoon rain has forced Thakurgaon farmers to plant aman using costly machine irrigation, with seedlings drying in the heat.
Crops
Shrabon 'Drought' Burns Northern Farmers' Fortunes
A rainless monsoon is forcing farmers across northern Bangladesh to irrigate aman paddy, pushing up costs and raising fears of lower yields.
Crops
Waterlogged Beel Puts Aman Cultivation on 500 Bighas in Doubt
Aman cultivation on about 500 bighas of Surikhali beel in Tala, Satkhira, is in doubt after a month of waterlogging that farmers blame on blocked drainage.
Crops
Aus Farming Booms in Dinajpur
Dinajpur has had a bumper aus paddy yield, with the DAE expecting 30,000 tonnes of rice and farmers keen to expand the crop next year.
Crops
Rivals Uproot Paddy on Three and a Half Bighas to Seize Land
A farmer in Chapainawabganj has complained to police after rivals uprooted newly transplanted paddy seedlings on three and a half bighas of land he had paid for.
Crops
Straw Worth Tk 50 Lakh Left Lying in the Fields
Workers harvesting boro paddy in Naogaon cut the stalks halfway up to make carrying easier, leaving about half the straw, valued at around Tk 50 lakh, in the fields.
Crops
Caring for Crops in the Month of Ashar
The Agriculture Information Service has advised farmers on caring for boro, aus and aman rice, jute, vegetables, trees and other crops in the Bengali month of Ashar.
Vegetables
Paddy, Fish and Vegetables Transform Sunamganj's Economy
Rising output of paddy, fish and vegetables is reviving the economy of the haor district of Sunamganj.
Crops
Food Stock Now 16.27 Lakh Tonnes, PM Tells Parliament
Bangladesh had 16.27 lakh metric tonnes of food grain in stock as of 24 May 2023, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament.
Crops
Dry paddy now reaching Bhairab, price up Tk 350 a maund
Paddy prices at Bhairab's market have risen by Tk 200 to 350 a maund in two weeks as dry boro paddy arrives from the haor.
Crops
Paddy Prices Fail to Cover Farmers' Costs in Netrokona
Netrokona's farmers had a bumper Boro harvest but say the market price of paddy does not cover their rising production costs.
Crops
Thakurgaon Expects Big Boro Paddy Harvest, Farmers Happy With Prices
Boro paddy in Thakurgaon has beaten its area target and is yielding about 6.5 tonnes a hectare, with farmers and traders reporting better prices than last year.