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Relief Rice Finally Reaches Kurigram Flood Victims
Distribution of 30 tonnes of GR rice allocated for flood and river-erosion victims in Nageshwari, Kurigram, has finally begun, weeks after the floods receded.
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Bangladesh Set to Raise Its Food Grain Security Stock
The government plans to raise the minimum food grain stock held in public warehouses, with the food ministry set to propose an increase of at least five lakh tonnes over the current 13.5 lakh tonnes.
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55 Lakh Beneficiaries Get 30 kg of Rice a Month at Tk 15 a Kg
The food ministry has begun distributing rice under the Food Friendly Programme, giving 55 lakh cardholders 30 kg a month at Tk 15 a kg for six months.
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Boro Procurement Target Set at 5 Lakh Tonnes of Paddy: Food State Minister
The government has set a Boro 2026 procurement target of 5 lakh tonnes of paddy, 12 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice and 1 lakh tonnes of atap rice.
CropsUS corn area fell 3% in 2026 as soybean plantings rose 5%, USDA says
USDA's Acreage report of 30 June 2026 put US corn plantings at 95.3 million acres and soybean at 85.4 million, while corn stocks on 1 June stood 14% above a year earlier.
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Boro Output Satisfactory, Government Takes a Raft of Steps to Meet Procurement Target
Despite flash-flood losses in the haor region, officials say overall boro output is satisfactory and the government has taken a series of steps to meet its 18 lakh tonne procurement target.
CropsSunamganj haor farmers face Eid-ul-Azha without their boro harvest
On the eve of Eid-ul-Azha 2026, Sunamganj haor farmers said rain and waterlogging had drowned their boro rice. Officials put the damage at 20,000 hectares while farmers and their organisations claimed about 40,000; the list of affected farmers had been sent, but no date for assistance was given.
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Bangladesh Among the World's Top Rice Producers
Once a food-deficit country, Bangladesh is now among the world's top rice producers, but climate change, rising costs and unfair prices threaten the crop at the heart of its life and economy.
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Why Location-Specific Rice Varieties and Technologies Are Vital
BRRI's LSTD project is building regional offices, satellite stations and technology villages to develop rice varieties and technologies suited to each of Bangladesh's farming regions.
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Upstream Flooding Threatens Boro Paddy in Natore's Chalan Beel
Rain and upstream flooding have pushed Atrai river water into Chalan Beel and Halti Beel in Natore at the peak of the Boro harvest, forcing farmers to rush in half-ripe paddy.
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Gaibandha Farmers Dismayed by Storms, Rain and Low Paddy Prices
Days of rain have submerged boro paddy in Gaibandha while farmers face scarce labour, high wages, low market prices and problems selling to the government.
CropsHaor Boro Flood Losses: A Call for an Integrated Policy to Protect Farmers
After late-April rain and hill runoff drowned boro paddy in the haor wetlands, a 9 May 2026 Jagonews24 column by NCP farmers' wing leader Sayed Uzzal called for embankment repair, direct paddy purchase, easier credit, crop insurance and an integrated, farmer-centred policy.
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Paddy on Nearly Half a Lakh Hectares Under Water, Output Fears Grow
Heavy rain, flash floods and breached embankments have submerged paddy on nearly half a lakh hectares in seven haor districts.