EnvironmentMeasurements at 13 forest sites in south-west Germany over up to 24 years show soil methane uptake rising by about 3% a year, linked to lower rainfall and higher temperatures, contrary to several global reviews.
OpinionWriting in Channel i Online, Jebunnesa Chapala argues that over-extraction of minerals, filled-in water bodies and plastic and industrial waste are leaving soil dead and barren, and that land-based education is now essential.
BangladeshBangladesh is small, but its soil, water and weather change sharply from place to place. BARC divides the country into 30 agro-ecological zones. Here is what each zone is like, and how village data, satellite images and machine learning can give farmers sharper advice.
With farmers blocking roads and raiding dealers' warehouses despite official claims of surplus stocks, a columnist warns that the gap between the warehouse ledger and the field must close before history repeats itself.
The Status of the World's Soil Resources 2026 finds erosion management poor or very poor in 81 percent of assessments, with only about 10 percent of regions reporting improvement since 2015.
With organic matter in many fields far below ideal levels, the writer calls for a national IoT-based soil testing programme so farmers can fertilise by data rather than guesswork.
CropsA Jagonews24 article published on 30 June 2026 warned that falling soil organic matter, excess chemical fertiliser and indiscriminate pesticide use were weakening Bangladesh's agriculture, and called for soil test-based fertilising and integrated pest management.
Soil, air and water, the three main elements of nature, are an inseparable part of human life, yet all three are under growing pressure.
Plants need a balanced diet of major nutrients and micronutrients, and correcting deficiencies can raise both the quantity and quality of the harvest.
AgrotechA Jagonews24 feature of 25 March 2026 by agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas described the GFL Soil Sensor, an IoT device from Genius Farms Limited that, he wrote, reads eight soil properties and gives location-based fertiliser advice through software built on Bangladeshi data.
IoT soil sensors measure soil moisture, pH, salinity and nutrients in real time, letting farmers make data-driven decisions on irrigation, fertiliser and crops.
Topsoil is being stripped from triple-crop farmland in Mirsharai, Chattogram, mostly for brick kilns, despite occasional drives by the administration.
Farmers in 56 upazilas of 49 districts can have their crop land soil tested by mobile laboratories for a subsidised Tk 25, against an actual cost of Tk 440.
