CropsArtificial intelligence can raise quality and output while cutting costs, labour and pesticide use, and Bangladesh has begun using it through tools such as BRRI's Rice Solution app.
CropsOpening the 11th BAPA Foodpro International Expo, Food Minister Afroza Khanam said the agro-processing sector can earn large amounts of foreign exchange.
CropsThe 11th BAPA Foodpro International Expo brought more than 200 brands from 27 countries and over 4,000 technology and machinery solutions to Dhaka.
VegetablesTea on the Lalmai hills, commercial fruit orchards, women entrepreneurs, remittance-funded farms and mechanisation are reshaping farming in Cumilla district.
CropsAs smart farming spreads, discarded sensors, drones and electronics are adding to e-waste whose heavy metals poison soil, water and the food chain.
AgrotechWith lightning deaths rising, the writer argues that lightning arrester towers in haor fields would protect farmers far sooner than planting palm trees.
AgrotechThe AI-based platform Dr. Chashi, used with about 100,000 farmers since 2020, lets farmers photograph a diseased crop, get a likely diagnosis and act before reaching for pesticide.
AgrotechTechnology, services and value addition could make agriculture a dignified, profitable business sector for young Bangladeshis rather than a last resort.
CropsMulching is spreading among vegetable farmers in low-lying, rain-prone Barishal because it saves water, weeding and labour and improves yields.
VegetablesAgriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said higher output, storage and technology would end imports of onion, green chilli and tomato within at most four years.
CropsAccurate, location-based weather forecasts and early warnings are becoming one of the most important tools for Bangladeshi farmers facing climate change.
CropsIn its first 180 days the government re-excavated 475.61 km of canals, built a database of about 1.25 million farmers and began distributing farmer cards.
VegetablesBiotechnology, AI and drones could help Bangladesh's farming withstand climate threats, but the country is still at an early stage in biotechnology.
