Four days of nonstop rain has wreaked havoc on croplands, seedbeds, Aman paddy, vegetables, betel leaf and other crops in Bagerhat.

Hundreds of farmers in the district have started planting Ropa Aman paddy with the hope of getting fair prices. The growers are eager to start Aman farming earlier to get high yield.

Domestic production of diammonium phosphate, a widely used agricultural fertiliser, remains suspended since July 1, raising concerns over meeting its enormous domestic demand.

This season, the country produced a lot of mangoes. I have offered mangoes to my relatives, friends, and office colleagues as gifts. In the last four decades of my journey in agricultural journalism,

A farmer from Bhola Sadar upazila has set a record producing 23 mounds of Aus paddy per bigha by cultivating BRRI Hybrid-7 variety this season.

The central bank has set an 8 per cent higher target for farm loan disbursement this fiscal year with an aim to combat the adverse impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Climate change will leave the most adverse impact on the food system of developing countries, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said.

Bangladesh has achieved the top 10 places in the world in 13 sectors including fish production, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said today.

The Department of Agriculture in Philippines has approved the release of Vitamin A-enriched “Golden Rice”, clearing the way for it to be cultivated commercially in the country.

Shortage of rainfall has put farmers of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat in distress and posed a threat to Aman paddy cultivation.

Two years ago, Obaidul Huq quit his teaching job at a private school in Dhaka out of frustration and decided to go back to his village home in Kurigram’s Buribari union.

Over 150 cattle traders and farmers of Haropara village, in Pabna’s Bhangura upazila, are trading sacrificial animals on online markets -- setting an example and inspiring fellow traders.

Farmers cultivated Aus paddy on a reduced area in Bangladesh this year because of dry weather during the main transplantation season, said farmers and officials.

The country’s agro-processors today urged the government to keep their factories open during the 14-day countrywide lockdown starting from July 23.

Bangladesh's participation in the growth of Jordan’s agriculture sector would be considered, according to Jordan’s agriculture minister. He said that the exchange of agricultural experience between Jordan and Bangladesh would benefit both countries’ economic development.

Qatar's leading agro-based company Al Sulaiteen Group has shown interest in importing seeds and saplings from Bangladesh.

The government is working with its utmost importance to remove the existing barriers in the export of fruits and vegetables to the developed countries, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

The severe health and economic impacts of Covid-19 pandemic have disrupted food systems and upended livelihoods in South Asia but it has also led to policies aimed at building resilient food systems, according to the “2021 Global Food Policy Report”.

Arshad Uddin fell into a deep crisis when his indenting business in Dhaka took a turn for the worse soon after the coronavirus outbreak began in March last year.

The Railways Ministry has decided to run special cattle trains for transporting sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, amid a worsening Covid-19 situation in the country.