Tangail, Jamalpur growers start Aman harvest amid hope of bumper yield
TANGAIL, Nov 12: Growers across the district have started Aman harvest with the hope of getting a bumper production. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Tangail, official sources said some 97,709 hectares of land in all the 12 upazilas of the district were brought under the production of Aman paddy...
Read more
BKB disburses Tk 679m loans in Jhenidah
JHENIDAH, Nov 12: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB), Jhenidah region, disbursed a total of Tk 679.10 million loan for crop farming, livestock rearing, fish farming, SME loan and others, in the first four months (July to October) of fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019, against their annual target of Tk 3.11 billion.During this...
Read more
Snake bean output delights grassroots farmers
BOGURA, Nov 12: Good production of snake bean (Borboti) has delighted the grassroots farmers in the district this season.Sources said hundreds of peasants in the area have achieved self-reliance by growing the popular vegetable commercially.Munil Bormin of Shibganj upazila said farming of the item is expanding for high market demand....
Read more
Call to popularise unpuddled transplanted rice in N dists
RAJSHAHI, Nov 12 (BSS): Agricultural scientists and researchers have urged the farmers to promote unpuddled transplanted rice to mitigate the water-stressed condition in Barind area.They identically mentioned that the cost-effective modern farming system can be expanded to more than 0.16 million hectares of land in high Barind tract comprising ten...
Read more
Experts focus on sustainable agriculture for food security
RAJSHAHI, Nov 12 (BSS): Ensuring sustainable agriculture has become an urgent need for attaining food security and high valued nutrition for the gradually rising population, said experts at a discussion in the district on Monday.They mentioned that all the government and non-government entities concerned should come forward and work together...
Read more
