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Promote bio-pesticide for protecting soil health, scientists tell workshop

RAJSHAHI, Mar 16 (BSS): Sustainable promotion of bio-pesticide is very crucial for producing safe food side by side with protecting soil health from further degradation.Using chemical pesticides in farming fields is always harmful to soil and public health, crops and environment. So, there is no way but to giving utmost...

Commercial fish farming expands in Bogura

BOGURA, Mar 16: Indigenous fish farming has brought smile on the faces of hundreds of extreme poor farmers in the district.Officials at the district Fisheries Department said commercial fish cultivation is expanding in the twelve upazilas of the district.Cultivators are making a good profit by sending various species of fish...

Month-long KITF begins

KHULNA, Mar 16 (BSS): The month-long 18th Khulna International Trade Fair (KITF)-2019 began on Friday at the Circuit House ground in the city.Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) organised the fair with its president Kazi Aminul Haque in the chair.Lawmaker Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel of Khulna-2 constituency addressed the function...

Messy Dhamalia Canal work may affect crops, lead to erosion

SYLHET, Mar 16: A number of locals alleged that contractors concerned were not excavating a canal in a haor area of Biswambharpur upazila under Sunamganj district.They also expressed their disappointment as the work will not be completed in the timeframe set by the Water Development Board (WDB). Besides, the local...

High yield, good price make vegetable farmers happy

Harvesting of winter vegetables in five districts of Rangpur agriculture region as well as favourable price brought smile in the faces of farmers this year, reports BSS.Farmers are happy getting excellent production with lucrative price of winter vegetables in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during this Robi crop...

Thrust on adopting modern tech to double food output

RANGPUR, Mar 16 (BSS): Director General of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Agriculturist Mir Nurul Alam has directed agriculturists to adopt newer technologies for doubling the country's food production facing the growing challenges."To attain the goal, we have to continue evolving newer high yielding crop varieties and cultivate those...

Gaibandha horticulture centre produces varieties of fruits

GAIBANDHA, Mar 16 (BSS): The official activities of horticulture centre under the Agriculture Ministry have been continuing in the district since March, 2018 amid much enthusiasm to the concerned.Office sources said the government took a decision to set up nine horticulture centre in addition to 77 ones across the country...