Farmers here are passing busy time with cultivating Aman paddy as heavy rain prompted the growers to come down to the field for farming the paddy, creating a ray of hope in…
Category: Agriculture
Phulbari farmers hoping better profits from early brinjal
Like in many other char areas of Rangpur agriculture region, local farmers are hoping for better profits from cultivation of early varieties of brinjal on char lands in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram…
Bumper Aush rice output likely despite floods in Rangpur
Despite notable damages caused to standing Aush rice crop by recent floods, officials are expecting its bumper production as harvesting is nearing completion this season in Rangpur agriculture region. The Department of…
Despondent Guatemalan coffee growers dream of US return
Many Guatemalans who spent years working in the United States to come home and set up a small coffee- growing business have seen their savings drained and their hopes dashed due to…
Aman cultivation begins in Panchagarh
Farmers of the district have started Aman cultivation with much enthusiasm. With the advent of monsoon early this year, the weather condition was fabourable for the Aman cultivation, farmer said. According to…
Jute harvesting goes on in Rajshahi division
Harvesting of jute is progressing fast everywhere in all eight districts under Rajshahi division in the current season with a prediction of better yield. As there was favorable climatic condition, jute was…
BRRI invented paddy varieties open enormous food security prospect
The newly paddy varieties invented by BRRI have opened up a door of enormous prospects in food security along with mitigating the crises of irrigation water in all eight districts of Rajshahi…
Target set to produce 18.08-lakh tonnes Aman in Rangpur
The government has fixed a target of producing over 18.08-lakh tonnes of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice (27.13 tonnes of paddy) from 6.35-lakh hectares of land for Rangpur region this season. Officials of…
Apply modern techniques to increase mango production: speakers
Scientists and researchers urged the farmers to apply modern methods to increase mango production. They also laid emphasis on postharvest management of mangoes for maximizing its production in the region. They made…
Bumper groundnut production likely in Rangpur
Bumper ground production is expected in Rangpur region as farmers have already started harvesting of the crop during the current season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers are…
Farmers eyeing bumper summer vegetables output in Rangpur
The farmers are expecting a super bumper production of summer vegetables during this Kharip-1 season in Rangpur agriculture region after exceeding the fixed farming target by 3.95 percent. Officials of the Department…
Workshop on cultivation of palm tree and Golpata in Khulna
A workshop here today laid importance on cultivation of palm tree and Golpata in a large scale across the country to build up natural shield against thunderbolt and cyclone. Mangrove silviculture Department…