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Category: Agriculture
Farmers start bio-method paddy farming in Rajshahi
Farmers have started paddy farming through using bio-method in the district creating a high hope of protecting soil health and water from pollution caused by chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Around 150 farmers…
Rajshahi farmers start Irri-boro harvesting with joyous
Farmers here have started harvesting Irri-boro paddy amid festivity with a hope of good yield. At present, most of farming fields have taken an eye-catching look as early varieties of paddy are…
Jute cultivation gains popularity in Narsingdi
Jute cultivation gained popularity in all six upazilas of Narsingdi District thanks to necessary support of the agriculture extension department (DAE) to farmers and fair price of the cash crop. DAE estimated…
Farmers produce 63,936 tonnes wheat in Rangpur region
The farmers produced 63,936 tonnes of wheat after completing its harvest last week in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended Rabi season. Officials of the Department of Agriculture…
Peanut farming gains popularity in Jamalpur chars
Peanut farming in char areas of the district has gained popularity among farmers as Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has taken a project to extend peanut cultivation in the district. International Crop…
Solar irrigation infuses new dimension into Barind’s agriculture
Solar pump irrigation has brought a new dimension in agriculture in the drought-prone Barind tract benefiting its people in many ways. “Solar power irrigation is not only contributing to lessening pressure on…
Excellent litchi growth makes farmers happy in Rangpur region
The farmers are happy over excellent growth of tender litchi and expecting a plentiful production of the fruit with better profits in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region this season. Officials…
Farmers to produce 34 lakh tonnes Boro rice in Rajshahi
Farmers have cultivated boro paddy on around 8.30 lakh hectares of land exceeding the target set by Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in eight districts under Rajshahi division during the current season….
Farmers expect good litchi yield in Rajshahi
Litchi growers are passing busy days in nursing the trees as huge litchi buds have grown in the region this year making the farmers optimistic of getting a good yield. In the…
Newly harvested mustard seed smiles farmers in Rajshahi
Farmers have become happy over their newly harvested mustard seed yield in the region including its vast Barind tract in the current season. Talking to BSS here many of them said suitable…
Farmers exceed Boro rice farming target in Rangpur region
The farmers have exceeded the fixed farming target of Boro rice this season by 2.48 percent and engaged maximum efforts now in taking care of the growing tender rice plants in Rangpur…