Agriculture News
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Largest Importers of U.S. Agricultural Products
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. agricultural and related exports totaled $162 billion in 2020, the third-highest total...
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Agriculture, food, retail associations press Biden for supply chain relief
Grain millers have reached out to President Joe Biden seeking a partner in the mission to alleviate massive US supply...
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Farm loan interest cut to 8pc
Bangladesh Bank yesterday cut the interest rate on farm loans within its efforts to improve the agriculture sector amidst the...
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Tk 3020 crore farm mechanisation project begins
Agriculture ministry today starts distributing subsidised agricultural machinery among farmers across the country under the biggest ever farm mechanisation project...
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Govt’s aman purchase hits a record
The meals procurement office, for the first time since 1996, has bought the highest amount of aman paddy and achieved...
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Rise in sea level may reduce 24pc cropland by 2045
Bangladesh’s agriculture sector is under threat from climate change, as the sea level rise may reduce availability of cropland by...
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Won’t leave behind farmers, agriculture: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will not desert agriculture and farmers on its way to make...
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Overall stance remains pro-growth
It has become a tradition for the budget to be increased every year by 17-18 percent so this year, there...
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Food production thrived as government helped farmers: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr. Abdur Razzak bashed critics of the government regarding recent claims that farmers are not getting adequate support....
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Maize an emerging crop
Maize has become an emerging crop in Bangladesh with the highest productivity, said the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center...
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Cabinet approves National Agriculture Policy 2018
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of 'The National Agriculture Policy 2018', aiming to ensure profitable agriculture and nutrition...