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About 80 percent of fertiliser is imported, yet officials say spike owes more to a compromised distribution network -- ...
The Teesta Barrage, the largest irrigation project in Bangladesh, has allegedly become a center of mismanagement, corruption, ...
Mohammad Mostafa, a farmer in the low-lying deltas of southwestern Bangladesh, has revived his forefathers' farming practice of growing crops on floating rafts as rising seas and storm flooding ...
Hasan and his team of reporters juggle day jobs as labourers and seamstresses to report on their remote community.
Farmers in the northern district of Lalmonirhat are expecting double profits from sugarcane cultivation this season as demand in local markets continues to rise, bringing them higher prices. Growers ...
With domestic prices for rice at an all-time high, Bangladesh is expected to increase its imports in 2025-26, according to a ...
KHULNA, Bangladesh, Aug 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A long Bangladesh's southern coast, farmers threatened by the impacts of climate change are striving to boost their resilience to rising ...
Jute’s story is inseparable from Bangladesh’s story. By focusing on quality seed production and self-reliant farmers, the ...
The project, “Enhancing farmers’ income through expansion of affordable cold storage technology to tackle climate change risks”, was formally launched in Singair, Manikganj ...
CottonConnect has reached a strategic partnership with the Cotton Development Board (CDB) of Bangladesh to enhance cotton ...
Statistics reveal that agriculture’s contribution to the nation’s GDP is steadily declining. A distressing trend emerged this year: between January and April, 12 farmers took their own lives.
Onion prices in India have increased from Rs 800 to Rs 1,600 per quintal following Bangladesh's decision to permit imports ...