Agriculture

Agriculture

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Sustainable food security hinges on field-level application of research, experts emphasise

The International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) Bangladesh office in Dhaka organised the four-day workshop. Photo: Courtesy

Translating research into practice is key to reducing agricultural methane: Experts

A sack filled with potatoes. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Production glut, price slump leave potato growers in huge losses

A farmer tends to winter crops on fertile charland in Madaripur, where lush green fields signal the start of the vegetable season. Photo: BSS

Madaripur chars turn green with winter vegetable farming

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Bangladesh surpasses national egg demand amid market challenges

Vast demand for groundwater irrigation depletes drinking water wells, forcing many communities to struggle for months. Photo: TBS

Conservation of 80% of farmland proposed in draft law to ensure food security

Agriculture Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury speaks at a press briefing at the Secretariat on 25 September 2025. Photo: PID

Breaking fertiliser syndicate saved Tk233cr: Adviser Jahangir

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Over half of country's farmland unsustainable, Sylhet and Barishal lag far behind: BBS survey

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Golden fibre boosts farmers' hopes, prosperity in Faridpur

Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan speaks during an event on 20 September 2025. Photo: TBS

'Made in Bangladesh' fair highlights efforts to boost domestic auto, agro industries

Desert fruit Sammam. Photo: BSS

Commercial cultivation of desert fruit 'Sammam' begins in Khulna

Katimon Mango. Photo: BSS

Katimon mango farming vibrates local economy in Rajshahi

A farmer works on his crop field full of healthy plants of kochur loti at Barura in Cumilla. Farmers of the area sell about 36 tonnes of this crop per day. This season kochu has been cultivated on 250 hectares of land in the upazila. The photo was taken recently. Photo TBS.

Cumilla's taro stem exports generate robust forex earnings