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The Sarighat South Bazar area along the Sylhet-Tamabil highway is a sight to behold, where vendors line both sides of the road, their stalls brimming with watermelons. Photo: UNB

Agriculture

Jaintapur's Watermelon Boom: From fallow lands to flourishing fields

Farida Akhtar. Sketch: TBS

Agriculture

Stakeholders should collaborate to cut poultry feed costs: Farida Akhter

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter addressed a discussion meeting with Fisheries and Livestock farmers at Kushtia District Commissioner's conference room on 19 February 2025. Photo: PID

Bangladesh

Govt to formulate policy on tobacco cultivation: Adviser Farida

Photo: Courtesy

Agriculture

Experts urge policy integration of stewardship for sustainable agriculture

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Agriculture

Farmers in peril as potatoes sell at half the production cost

A broccoli field in Rajshahi. Photo: BSS

Agriculture

Broccoli gains popularity bringing diversification to Rajshahi kitchen markets

Young entrepreneur Md Mokhlesur Rahman and coffee. Photo: BSS

Agriculture

Meet Mokhlesur – the man aiming to make Bangladesh self-sufficient in coffee production

Commercial scale plum cultivation is rising in Satkhira. Photo: BSS

Agriculture

Commercial plum cultivation booms in Satkhira

Farmers wash and pack carrots after collecting them from the field. File Photo: TBS

Agriculture

Farmers harvest carrots on 600 bighas of land in Naogaon’s Manda, expect Tk40,000 profit per bigha

Education

BAU, Murdoch University conduct joint research on agricultural conservation

Record production of maize in Rangpur. Photo: BSS

Agriculture

All-time record maize production likely in Rangpur region

File photo shows a farmer carrying rice paddy. Photo: TBS

Agriculture

Real challenges in agriculture: What’s blocking Bangladesh’s farmers from expected gains

Farmers in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi harvest ripe tomatoes in lush fields supported by bamboo trellises. Once burdened by losses, many now benefit from contract farming, which offers guaranteed buyers and training, ensuring higher yields and profits. Photo: TBS

Agriculture

How contract farming reshapes lives of tomato farmers