farming

The renowned floating market in Jhalakathi’s Bhimruli is abuzz with activity as the hog plum season reaches its peak. The market, bustling with buyers and sellers from dawn to noon, is expected to generate an estimated Tk30 crore in hog plum sales this season. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Hog Plum market booms, revitalising Jhalakathi's rural economy

According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), this season 15,470 farmers have cultivated Amra across 602 hectares of land, yielding an estimated 4,874 tonnes. Jhalakathi, known for...

(Left) Dragon fruit cultivation thrives in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila with the aid of advanced irrigation technology. High-efficiency irrigation sprinkler (right) ensures precise water distribution, boosts yield and reduces cost. Photo: Khorshed Alam, Collected
Bangladesh

Sprinkler irrigation revolutionises fruit farming in Tangail

Mohammad Kamrul Hasan. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Scaling up, adding value: A roadmap for Bangladesh's agro-based industries

An area clear-felled for tobacco cultivation on the bank of the river Sangu in Bandarban. The chemicals used in tobacco farming also pollute the creeks – the main source of drinking water for hill communities. Photo: Syed Zakir Hussain
Panorama

How tobacco farming is speeding up deforestation in the hills

A drone view shows solar panels as they stand on Dave Duttlinger's farmland that he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
USA

As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk

File Photo: TBS/Jahir Rayhan
Markets

Contract farming reduces costs and lowers the risk of antibiotic resistance

17.1% farmers changed agricultural practices due to climate change, Manusher Jonno Foundation said in a recent study that was presented tot he public on 24 January. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

17.1% farmers changed agricultural practices due to climate change: Manusher Jonno Foundation

File photo of onion cultivation. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

The mega farming push rolls out

Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Revolutionising poultry farming: Contract growers embrace enhanced practices

Heatwave, load-shedding put livestock farmers in tight spot
Bangladesh

Heatwave, load-shedding put livestock farmers in tight spot

A detail view of a wheat field in Perwez, Belgium, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Thoughts

Contract farming in Mauritania: A new door of opportunity for Bangladeshi entrepreneurs

Congo offers contract farming opportunities for Bangladeshi companies
Bangladesh

Congo offers contract farming opportunities for Bangladeshi companies

A big farming push
Economy

A big farming push