Feeding over half the world’s population and supporting 144 million livelihoods—mainly smallholders—rice is central to global food security. With demand set to...
Bangladesh's food grain import cost rose 16% to \$1.91 billion in FY25, despite stable global prices. Total imports reached 7 million tonnes,...
Despite a record Boro harvest of 2.14 crore tonnes, rice prices in Bangladesh have risen by Tk4–8 per kg since Eid-ul-Adha, straining...
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed three new rice varieties, bringing its total to 121. Approved at the 114th National Seed...
Farmers in Rangpur produced a record 14.25 lakh tonnes of maize this Rabi season, exceeding the target by 7.22%. Cultivated on 1.27...
The government may waive import taxes on refined sugar to lower local prices. While officials say this could reduce costs by Tk...
Bangladesh’s caretaker government proposed reducing taxes on key food items like sugar and soybean oil in the 2025–26 budget to ease inflation...
A two-day training on “Quality Seed Sugarcane Production Techniques” concluded at the Sugarcrop Research Institute, Thakurgaon. Organized under a disease-free seed project,...
Bangladesh has resumed aromatic rice exports, allowing firms to ship 100–200 tonnes by 30 November at a minimum price of \$1.60/kg. Exporters...