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...
Bangladesh has allowed each approved company to export 100–200 tonnes of aromatic rice by 30 November, with a minimum price of \$1.60/kg....
Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram, Nusrat Sultana, urged discouraging tobacco cultivation and encouraging farmers to grow potatoes and maize instead. Speaking at a...