Bangladesh should shift agricultural public spending from broad fertiliser and rice support to research, irrigation, market access, climate resilience, and farmer services to create a more productive and diversified agrifood system, a World Bank report suggested...
Like many Moroccan farmers, Mehdi el-Maazi was hopeful that rare heavy rains would yield an abundant harvest this year — but those hopes were quickly shattered as the Middle East war sent fuel and fertiliser costs soaring.
With Eid-ul-Azha just a few days away, cattle markets across Naogaon have turned busy with thousands of sacrificial animals arriving every day.
The government announced Tk 20 crore in incentives for cotton farmers for the 2026–27 financial year, aiming to boost local cotton production and support marginal farmers across the country, said the Cotton Development Board officials...
Farmers and cattle rearers in Sunamganj’s haor region are facing growing uncertainty over livestock feed after heavy rainfall damaged paddy crops and disrupted the collection of straw, the main source of cattle fodder...
A WAVE of renewed optimism is sweeping across Meherpur’s farming communities as cotton cultivation expands sharply this season, driven by fair market prices, improved yields, and rising farmer confidence...
Farmers at Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, are steadily shifting to high-value foreign vegetable varieties, transforming traditional fields into hubs for pesticide-free, exotic produce as rising urban demand reshapes cultivation patterns...
FARMERS at Gangni upazila in Meherpur district are facing growing difficulties in securing diesel as fuel shortages and long queues continue at several filling stations, raising concerns over irrigation and agricultural production during the peak cultivation period...
India’s fertiliser production plunged nearly a quarter in March, official data showed, after natural gas imports used in its manufacture were hit by the Middle East conflict...
COMMERCIAL cultivation of malabar spinach (puishak) seed is rapidly expanding in Meherpur as farmers across the upazilas increasingly shift from traditional vegetable farming to seed production, driven by strong profitability and rising market demand...
Rice farmers Siriporn and Amnat Taidee used to burn their paddy fields between plantings — a common method of clearing crop residue partly blamed for toxic smog that blankets much of Thailand every spring.
