The government has distributed free hybrid Boro paddy seeds among 3,200 small and marginal farmers of Bajitpur upazila in Kishoreganj during Rabi season of 2024-25 fiscal to boost the Boro rice production. Bajitpur Upazila Executive Officer Farashid Bin Enam inaugurated the distribution programme in front of the Directorate of Agricultural Extension
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Friendship’s welfare project uplifting Kurigram char dwellers’ life
Living standards of Kurigram char dwellers have been improving just by getting some training and vegetable seeds and sheep at free of cost. With the financial assistance of Friendship Luxembourg, an international NGO, Friendship Bangladesh has been implementing a welfare project since 2017 for the underprivileged people in the flood-prone char
1,370 farmers receive free seeds, chemical fertilizer in Bajitpur
Free seeds and chemical fertilizers have been distributed among 1,370 small and marginal farmers under the Agricultural Incentive Programme during the Rabi season in 2024-25 fiscal in Bajitpur upazila of Kishoreganj. According to the upazila agriculture office, 1,370 farmers from 11 unions of Bajitpur upazila and Bajitpur municipality area have been
Flood: Narail fisheries, agriculture sectors suffer Tk 100cr losses
The fisheries and agriculture sectors in Narail have incurred losses worth Tk 100 crore, due to flood caused by multiple rounds of heavy rainfall during the monsoon. Massive flooding after continuous rains submerged at least 3,500 fish enclosures and ponds, out of 5,300 on 1,700 hectares of land in the district. About
Manikganj Chili growers worried over low production
Amid the skyrocketing prices of daily essentials, including vegetables, in kitchen markets across the country, growers in Manikganj district are worried about counting huge losses due to low production of chili caused by extreme drought. The chilies of Harirampur and Shibalaya upazilas in the district are known for chili production. In
Jhenaidah farmers making good profit by cultivating off-season cauliflower, cabbage
Farmers in Jhenaidah are making good profit by cultivating cauliflower and cabbage in summer due to their huge demand among customers and high market price. Farmers said that cultivation of the vegetables begins in Ashar (June-July) and some 3,500 to 4,000 seedlings can be planted on per bigha of land. From planting