A day-long training was held at the New Bandhon Community Centre located in Narayanganj by United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) to improve the skills of entrepreneurs working in the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors. About 130 entrepreneurs from 5 upazilas of the district participated in the training. ATM Tahmiduzzaman, Additional
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Farmer-friendly technology stressed for materializing smart agriculture: speakers
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said adoption of farmers' friendly technology as well as low-cost locally manufactured devices and database, ensuring competitive prices and necessary policy support to farmers would help materialize building 'Smart Agriculture' in Bangladesh. They said adoption of smart agriculture practices like precision agriculture could potentially increase
Bangladesh earmarks Tk385b for agriculture, aiming for 10pc annual growth
The Bangladesh government has earmarked Tk385 billion for agricultural development over the next three years, targeting an average annual growth of 10% in the sector by the 2025-26 fiscal year. According to the 'Medium Term Macroeconomic Policy Statement (2023-24 to 2025-26),' this investment underscores agriculture's pivotal role in achieving food security
Climate change taking a major toll on Bangladesh agriculture
Half the world eats rice. In Bangladesh, everyone eats it. The small, densely-populated nation is the third-highest rice-producing country in the world. For a nation of 170 million people which has suffered through some of the world’s worst famines, this ranking holds special significance. While Bangladesh is mostly self-sufficient in food
Prospects of climate resilient agriculture in Barind area bright
Many farmers are attaining additional benefits through the method of Alternate Wetting and Drying- WD in the Barind area which is being detected as water-stressed due to the adverse impact of climate change. Abdul Matin, 45, a farmer of Hossaindanga village under Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district, has been using the
Groups respond with seeds & information as salinity harms Bangladesh agriculture
Salinity intrusion triggered by different factors, including sea-level rise, commercial shrimp cultivation, and decreased upstream transboundary water flow, have directly affected agriculture in Bangladesh’s southern coastal districts in Bangladesh, some of which are also major producers of rice, the national staple. Bangladesh is the fourth-highest rice-producing country in the world, producing
Agriculture to be mechanised thru’ multipurpose cooperatives: PM
Prime Minister sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will mechanise the agriculture through multipurpose rural cooperatives to boost production of food and other crops. "We are taking an initiative to mechanise the agriculture through multipurpose rural cooperatives system which was initially taken up by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu
Improve livelihood through cooperatives: PM urges youths
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the country's youths to come forward to boost agricultural production and improve livelihood of the rural people through cooperatives. "We think cooperatives are absolutely essential for our agricultural production, life and livelihood of people as cooperatives create enormous scopes for us in a
Agri-subsidy to rise in next budget
Government subsidies in the upcoming budget for 2021-22 fiscal is likely increase by Tk10,000 crore with agriculture sector slated to get the highest allocation, official sources said on Saturday. The agriculture gets the priority in line with the government's policy to ensure food security during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said the
Sources: Agriculture to get increased subsidy in the upcoming national budget
Government subsidies in the upcoming budget for 2021-22 fiscal are likely to increase by Tk10,000 crore with the agriculture sector slated to get the highest allocation, official sources said on Saturday. Agriculture gets the priority in line with the government’s policy to ensure food security during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said