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

Farmers need high-yielding seeds at affordable prices: FBCCI

The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) said on Wednesday that there is an urgent need to ensure quality seeds and modern storage facilities to increase agricultural production. FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam was speaking at a discussion meeting of the standing committee on agriculture, agro-processing and agro-based industries

BPC opens cell to monitor supply of diesel to farmers

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has opened a central control cell at its headquarters in Chattogram to monitor the supply of diesel, the main petroleum fuel for the irrigation pumps, during the coming irrigation season.This was informed by the BPC to a virtual inter-ministerial meeting on Tuesday, organised by the Ministry