SEB distributes CSR fund to farmers

As part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Southeast Bank PLC (SEB) has extended financial support to farmers across three significant areas: “Increase yield in agricultural sector,” “Purchase of Agricultural Equipment,” and “Processing of Agricultural Products.” Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, Managing Director of Southeast Bank PLC., distributed the

iFarmer and VisionSpring to provide eyecare services to farmers

iFarmer and VisionSpring Bangladesh Limited have teamed up to provide eye care services to iFarmer registered farmers. Recently, the contract signing event was held at the Gulshan office of VisionSpring Bangladesh Limited.  VisionSpring Bangladesh Limited works towards ensuring the income, education, safety, and well-being of Bangladeshis living at risk of poverty

Onion seed becomes boon for many farmers in Rajshahi

Farming of onion seed has become boon for many farmers as they are seen building fortunes through the cash-crop farming in the region, including its vast Barind tract. Similarly, the farmers are expecting outstanding production of onion seed as they have cultivated the high-valued crop on the ever-highest land in the

MDB gives loans to farmers

Midland Bank Limited (MDB), under intermediary agreement with Society for Family Happiness and Prosperity (FHP), an NGO, disbursed loans directly to the farmers at 4% interest rate under Bangladesh Bank Refinancing Scheme in the Agricultural sector to ensure food safety initiative of the country, press release said Monday. On this

Agromukam to aid Bangladesh’s farmers

Agritech e-commerce, Agromukam BD Ltd is the first e-commerce marketplace which enables farmers to directly access the market and other agribusinesses, press release said Friday. The platform strongly supports B2B, F2B (farmers to business), B2C, F2C and F2G (farmers to government). It has secured an investment of Tk 1 crore

Distribution of materials among farmers under partner project in Nilphamari

Organized by Department of Agriculture Extension, Nilphamari Sadar, materials for Boro Paddy, Maize and Mustard Exhibition were distributed among the ten farmer groups formed under the 'Program on Agricultural and Rural Transformation for Nutrition, Entrepreneurship and Resilience in Bangladesh (Partner) Project' on Monday (27 November) afternoon. According to Agriculture Office sources,

Farmers expecting bumper Aman rice output in Rangpur region

Farmers are expecting a bumper production of Aman rice this season as harvest of the major cereal crop continues in full swing with excellent yield rate making them happy in Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a bumper production of Aman rice will contribute to

Mobile solar pump becomes boon for Kurigram farmers

In an effort to reshape the destiny of Kurigram char farmers, the Rural Development Academy (RDA) introduced a portable solar pump for irrigation that has brought much-needed relief to them. With the support of the government funded portable solar pump, around 1500 farmers of Bajradiyar-Khata village of Chilmari upazila now can

Banks to provide Tk 35,000cr loans to farmers

Commercial banks in the country have allocated Tk35,000 crore for loans to farmers in the current fiscal year 2023-24 to increase agricultural production. The new allocation is 13.60% more than the last fiscal year. In the last financial year, the target for agricultural loans was Tk30,811 crore. Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor