Agriculture

Agriculture

Organic fertilizer soil. Photo: BSS/Collected

Chattogram youth champions organic fertilizer to restore soil health

If organic materials are processed and utilized correctly, they can enhance organic matter, improve water retention capacity, soil structure, and the activity of beneficial microorganisms,

Agriculture and mechanisation for farm management now, more than ever, require business sense to exist. Photo: TBS

BB raises farm loan target by 54%, widens collateral-free loan coverage 

Farmers harvest and process jute in Chuadanga as cultivation expands across the district this season. Photo: TBS

Favourable weather, prices drive jute cultivation higher in Chuadanga

US Soy and US Soybean Export Council officials speak at a press conference ahead of the Soy Connext conference in Chicago. Photo: Courtesy

US Soy diversifies markets as Bangladesh emerges as key buyer

Re-excavated canals and wetlands have restored ecosystems and expanded irrigation across Bangladesh's Rangpur region under a government conservation project. Photo: BSS

Rangpur region witnesses revival of ecosystem amid newly emerging greenery

Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Finance and Planning Adviser to the Prime Minister, spoke as the chief guest at the Rajshahi Regional Conference on Agro-Processing on 4 August, 2026. Photo: BSS

Tk3,000cr fund allocated for agro-entrepreneurs in Rajshahi: Adviser

A farmer tends to his field during the cultivation season. Photo: Rehman Asad

Small farmers feed Bangladesh, but earn a fraction of the yield

Photo:Courtesy.

Govt prioritising research to develop climate-resilient rice varieties: Minister

Photo:Collected.

Canal excavation programme to be completed on schedule next year: Agriculture minister

Photo:Collected.

Govt warns of tougher action against artificial fertiliser crisis

Thousands of houses submerged in Cox's Bazaar as flooding ravaged seven districts across Bangladesh. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Floods destroy Tk140.82cr in vegetables, prices jump Tk20-50 in Ctg markets

The procurement committee cleared fertiliser imports and food sack purchases worth Tk303 crore. Photo: Collected

Govt approves Tk303cr procurement proposals for fertiliser, food sacks

A coordination meeting titled "Strategic Economic Diplomacy and Export Expansion for Bangladesh's Jute Sector" was held at the Foreign Ministry.

Bangladesh moves to expand jute exports thru diplomacy