Reducing methane emissions from agriculture will depend on how effectively scientific insights are translated into everyday farming practice.

Bangladesh is about to get its first drought-tolerant rice variety, which should play a key role in helping drought-affected farmers DHAKA, Bangladesh (AlertNet) – Bangladesh is about to get its first ...

Reducing methane emissions from agriculture will depend on how effectively scientific insights are translated into everyday farming practice, supported by strong institutions, clear guidance, and ...

The mid-western region of Bangladesh has long been characterized by dry weather due to low rainfall. However, over the last four decades, the agriculture thrived here due to a government-run ...

Rice production in the haor region is increasingly at risk due to climate change, jeopardizing one of Bangladesh’s primary sources of rice. A large portion of Bangladesh's Boro rice—around 25%—comes ...

Bangladesh is drawing up a 2.5 billion dollars priority investment plan in the crop sector for the next six years – earmarking half of the funding for irrigation – amidst high concern over the ...

Matiur Rahman has been forced to slash his annual rice cultivation almost by half due to low rainfall and lack of water for irrigation over the past fifteen years. Rahman, 55, from Kurigram district ...

For the first time, Bangladesh has bagged more than 4 crore tonnes of rice in a fiscal year (FY) thanks to increasing yields of the most grown crop, according to official data. Local farmers have been ...

KHULNA, Bangladesh, - B angladeshi smallholder farmer Rita Bashar proudly cracked open her accounts ledger and pointed to the early months of last year's dry season when she made about $240 from her ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bangladesh is the fourth-highest rice-producing country in the world, but much of that production is threatened by salinity. More than 30% of the ...

From the sun-baked paddy fields of the northwest to the mango orchards of Rajshahi and the vegetable fields of Rangpur, the country's agricultural heartlands are evolving. Once dominated by rice, ...