Govt to formulate policy on tobacco cultivation: Adviser
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Monday said that the government was working to formulate a policy for controlling the production and cultivation of tobacco...
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Lack of awareness to cost farmers this season
Rajshahi farmers are set to face financial losses this year as they are applying three times more fertiliser than what is required due to lack of government initiatives to make people aware of the proper application of fertilisers...
Lack of potato seed, high price worry northern farmers
With the beginning of potato cultivation season, farmers of the sixteen districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions are worried about shortage of quality seeds and its high price...
Fear of fruit failure grips mango growers as heatwave intensifies
Chapainawabganj, the country鈥檚 mango capital, is facing a potential fruit failure this year due to the relentless heatwave scorching the region. Mango cultivation, already hit by an off-year with lower yields, is now under further threat as the intense heat dries up and causes immature mangoes to fall from trees...
Boro farming faces setback due to frequent power cuts
The cultivation of irrigation-intensive crop boro faces yet another setback as a result of a water crisis amid frequent power outages that, in certain areas, last up to 18 hours.