Major trading house Mitsui & Co. will launch a greenhouse gas emissions reduction project in Bangladesh utilizing rice paddies totaling over 100,000 hectares, as large as the main island of Okinawa.

Paddy seed is considered a high-value agricultural product. While ordinary paddy for milling typically trades at around 300 U.S. dollars per tonne, high-quality certified seeds can fetch between 700 ...

Amid the prevailing Middle East crisis and economic lull, Bangladesh is heading into a prolonged holiday period around Eid-ul ...

Traditional puffed rice from the southern districts of Barishal, Jhalakathi and Patuakhali witnessed a surge in demand during Ramadan as it is a popular ingredient for iftar. The makers, mostly women, ...

Carbon farming has appeared as a potential revenue source, raising farm incomes, strengthening climate resilience, and ...

The low-lying coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal are among the most challenging in the world to farm.Soils and ...

The drastic fall in onion prices at the growers' end may affect farmers broadly, as they are facing trouble after harvesting the tuber crops. The growers could not even meet the production cost after ...

Indian rice export prices remain steady this week. Demand is subdued. Vietnamese rice prices have eased due to less buying and increasing supply. Thai rice prices have fallen as the currency weakened.

Demand for handmade puffed rice—an essential iftar item—rises significantly across Bangladesh during the holy month of Ramadan. However, handmade puffed rice, produced mostly by women in Tangail ...

India’s rice export prices were steady this week on subdued demand, Vietnamese rates eased on less buying and growing supply, while Thai rates fell as the currency weakened. India’s 5percent broken ...

Before the war began on 28 February, the bunker surcharge per container was at $700-$750. It has now surged to $3,500, excluding the additional war risk premium, according to industry insiders ...

The set boro rice cultivation target has exceeded in the Rangpur agricultural region, where farmers are expecting a bumper ...