Bangladesh-agriculture

Although the market for fresh vegetables and fruits produced in Bangladesh is expanding in the European Union and various Asian countries, the full development of this promising sector is being held back mainly by two major administrative and logistical barriers. One is unusually high air freight costs and the other is the ineffective cooling system at processing centers. According to sector insiders and leading exporters, Bangladesh could at least double its vegetable and fruit exports if...

Bangladesh ranks 94th in the world in terms of geographical area. However, despite its relatively small size, Bangladesh ranks first in the world in terms of the share of arable land relative to its total land area. About 60.6 percent of the country’s total land is arable. These findings were published in a ranking prepared by international media outlet Visual Capitalist using World Bank statistics. It said geographical size is not the only measure of a country’s agricultural fertility. D...

Fears of a fertilizer shortage appear to have gripped farmers in Kurigram. After Bhurungamari, Roumari and Rajibpur, anger among farmers erupted at a dealer point in Nageshwari. They blocked a road and held an agriculture official inside the dealer point. The protest took place from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm Friday in front of BCIC dealer M/S Bhai Bhai Traders in Ballaverkhas Union of the upazila. Farmers said demand for fertilizer is increasing for cultivation of the area's main crops during...