68pc of farm loan target disbursed in 8 months
Farmers collect potatoes from a field on the outskirts of Dhaka recently. The amount of farm loans disbursed by banks was Tk 21,066 crore in eight months (July-February) of the current financial year 2022-2023, which is 68.15 per cent of the total annual disbursement target. — Sourav Laskar The amount of farm loans disbursed by banks […]
Exploring the Sundarbans and Back to Dhaka
Exploring the Sundarbans and Back to Dhaka We are now a group of 24 people on board the M/V Kokilmoni, an 85-foot long Sundarbans tourist boat. The Americans consist of 10 students taking my class, Bangladesh: Life on a Tectonically-Active Delta, along with my TA and Carol Wilson from LSU. We also have two professors […]
Ammonium Sulfate Market is expected to see a growth of 5% during 2021 – 2031 | Report by Transparency Market Research
Transparency Market Research Ammonium sulfate has witnessed an increase in usage in the agriculture industry in countries such as the U.K., U.S., Japan, and India, which has helped in the growth of the industry in these countries. Wilmington, Delaware, United States, , March 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Transparency Market Research Inc. – The Ammonium […]
As the UN meets, make water central to climate action
People in Satkhira, Bangladesh, cross a flooded road in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan in May 2020.Credit: Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty This week in New York City, the United Nations is holding its second global Water Conference — after a gap of 46 years. At the first meeting in 1977, climate change was […]
FAO: Strong international demand for Bangladeshi potatoes
Potato exports from Bangladeshi farmers supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) continue to grow, as producers came together recently to celebrate another year of success, the FAO says in a news release. Four producer co-operatives joined the fourth annual potato export inauguration in Rangpur – the country’s main potato […]
The Zipline: Cultivating leaders in agriculture
As farmers, we’re no strangers to planting seeds and looking to the future. Some crops take just months to grow, while others take years to bear fruit. The same can be said for what we do at Farm Bureau. Our leadership programs, education initiatives and projects to engage consumers take time to develop and grow. […]
How do we make farming better for the planet? Ask women, says study
Madagascar’s Sambava region—where Bell has studied the tension between agriculture and conservation—is heavily reliant on farming and is one of the world’s leading producers of vanilla. Credit: Andrew Reid Bell. When a family of five-ton elephants stomps and chomps its way through your crops, there’s only one winner. And in the central African nation of […]
Human resource shortage in LGs impedes service delivery
Lhakpa Quendren | Sarpang As Bhutan continues to face human resource shortages, local governments are not able to provide essential services to the people. Of the 12 gewogs in the Sarpang dzongkhag, four gewogs do not have agriculture extension supervisors; two gewogs do not have livestock extension supervisors. Dzongkhag officials say that the posts of […]
In the background for farm bill: How many farms and what size?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reached back four decades, to the Carter era, in calling for a transformational 2023 farm bill that helps small and medium-size farmers earn more from the land rather than move to town. Secretary Bob Bergland “issued a warning to all of us about” the problem of too much consolidation in agriculture, […]
New Farmers Feed America Coalition Calls for a Strong 2023 Farm Bill with Robust Funding for Both Agriculture and Nutrition
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As the 50th anniversary of National Ag Day approaches, Feeding America is proud to announce the launch of Farmers Feed America. This broad coalition shows that farmers and food banks are united in calling for a strong 2023 Farm Bill that both meets the needs of America’s farmers and protects […]