Rice production

A file photo of Binayak Sen, director general of BIDS, speaking at a programme. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

4.72cr tonnes rice production by 2050 is challenging: BIDS

Continuous decline in land available for rice cultivation, and the detrimental effects of climate change are key obstacles

Participants at a workshop organised by IRRI and HSBC on 3 June in Dhaka marking the launch of a three-year project aimed at transforming the rice value chain in Bangladesh’s haor region. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

IRRI, HSBC Bank team up to boost haor region rice production

Agriculture Minister Md Abdus Shahid
Bangladesh

Rice production increased over four times in 50 years: Agriculture minister at World Water Forum

India's high rice yields come at a nutrient cost. What about Bangladesh?
Agriculture

India's high rice yields come at a nutrient cost. What about Bangladesh?

Despite surplus production, why is Bangladesh still importing rice?
Agriculture

Despite surplus production, why is Bangladesh still importing rice?

Blast disease eats into rice yields, BRRI looks for resilient varieties
Agriculture

Blast disease eats into rice yields, BRRI looks for resilient varieties

Representational image. Photo: Noor A Alam
Bangladesh

Govt eyes rice export after self-sufficient year with no imports

File Photo: Farmers harvest rice in a field in Chainat province, Thailand, August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Bangladesh

Despite 3rd in rice production, Bangladesh lags behind in productivity growth

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Bangladesh delegation visits India to learn more about modern rice tech

70% Boro paddy harvested in haor areas: Agri minister
Bangladesh

70% Boro paddy harvested in haor areas: Agri minister

File photo of Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque
Bangladesh

Country's rice output now goes four folds after independence: Dr Razzaque

File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

Rice production saw record increase to 4.4 crore mts in FY 21-22: Razzaque

Ibrahim Shaikh, a farmer, shows rice plants that he says were damaged by excessive rains in his field at Kadadhe village in the western state of Maharashtra, India, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav
South Asia

Unseasonal rain, crop losses could keep India's food inflation high