Sustainability in Agriculture

http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=8&id=72963&date=2009-11-24 T-Aman harvest continues in full swing, production target will exceed in N-dists by Mamun Islam RANGPUR, Bangladesh, Nov 24 (BSS) – Production target of T-Aman rice is expected to exceed by 8.5 percent as the farmers are getting bumper yields when harvest of the paddy continues in full swing everywhere in the northern districts, officials said today. Officials and experts in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) told BSS that the average yield rate of the crop in term of clean rice is expected to be higher than the fixed target everywhere in Rangpur Agriculture Zone. Average 26 percent harvest of T-Aman has ... Read Full Story

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/11/18/news0913.htm Maize production getting popularity in N-districts: Many farmers finding solvency BSS, Rangpur The enthusiastic farmers have already started sowing maize seeds in the country’s northern region where a target of producing 6,65,912 tonnes of the crop from 1,02,448 hectares has been fixed for this winter season.Official sources in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) on Tuesday told BSS that 56 percent of the national target of producing 11,70,000 tonnes maize from 1,80,000 hectares will be produced this season in the 16 northern districts alone. The DAE officials said that large-scale maize farming has changed the fate of hundreds of the poor on the ... Read Full Story

http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=8&id=70427&date=2009-11-12 Harvest begins, bumper T-Aman production likely in N-dists by Mamun Islam RANGPUR, Nov 12 (BSS) – Farmers have already started harvesting Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy with excellent yield rates everywhere in the northern districts under Rangpur Agriculture Zone (RAZ). Farmers and officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) while talking to BSS today expressed their satisfaction expecting a bumper production of the major T-Aman crop despite some initial problems they faced in farming of the crop. “Harvesting of the crop will get full momentum from November 20 everywhere in the zone and we are expecting to achieve the fixed production target of ... Read Full Story

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=111636 New rice tames Monga Two short-duration varieties bring relief to marginal farmers, farm labourers in greater Rangpur Reaz Ahmad with Rafique Sarker Gone are the days when Monga (seasonal and localised famine) used to stalk the landless farm labourers and marginal farmers of five northern districts during the lean period of October-November each year. Thanks to modern rice science that has bred short-duration varieties like BRRI dhan-33 and BINA dhan-7 much to the relief of over 37 lakh hard-hit poor, who have now started saying goodbye to Monga. Both the high yielding rice varieties (HYVs) mature in 115 days and can be harvested ... Read Full Story

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/10/20/news0235.htm New variety of paddy BINA-7 developed: 10 lakh tonnes more Aman can be grown in Monga-hit dists Md Antaz Miah, a farmer of Dimla village in Rangpur seen with the fast-growing BINA-7 paddy in his field. NN photo Shamim Jahangir from Rangpur Farmers in eight monga prone districts will be able to produce an additional 10 lakh tons of Aman paddy within a couple years by cultivating a new variety of paddy (BINA-7) developed by the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). This was disclosed at a field level demonstration of BINA-7 at Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur yesterday. Md Antaz Miah, a farmer ... Read Full Story