Monsoon rains speed up crop planting in India
Indian farmers plant 69.2 million hectares with summer crops, up 21.2% from this time a year earlier
Virus slams W Africa's cashew market
Farmers are leaving crops to rot after the pandemic accelerated a fall in prices
Amphan shatters mango dreams
The cyclone deals a crushing blow to Bangladesh's mango growers who are already beleaguered by the coronavirus crisis
Crops on 176,000 hectares damaged
The agriculture ministry is yet to determine the economic losses caused by the monster storm
Pakistan battles crop-devouring locusts
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates losses to agriculture from locusts this year could be as high as $2.2 billion for winter crops
Govt sets sights
on seasonal fruits
The government is exploring ways to ensure that fruits such as mangoes and lychees reaches the markets without a hitch during the virus shutdown
64 officials to monitor agriculture
The move is aimed at sustaining food supplies and increasing crop yields
90pc of Haor paddy harvested
Moreover, 25 percent of Boro paddy cultivated across the country has been harvested, according to the government
62pc of paddy harvested in Haor areas
The Boro yields from the wetlands are set to make up 20 percent of this year’s rice production target
Melon farmers buoyed
by online sales
The online sale of cantaloupes and watermelons is helping them keep their livelihoods afloat during the coronavirus shutdown
