Mega livestock project to change rural lifestyle
The government is going to undertake a project to rear some 5 lakh cows and buffaloes by rural people on cooperatives basis in seven divisions, aiming to meet the country’s growing demand for milk and meat.
“A project is being prepared in this regard where the beneficiaries will be provided with cows and buffaloes after training on improved animal husbandry,” said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told UNB.
The Planning Minister said the country’s hilly, river-erosion-prone and char areas will be given preference for implementing this big project by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.
TEEAL to enhance access to agricultural research in BD
TEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library), established in 1999, is a program of Cornell University Library’s Albert R. Mann Library, in partnership with leading publishers, to provide access to agricultural research literature. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and in cooperation with Sathguru Management Consultants, TEEAL sets are being placed in universities and research institutions in Bangladesh and training is being provided in the use of electronic research.
TEEAL contains almost 500,000 articles from more than 350 highly ranked research journals in agriculture and related biological sciences. Universities, colleges, research institutes, government ministries and policymakers in 110 low-income countries with limited or no internet connectivit...
Tea prices slip amid ample supply
Tea prices in Bangladesh fell for a second straight session at the weekly auction on Tuesday as the volumes offered were the highest for the season so far, but strong demand for quality leaf capped the slide and sales rose.
Bangladeshi tea fetched an average 198.80 taka ($2.5) per kg at the auction, the twelfth of the new marketing season, compared with 198.97 taka at the previous sale on July 14, an executive with National Brokers said.
There was strong demand for quality tea that limited the fall and sales also rose, although the latest offering was the l...
There was strong demand for quality tea that limited the fall and sales also rose, although the latest offering was the l...
Utilization of dairy industry waste products
Milk, which is one of the chief sources of calcium, is highly nutritious and constitutes a part of our daily diet in some form or the other. The main constituents of milk are water, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, which are essential for growth and development.
Milk also contains various biologically active compounds such as caseins and whey proteins. Of the total whey solids, it is estimated that about 75% is lactose. Milk is available as full cream, skim, lactose-free and fat free milk. Condensed and evaporated milk, which can be pasteurized 
FAO bestows BR Sen Award
FAO’s work with the Government of Bangladesh to improve food security and nutrition policy and practices has resulted in two FAO specialists receiving the Organization’s highest achievement awards in back-to-back years, FAO announced today.
Lalita Bhattacharjee, an FAO nutrition specialist working toward improvements in nutrition policy and practices in Bangladesh, has won the 2014 FAO B.R. Sen Award, while Ciro Fiorillo, an FAO manager and agricultural and development economist, has received the 2013 B.R Sen Award for exceptional leadership provided to the National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening 
10pc tax slapped on rice import: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith today (Sunday) said the government has decided to impose 10 percent tax on rice import.
The minister made the disclosure at a pre-budget meeting with the chairmenof different parliamentary standing committees at the National Economic Council Auditorium in Dhaka this afternoon.
Muhith said the decision was made for the sake of the country’s farmers.
The minister also informed that the decision will take effect today.
The minister made the disclosure at a pre-budget meeting with the chairmenof different parliamentary standing committees at the National Economic Council Auditorium in Dhaka this afternoon.
Muhith said the decision was made for the sake of the country’s farmers.
The minister also informed that the decision will take effect today.
- Star Online Report
