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Indian jute industry wants duty on imports from BD

The jute industry has demanded imposition of a countervailing duty on imports of jute goods from Bangladesh. The Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) has raised the demand ahead of the Union Budget to counter surging imports from Bangladesh that have grown 35 per cent in the April-December period of this fiscal at the expense of domestic manufacturers. jute goodsOver the same period, the domestic jute bags manufacturers have cut production by more than 25 per cent. “Under the SAARC treaty, there is zero duty on import of jute goods from Banglades...

Mola can double fish output: Study

Fish production could be made almost double in pond aquaculture introducing mola fish with other carp fishes, shows a research of WorldFish Centre in Dhaka, reports UNB. “Before our intervention, three tonnes of fishes were produced in a one- hectare pond, now fish production has increased to over 5.5 tonnes, of which one tonne is mola fish,” Dr Benoy Kumar Barman, senior scientist of WorldFish Bangladesh and South Asia, told UNB. mola fishRevealing their research findings, he said fish production of carp fishes have increased after intr...

Vertical gardens help farmers overcome salty soil

In Bangladesh, more land is becoming salty and unfit for growing crops. It’s a pressing problem in this densely-populated country where most people farm for a living. But even on saline land, villagers can grow bountiful “vertical gardens” from soil flushed by monsoon rains. In Chandipur village in southwest Bangladesh, lush vines sprouting pumpkins and gourds cover the tin roofs of small homes. This bounty sprouts from an unlikely source: large plastic sacks on the ground and other containers. gardeningShobitha Debna’s garden occupies j...

Blockade-hartal snaps supply chain

Prices of daily essentials have witnessed further hike in the cities, as the ongoing blockade coupled with the recent spell of hartal severely disrupted the overall supply chain, traders said. They said goods-carrying transportation came to an almost halt, fearing arson attacks amid the blockade-hartal. So, they found themselves in a difficult condition to ensure smooth supply chain of essentials, the Financial Express reports. violance BDOn the contrary, prices of various items have declined drastically at farmers’ end due to the tra...

Flash flood forecast system launched in Bangladesh

A flash flood forecast system launched in Dhaka last week is expected to help about three million farmers in Bangladesh. The new project is designed to reduce the impact of climate change on rural women and men living in haor wetland communities. farmersThe National Start-up Workshop for the Climate Adaptation and Livelihood Protection Project (CALIP) was attended by representatives of the Bangladesh Government, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and international cl...

Rising oceans force farmers inland for new jobs

About seven years ago, Gaur Mondol noticed he couldn’t grow as much rice on his land as salty water seeped in from the Passur River, which stretches from his home in Bangladesh’s interior all the way to the Indian Ocean. [caption id="attachment_11610" align="alignleft" width="300"]Farmers Photographer: Munir uz Zaman/AFP/GettyImages Bangladeshi farmers harvest rice in a field on the outskirts of Dhaka.[/caption] Now the rice paddies are completely inundated, leaving the land barren. To find work, he must walk for miles each day to other villages. His ...
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