International

Staff Correspondent – The first ever Bangladesh Agricultural Investment Forum started today as part of a fresh drive to accelerate agricultural transformation in the country. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, aims to increase targeted investment and access to finance for food producers and agri-processing companies. It brings …

Dr. F. H. Ansarey : In Bangladesh, half of the population lives in villages, and agriculture is their main source of income. According to my understanding, our farmers practice agriculture mainly for two reasons: self-employment and producing food for family and other purposes. In practice farmers having very minimum alternative …

The context of Bangladesh agriculture, the sector can be viewed through two distinct dimensions: traditional farmers producing for subsistence and self-employment, and agripreneurs focused on commercial agricultural activities. There are approximately 17.2 million small-scale Farmer, and they are categorized into: Field Crops Growers Vegetable Growers Poultry Farmers Aquaculture Farmers Cottage …

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) held its monthly Luncheon meeting today (July 24, Monday) at the SHERATON (Banani), Dhaka. Mr. Martin Holtmann, Country Manager – Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal, International Finance Corporation (IFC), attended the event as the Guest of Honor & Speaker and spoke on “Role …

Staff Correspondent: Quality Feed is a must for producing quality egg, meat, milk & fish; and to ensure good quality feed production, the manufacturers need to source best quality raw materials especially soybean, soybean meal and maize. U.S. soy is at the forefront of providing high quality, reliable and sustainable …

We are thrilled to announce that Biofeed Technology Inc., Canada has successfully passed the annual GMP & HACCP audit and renewed our certifications. Once again, we achieved a superior score of 100% on both audits, reaffirming our commitment to excellence in food safety and quality. At Biofeed Technology, we take …

Staff Correspondent: “Golda Conference 2023” was held for the first time in Dhaka. The main theme of the conference was ‘Building the Future: Applying Biotechnology in Golda Farming’.The conference was held on Tuesday (June 20) at Lakeshore Hotel in the capital. Various fisheries experts, nutritionists, feed millers, researchers and entrepreneurs …

Staff Correspondent: Participants attended the “Cobb Asia Pacific Traveling Seminar” held in Dhaka from different Poultry Breeder Farms & Hatcheries on June 14th, 2023. Cobb has focused on ensuring the reputation of #Cobb500 broilers as the world’s most efficient bird with the lowest feed conversion ratio. The topics of the …

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Participants attended the “Cobb Asia Pacific Traveling Seminar” held in Dhaka for Nourish Grand Parents Limited on June 13th, 2023. In June 2011, Nourish Grand Parents Limited started as a distributor of Cobb500 PS in Bangladesh. Since its commencement, Nourish GP has focused on ensuring the reputation of …

International Desk – To mark World Environment Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today calls for better management of plastics in agrifood systems. This pressing issue was the focus of a panel discussion held at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) which brought together …