4 news articles tagged with "Livestock"
Bangladesh govt plans modern meat processing centres in every district. 13 already operating including Bogura. Annual meat production 8.7M tons, exports below $1M. BLRI develops indigenous bird flu and goat pox vaccines.
Bangladesh State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku has promised easy-term loans for farmers to cut production costs, citing training of 850 farmers and grass imports from Australia.
Bangladesh poultry feed prices have increased twice in one month as major raw materials became more expensive, with corn up 24%, de-oiled rice bran up 27% and soybean meal up 20%, forcing feed mills to absorb losses.
Bangladesh agri lending rose 15% to Tk 42,834 crore in FY26, exceeding BB target by 109.83%. Specialised banks: 123.4% of target. Recovery up 20% to Tk 45,627 crore. Overdue loans fell 8.43%. Islamic banks only category to miss target.