Tag: South Asia agriculture
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Floods hit Bangladesh’s Boro crop during peak harvest; estimated output loss at 0.2 mnt
Flash floods submerge 46,730 ha of Boro paddy Harvest disruptions, falling farmgate prices intensify farmer distress Bangladesh’s rice sector has come under pressure as heavy rainfall, upstream hill torrents, and embankment breaches have inundated large parts of Boro-growing regions, raising concerns over production losses during the peak harvest period. According to the Department of Agricultural…