Wide-ranging research on rooftop farming has begun. On the roof of the Department of Agricultural Botany at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), various rooftop farming models have been built, and experts and students are testing what suits entrepreneurs' needs.

Horticulturist Professor Dr Mahbub Islam thinks deeply about plant life beyond his professional duties. On his department's attractive rooftop farm, he runs successful trials of fully organic methods and of harvesting rainwater for fruit and crops. All the vegetables needed for daily food grow there, and the research also looks at getting higher yields in small spaces. Fellow professors and students are part of the work.

Meanwhile, Labonee Mustafa, a Bangladeshi living in Jamaica, New York, has made her dream of farming a reality abroad. All kinds of Bangladeshi vegetables now grow across her yard. She said a television programme inspired her to farm.

Source: Shykh Seraj, Chhad Krishi. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.