Unplanned urbanisation is shrinking cities' green nature, and tall buildings are rising on former cropland. Against this backdrop, farming in city life is no longer a hobby but a necessity for everyone.

This is not rooftop farming but farming on a building's terrace, and nothing is missing. The extended terrace on the second floor of a nine-storey building in Bank Town Bazar, Savar, is an unusual farming venture. Here, S M Saifur Rahman Shahin and Sharmin Akter find closeness to farming and peace of mind, realising the rooftop farming dream they saw in the media.

Across the 1,100-square-foot flat and 1,200-square-foot terrace, fruit trees, ornamental plants, vegetables and colourful flowers are neatly arranged, as if nature had shaped the surroundings. Explaining the value of farming at home, the owner says rooftop farming should be made compulsory today.

Source: Shykh Seraj, Chhad Krishi (episode 254). First published in Bengali on The Agro News.