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Rooftop farmingA rooftop garden lasts only if the roof's load, the beams and columns, the size of each container, the potting mix and the drainage are planned first, Agricare24 says in a step-by-step guide.
Daily lifeCoconut prices in town have not fallen as the hot season ends; a seller says picking, labour and transport bring the cost of each nut to Tk 80-90 by the time it reaches the city.
CookingNoodles, 200 grams of cooked beef, soy and tomato sauce, carrot and capsicum make a beef noodle dish in a few minutes, for guests or a child's lunchbox.
VegetablesLoam or sandy loam, healthy medium tubers, fertiliser on the local agriculture officer's advice and no standing water; potatoes are ready 90-120 days after planting.
The shortage across the district office and seven upazilas is hitting vaccination, free medical camps and courtyard meetings; farmers turn to private vets at extra cost.
Container cold stores costing about Tk 15 lakh each, paid for by the Climate Change Trust Fund, hold no vegetables; operators say they were never trained to run them.
OrganicCow dung, straw, water hyacinth and leaves can be turned into vermicompost on a simple raised bed, but fresh dung, standing water and direct sun can kill the worms.
VegetablesAbout 20 bighas of waterlogged land in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria, grow vegetables on floating platforms this season, and more than 200 farmers have been trained in the method.
FisheriesNur Mohammad of Khajadanga in Rupsha, Khulna, began mixed fish farming in a three-acre pond as a hobby in 2019 and now fattens carp for market; fisheries officers say the method can earn about three times the profit of conventional culture.
FlowersKash flowers are blooming along riverbanks, chars and wetland edges this autumn and drawing crowds, but encroachment on rivers and wetlands, construction and unplanned land use are squeezing their habitat, Agricare24 reports.
AgribusinessDefaulted agricultural loans stood at Tk 18,500 crore at the end of FY2025-26, about 90 percent of it with state-owned banks, in a year when farm lending reached Tk 42,834 crore.
Industrial and household waste has cut fish catches in canals around Pubail and Tongi and driven farmers to sell land; tests found lead up to 30 times and nickel six times safe limits, with three inspectors for 7,000 factories.
VegetablesOn about 10 hectares in Panchasar, Rampal and Bajrajogini, Munshiganj Sadar growers raise cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, tomato, aubergine and chilli seedlings that go from Savar to Sylhet.
