Agribusiness
Tk 60 at the Farm, Tk 130 in Dhaka
A month into the lockdown, broiler chicken sells at farms for half its Dhaka price, leaving farmers who spend Tk 110 a kg to produce it deep in loss.
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Agribusiness
Fatema, Who Once Stole Date Palm Sap to Ease Her Hunger, Is Now Self-Reliant
A widow who once stole date palm sap to survive, Fatema Begum of Jhenaidah now earns about Tk 20,000 a month from vermicompost and farms rented land.
Livestock
Poultry Farms in Despair Because of the Coronavirus
The coronavirus has plunged Gazipur's poultry industry into crisis, with small farmers selling eggs and meat below cost and half of Sreepur's farms already shut.
Livestock
Broiler Chicken Does Not Spread the Coronavirus
A government livestock officer argues that broiler chicken does not spread the coronavirus and that meat, including chicken, can help strengthen the body's immunity.
Livestock
Poultry Farmers Cannot Find Wholesale Buyers for Broilers
Broiler farm owners say the coronavirus situation and rumours have left them without wholesale or retail buyers even though their birds are ready for sale.
Fruits
Kashmiri Apple Kul Changes Expatriate's Fortunes in 10 Months
A Belgium expatriate in Shibchar, Madaripur, inspired by farming videos on YouTube, has grown Kashmiri Nurani apple kul for the first time in the country.
Crops
Farming Changes the Fortunes of 30,000 Farmers
After villagers and the Kalapara UNO freed the Jugir canal from grabbers and built dams against salt water, about 500 acres of fallow land in Nilganj union are now farmed.
Daily life
What Happens When You Eat Milk and Banana Together?
Milk and bananas are both nutritious, but according to Ayurveda eating them together can cause digestive and other problems.
Crops
Pulao Leaf Plant Adds Flavour to Food
The pulao leaf plant's fragrant leaves enhance and perfume food, and it needs little care to grow.
Agribusiness
Award Coming for Successful Farmers and Producers: Agriculture Minister
The Cabinet Division has approved a CIP-style AIP award for successful farmers and good producers, Agriculture Minister Md Abdur Razzaque said.
Environment
This Rare White Giraffe Is Now Alone in the World
Poachers in eastern Kenya have killed two of the three known white giraffes, a mother and her calf, leaving only a male.
Bangladesh
Madrasa Teacher Emdad Runs to Every Farmer He Sees
A madrasa teacher in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, has for years given farmers free sun hats, masks and soap and taught them to read at night schools.
Agribusiness
Prices of Onions, Potatoes, Eggs and Chicken Fall
After rising last week on coronavirus panic, prices of onions, potatoes, eggs, chicken and other goods have fallen in Dhaka this week.