VideoThe Government's 180 Days in Agriculture: Achievements, Challenges and the Way Ahead
Shykh Seraj examines the government's first 180 days in agriculture, from farm loan waivers and farmer cards to crop insurance and canal excavation.
Agricultural journalist
Shykh Seraj
Shykh Seraj is a Bangladeshi agricultural journalist and broadcaster, founding Director and Head of News of Channel i. He has made farming programmes for television since 1982: Mati O Manush on Bangladesh Television, then Hridoye Mati O Manush on Channel i from 2004. He received the Ekushey Padak (1995), the FAO A.H. Boerma Award (2008-09) and the Independence Award (2018). The Agro News publishes his programmes, reports and columns under his name. · 364 stories
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VideoPalash Builds His Dream on Guava Farming, Not a Job
After leaving a garment job, H M Forwardi Palash planted an acre of year-round guava in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, and is working towards GAP certification to supply supershops.
VideoIntegrated Duck and Fish Farming Halves Costs in Trishal
In Trishal, Mymensingh, two brothers combine ducks and fish to cut commercial feed costs, while struggling with invasive sucker fish in their ponds.
VideoArtificial Insemination at Diamond Chicks
Shykh Seraj visits Diamond Chicks, one of the country's largest poultry companies, where artificial insemination lets one cockerel fertilise 80 to 100 hens.
VideoCropKids Episode 24: Maria Islam Roza Plants Cauliflower Seedlings
In episode 24 of CropKids, seventh-grader Maria Islam Roza shows children how to plant cauliflower seedlings correctly in a pot.
VideoCropKids Episode 23: Obi Plants Brinjal Seedlings
In episode 23 of CropKids, sixth-grader Obi shows how to plant brinjal seedlings in a pot and shares facts about the vegetable.
VideoCropKids Episode 21: Rahimuddin Bharsa Plants Bottle Gourd Seedlings
In episode 21 of CropKids, young Rahimuddin Bharsa shows how to plant bottle gourd seedlings in a pot, from mixing soil to watering.
VideoA Unique Agritourism Venture on 12.5 Bighas Inside Chattogram City
In the heart of Chattogram, Well Agro Farm offers crops, a dairy, fish ponds and hands-on farm education for children on about 12.5 bighas.
VideoFarmers' Lives on the Meghna Chars
On the chars of the Meghna in Kishoreganj, hundreds of farmers grow vegetables against poor communications, input problems and weak markets.
VideoEntrepreneur Sajal Ahmed's Unusual Research on Foreign Fruits
In Chuadanga, entrepreneur Sajal Ahmed's orchard of about 500 fruit varieties tests which foreign fruits can be grown profitably in Bangladesh.
VideoBrigadier (Retd) M Sakhawat Hossain's Skilled Rooftop Farming
In Mohakhali DOHS, retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain has turned a 2,700 sq ft roof into a mature, field-style rooftop farm of fruit and vegetables.
VideoAmazed at Kaikartek Haat
Kaikartek Haat on the bank of the Brahmaputra in Narayanganj has for generations been a weekly market for farm produce, seedlings, poultry and rural tools.
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How I Interviewed Khaleda Zia
Shykh Seraj recalls how, as a young farm journalist, he stepped forward with a microphone to interview Prime Minister Khaleda Zia without prior arrangement.