LivestockA New Use of the Internet of Things Begins in Bangladesh's Livestock Sector
A capsule-shaped IoT device placed in a cow's stomach now reports its health to farmers' phones in Bangladesh, Shykh Seraj reports from a farm in Rupganj.
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VideoYard Farming in Savar and Toronto
This episode visits Mobarak Hossain's livestock-and-vegetable yard farm in Savar and Kamruk bin Razzak's yard of Bangladeshi vegetables in Toronto.
VideoFourth-Grader Suha Sahani Surprises Everyone by Naming Every Flower
At Narayanganj High School and College, where pupils farm the roof, fourth-grader Suha Sahani impressed Shykh Seraj by naming every flowering plant.
FisheriesFish in Kaptai Lake Have Declined Alarmingly
In Kaptai Lake, large carp have given way to small kachki and chapila, and fishers and traders complain that fingerling releases and the landing centre are failing.
VideoFlora Holland, a Giant Hub of the Flower Trade
Shykh Seraj visits Flora Holland in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, one of the world's biggest flower auction centres, in a report filmed in 2015.
VideoKeukenhof, a Paradise of Flowers in the Netherlands
Shykh Seraj visits Keukenhof, the world's second-largest flower garden, where tulips in thousands of colours tell a 400-year story of trade and beauty.
AgrotechSouth Korea Pushes Advanced Research With Smart Farming in Mind
South Korea aims to bring 20 percent of its agriculture under smart technology by 2022, and universities such as Chungbuk National University are researching soil health and biofertilisers.
AgribusinessLocal Cattle Dominate the Qurbani Market
In the 2019 Qurbani season, local cattle dominated the market, with 577,416 farms preparing more animals than needed and buyers wary of antibiotics.
FisheriesRemarkable Success Farming Fish Indoors
Imdadul Haque of Katakhali, Rajshahi, has built a remarkable indoor fish farm using recirculating aquaculture (RAS) and biofloc, producing more fish in little space at low cost.
AgrotechBiofloc: A New Technology for Home-Based Fish Farming
After RAS, trials of biofloc fish farming have begun in Bangladesh, with two young computer engineers in Uttara, Dhaka, turning full-time to the technology.
VideoCrocodile Skin Exports Earn Millions
The country's first commercial crocodile farm in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, has exported live crocodiles and skins four times, earning about 50 million taka.
FisheriesChina Advances With RAS, a Modern Indoor Fish Farming System
In China, Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) fish factories and equipment makers are drawing Bangladeshi entrepreneurs looking for low-water, high-output fish farming.
VideoHaripada Kapali, the Farmer Who Discovered Hari Dhan
A look back at Haripada Kapali, the Bangladeshi farmer who selected an unusual rice plant in his field and gave the country the Hari dhan variety.