VideoA Retired Agriculturist's Rooftop Farm
Since retiring in 2001, former DAE director general M Enamul Haque has researched adapting about 300 plant species to rooftop farming in Manipuripara, Dhaka.
Journalists
Shykh Seraj
320 stories
Video
VideoSher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Builds a Model Rooftop Farm for Research
The Department of Agricultural Botany at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University has built a model rooftop farm to research rooftop farming and train entrepreneurs.
Crops"Fosholi" Brings a New Message to Agriculture
In a column, Shykh Seraj describes Fosholi, ACI's digital farm advisory platform using satellite images and weather data, and why farmer training is key to making it work.
VideoA Rooftop Farm on Shyamoli's Asha Tower
Part of the large roof of Asha Tower in Shyamoli, Dhaka, has become a rooftop farm producing toxin-free fruit and vegetables that its owners plan to turn into a model.
OrganicVermicompost Made in Home After Home in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah
In Niamatpur union, Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, very poor farmers and women are producing vermicompost commercially at home, improving both incomes and soil health.
AgrotechWhere Is Bangladesh's First Smart Dairy Farm?
Bangladesh's first dairy farm with digital facilities, in Rupganj, Narayanganj, uses smart neck and ear tags that send cows' health data to a computer, Shykh Seraj reports.
VideoJarnigar Chowdhury's Rooftop Farm in Mohakhali DOHS
In Mohakhali DOHS, Jarnigar Chowdhury's organic rooftop garden of flowers and seasonal crops has become a source of wellbeing and healing.
VideoSmart Technology Runs a Profitable Cattle Farm in South Korea
A South Korean farmer named Kim runs his cattle farm from an office, with chips on each cow sending health and environment data to his mobile phone.
VideoDuck Farming Without Water in China
In Guangdong, China, companies are raising fast-growing meat ducks in simple sheds without any ponds, through contract farming with local growers.
VideoAn Extraordinary Joint Family's Rooftop Farm
In Uttara, the joint family of retired official Nazrul Islam has farmed the roof since 1994, and the garden has helped hold the family together.
AgrotechYoung Bangladeshi Wins Recognition in Korea for Smart Fish-Farming Device
Bangladeshi software engineer Shafiul Alam has won an international award for a Smart Aerator with Auto Feeding System, shown at a large innovation exhibition in South Korea.
Opinion
What Agriculture Needs in the Election Manifestos
Drawing on his Agriculture Budget, Farmers' Budget sessions, Shykh Seraj set out ten farm priorities he wanted in the 2018 election manifestos.
VegetablesMunshiganj Farmers Turn to Bottle Gourd to Escape Potato Losses
Tired of losses on potatoes, farmers in Munshiganj have turned to bottle gourd grown on floating beds, spreading it to 200 hectares.