Agrotech
Biofloc: 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.
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
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.
Fisheries
China 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.
Fruits
A Farm Becomes a Police Officer's Source of Peace
Deputy Inspector General of Police Manzur Kader Khan has turned two residential plots in Dhaka's 300 Feet and Purbachal areas into productive fruit gardens.
Rooftop farming
A Retired Army Officer's Exemplary Rooftop Farm
Retired Brigadier Azizul Haque has turned a 2,300 sq ft roof in Mohakhali DOHS into an orchard of common and rare fruits since 2013.
Crops
Who Is Responsible for the Fall in Paddy Prices?
Shykh Seraj examines why paddy prices collapsed in 2019, pointing to excessive rice imports after the 2017 floods, idle mills and too little government storage.
VideoFarmers' Despair Over Paddy Prices
In 2019, Tangail farmer Abdul Malek Sikder set fire to his paddy field in protest when a maund of paddy fetched 500 taka but harvesting labour cost 1,000 taka.
Rooftop farming
A College Teacher's Rooftop Farm Gives Meaning to Retirement
In Mirpur, retired college teacher Professor Azizur Rahman has spent two and a half years building a productive 1,300 sq ft rooftop farm.
Crops
The Fire in the Paddy Has Reached Our Hearts
After a farmer burned his crop over low paddy prices, Shykh Seraj gathers farmers' figures from across the country and calls for earlier government procurement and fairer markets.
VideoNurul Hasan's Rooftop Farm in Mirpur
In Mirpur, software engineer Nurul Hasan has used architectural planning and drip irrigation to build a technology-based 2,600 sq ft rooftop farm.
VideoThe Vast Potential of the Blue Economy
The ocean economy is worth trillions worldwide, but in Bangladesh marine fish species are declining, Shykh Seraj reports after visiting Cox's Bazar fish markets.
VideoA Campaign to Protect the Soil
In Arani, Bagha, Rajshahi, educated youth Kamrul Hasan Ripon and his friends are encouraging farmers to test their soil and use eco-friendly fuel.