Fisheries
Cox's Bazar's Sea Fishers Face Many Crises
Sea fishers in Cox's Bazar face pirates at sea and an unusable landing centre ashore, with no clear date for a new facility.
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
Crops
Marine Fish Species Are Disappearing Day by Day
Visits to Cox's Bazar fish landing centres show fine-mesh nets catching fish of every size, driving the decline of Bangladesh's marine fish species.
Organic
Organic Farming Is Changing the Farm Calculation in Bagha
A group of educated young entrepreneurs in Arani, Bagha, Rajshahi, is taking farm information and organic fertiliser to villagers' doors to restore soil health.
Opinion
Channel i Online Has Managed to Stay Close to the People
Marking four years of Channel i Online, Shykh Seraj sets out the portal's achievements, its digital ambitions and his view that journalists must be multidimensional.
Agribusiness
Some Unfulfilled Dreams of a Former Finance Minister Despite Many Achievements
On a train journey to Natore, former finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith spoke to Shykh Seraj about the budget, sport, culture and the dreams he has yet to fulfil.
Agribusiness
Hard Times for the Country's Salt Farmers
Salt farmers in Cox's Bazar are selling below production cost, putting about five million people who depend on salt farming in difficulty.
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.
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.
Organic
Vermicompost 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.
Agrotech
Where 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.