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.
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
Video
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.
OpinionWar-Wounded Freedom Fighter Manik Ali's Plea to the Prime Minister
Shykh Seraj meets a freedom fighter who lost his sight and left hand in 1971 and still has not received the allotment papers for his house.
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.
Rooftop farmingRooftop Farming Turns Into a Farm Factory With Automated Aquaponics
A Mirpur rooftop of 2,000 square feet has become an automated, integrated aquaponics farm growing fish, fruit and vegetables together.
AgribusinessMoringa Brings New Prospects for Commercial Farming
In Chuadanga, farmer Abdul Kader has planted hundreds of moringa trees for their nutritious leaves, as commercial moringa growing begins in Bangladesh.
Opinion
'Hasina: A Daughter's Tale' and Some Untold Truths
Shykh Seraj reviews the docudrama 'Hasina: A Daughter's Tale' after its premiere at Bashundhara Cineplex, calling it a well-made and restrained film.
FruitsLED Lights Give Dragon Fruit Growers Ten Months of Harvest a Year
A young farmer in Guangdong uses rows of LED lights to lengthen the day, extending his dragon fruit season by four months.
AgrotechAI-Powered Machines Take Centre Stage at Asia's Big Farm Machinery Expo
Machines with Artificial Intelligence (AI) led Asia's large agricultural machinery exhibition in Wuhan, where 1,900 companies from 30 countries showed their products.
CropsSaidur Rahman's Allotment Farming in Newham, East London
In Newham, East London, Bangladeshi expatriates are making the most of council allotment plots, growing crops from home on small parcels of land.