FruitsA Fruit Bag Factory Opens in Chapainawabganj
Entrepreneur Jesmin Akter has built the country's first factory for fruit bags in Chapainawabganj, reducing dependence on bags imported from China and Taiwan.
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Shykh Seraj
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Fruits
FruitsThe Vast Wealth of Natural Seaweed in Bangladesh's Waters
Experts say Bangladesh's sea holds vast natural seaweed, and research under BARI since 2016 points to strong potential for planned cultivation.
CropsA Modern Nursery in a Remote Rangpur Village
In a remote Rangpur village, a group of educated young people has built a modern net-house nursery to supply farmers with healthy vegetable seedlings.
LivestockA Kadaknath Black Chicken Farm in Shibpur, Narsingdi
In Majlishpur, Shibpur, Narsingdi, Kamrul Islam Masud is commercially rearing and hatching Kadaknath chickens, which are black from beak and feathers to meat and bones.
Rooftop farmingAbdul Khaleque's Toxin-Free Rooftop Farm in Merul Badda
On the roof of his six-storey Merul Badda home, Abdul Khaleque grows toxin-free fruit and crops using modern technology and organic methods.
VegetablesRazia Sultana's Exotic Vegetable Farm in Ashulia
In Ashulia, Savar, young housewife Razia Sultana has built an 18-bigha farm of foreign vegetables and adds new crops based on demand, cost and profit.
Rooftop farmingNurul Alam's Rooftop Farm in South Patenga, Chattogram
In South Patenga, Chattogram, Nurul Alam has built a rooftop garden of flowers, fruit and medicinal plants that has eased his physical ailments.
LivestockLife Changes for Marginal People on the Thakurgaon Border
On the Thakurgaon border, people who once lived by carrying goods across the frontier have turned to fish farming, poultry and livestock.
Rooftop farmingAdvanced Rooftop Farming Research at Chattogram Veterinary University
Inspired by a television programme, students and teachers at Chattogram Veterinary University are researching integrated rooftop farming systems.
VegetablesA Vegetable Farm on 250 Bighas in Halishahar, Chattogram
In South Halishahar, inside Chattogram City Corporation, Muhammad Mohsin runs a 250-bigha vegetable farm sending 5 to 6 tonnes of tomatoes to market each day.
Rooftop farmingLiakat Hossain's Rooftop Farm in Park Circus, West Bengal
In Park Circus, West Bengal, Liakat Hossain and his wife have built a rooftop fruit garden that eases the loneliness of an emptier home.
FlowersRoyal Van Zanten, One of the World's Top Flower Businesses
Shykh Seraj visits Royal Van Zanten, a Dutch flower company founded in 1862 that breeds, grows and exports bulbs worldwide.
AgribusinessAn Industrialist's Success With a Hobby Farm
A garment industrialist who turned to farming as a hobby has built a 35-bigha integrated organic farm in Narayanganj that supplies his own workers.