VideoA Huge Malta Orchard on 40 Bighas
In Damurhuda, Chuadanga, agricultural entrepreneur Sakhawat Hossain Babul has built a 40-bigha orchard of 4,000 sweet malta trees.
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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
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FruitsThe Country's Largest Malta Orchard in Damurhuda, Chuadanga
In Damurhuda, Chuadanga, Shakhawat Hossain Babul has built what he and experts say is the country's largest malta orchard, with 4,000 trees on 40 bighas.
FisheriesThe Country's First Pet Hospital
Bangladesh's first hospital for pets, set up by CVASU at Purbachal in Dhaka, opens on 27 October.
FruitsYear-Round Mangoes Laden on Trees Even in Autumn
Abul Kashem of Jibannagar, Chuadanga, has a 22-bigha orchard of Katimon mangoes that fruit out of season, and the DAE is preparing to spread the variety.
VideoWhere Bangladeshi Farm Produce Stands in London
Shykh Seraj visits New Spitalfields, one of Europe's largest fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, to see whether Bangladeshi produce reaches it.
VegetablesBangladesh Falls Behind in the Vegetable Export Trade
Despite ranking third in vegetable production, Bangladesh still lags in exports, as quality and packaging problems keep it out of major UK wholesale markets.
FlowersWorld-Class Polynet Houses Bring Commercial Gerbera Farming to Bangladesh
In Bhaluka, Mymensingh, a private industrial group went from building polynet houses to marketing gerbera within a year, growing 12 varieties on 12 bighas.
Agribusiness"Village Super Market": A Dream Market for Farmers in Dumuria
Built under Solidaridad's SaFaL project, the Village Super Market in Dumuria, Khulna, is the country's first modern produce market designed to help farmers escape middlemen.
Rooftop farmingA Shared Rooftop Farm by a Chattogram Building's Owners
In Chattogram's Lakeview area, the co-owners of a residential building have jointly built a rooftop collection of local and foreign flowers.
LivestockFarmers Profit From Cattle Raised the Traditional Way
Demand for locally raised cattle is high again this Eid ul-Adha, and farmers such as Kibria Gazi of Shibpur, Narsingdi, say the traditional method pays.
Opinion
"Returning to Roots" Around the World: Lessons From Stone Barns
Shykh Seraj describes a visit to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in New York, where children and students learn farming from field to plate.
Rooftop farmingRooftop Farming Research at SAU and a Bangladeshi's Yard Farm in Jamaica
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University is testing rooftop farming models, while in Jamaica, New York, expatriate Labonee Mustafa grows Bangladeshi vegetables in her yard.
Environment
A Bangladeshi Behind Qatar's Many Greening Efforts
Shykh Seraj visits a vast Dutch-owned nursery in Qatar managed by Abdul Karim of Kulaura, and sees an export opening for Bangladesh.