VideoA 13,000 sq ft Rooftop Farm on a Gazipur Garment Factory
Since 2015, garment maker Irish Design Ltd in Gazipur has grown fruit and crops across a 13,000 sq ft rooftop to create a greener workplace.
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VideoA Safe, Export-Oriented Journey in Glasshouses
Shykh Seraj reports on Bangladesh's first glasshouse agriculture, three automated glasshouses covering 66,000 square feet in Trishal, Mymensingh, aimed at safe and export-oriented farming.
VideoFour Brothers Carry Forward Their Father's Success in Fish Farming
The farm built over three decades by Narsingdi fish farming pioneer Shamsuddin Shama is now run by his four sons, who aim to modernise its methods and marketing.
VideoM A Matin's Rooftop Farm in Bashundhara Residential Area
M A Matin of Bashundhara, Dhaka, planned his eight-storey house with greenery on every floor and a 2,200 sq ft rooftop farm that meets his family's needs.
VideoA Rooftop Farm in the Colours of the Flag
Mirpur dentist Dr M A Odud Sarkar has filled his 2,800 sq ft roof with fruit and crops, while calling for quality seedlings and policy support for urban farming.
VideoGreen and Ripe Mangoes in November on a Dhanmondi Rooftop
On a Dhanmondi building shared by ten families, Shafiqul Islam's rooftop farm, started in 2008, bears mangoes even in November thanks to year-round varieties.
VideoMukul's Rainwater-Fed Backyard Farm in London: Episode 76
Shykh Seraj visits young professional Mukul Sarkar in London, who grows crops in his garden with an automated "rain gutter growing system" that stores and uses rainwater.
VideoIndustrialist Zaber's Biofloc Fish Farm
Shykh Seraj reports on young industrialist Abdullah Zaber's biofloc fish farm, built inside his industrial complex to supply fish to the Noman Group's 70,000 workers.
VideoModern Combine Harvesters Cut Costs Across the Board Amid Labour Shortages
Mechanisation, including 2,620 subsidised combine harvesters, helped farmers finish most of the Boro harvest before the nor'westers despite labour shortages during the pandemic.
VideoEducated Young People Drive Farming Success in Tangail
Shykh Seraj reports from Madhupur, Tangail, where educated young entrepreneurs are leading commercial and technology-based farming with polynet houses and cocopeat hydroponics.
VideoIPRS Technology Produces 600 Bighas' Worth of Fish on 60 Bighas
Businessman Akbar Hossain's in-pond raceway system (IPRS) in the Barind region of Chapainawabganj creates river-like currents so 60 bighas of water produce as much fish as 600.
AgrotechAn Integrated, Technology-Driven Fish Farm in Natore
Four young entrepreneurs in Natore have built an integrated fish farm of 20 ponds on 20 acres, using aerators to create river-like conditions for high-density farming.
LivestockA New Use of the Internet of Things Begins in Bangladesh's Livestock Sector
A capsule-shaped IoT device placed in a cow's stomach now reports its health to farmers' phones in Bangladesh, Shykh Seraj reports from a farm in Rupganj.