VideoRafiqul's Large Year-Round Mango Orchard in Nachole
In Nachole, Chapainawabganj, Rafiqul Islam's large year-round mango orchard shows how young farmers are transforming the Barind with high-value fruit.
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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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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.
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.
VideoRooftop Farming at the BMET Office in Kakrail
The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training in Kakrail, Dhaka, has transformed abandoned space on its building into a green area of flowers and crops.
VideoThe Essentials of Golden Rice
Shykh Seraj looks at IRRI's three decades of research on Golden Rice, enriched with vitamin A, iron and zinc for people who depend on rice.
Opinion
Sheikh Hasina's Philosophy of Agriculture
On the prime minister's birthday, Shykh Seraj writes about Sheikh Hasina's attention to agriculture and farmers since 2009.
VideoNurul Haque, a Hero of the Silver Revolution
Mymensingh fish farmer and hatchery owner Nurul Haque, who has brought many endangered native fish into farming, has won a gold medal for breeding mola.
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.
VideoNo Flood Like This in 122 Years in Sylhet and Sunamganj
Farmers in Sylhet and Sunamganj, already hit by early Boro-season floods, faced an unprecedented second flood that forced many to abandon grain stores and cattle.
Agribusiness
Farmers Lose Money as Animal Feed Prices Rise
Repeated rises in raw material prices have pushed Bangladesh's small and medium livestock and fish farmers into losses, and some farms and feed mills are closing.
VideoJuicy Litchis of Jaishtha, the Honey Month
In Panchabati, Sonargaon, litchi orchards line the roads, and traders buy whole trees at flowering time before the fruit goes to markets nationwide.
VideoDutch Farmer Jan Grows Rich on Jersey Cattle and Cheese
In Lunteren, near Wageningen University, Jan Dirk van der Voort's family dairy farm feeds 90 cows on 40-year-old pasture and makes cheese sold at four times ordinary prices.