VideoIndoor Vertical Farming Comes to Bangladesh
In Mirpur, Dhaka, a house rented not for living but for farming now holds an indoor hydroponic vertical farm modelled on those in developed countries.
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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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VideoPapaya Farming Changes Abu Bakkar Siddique's Fortunes
After years in Saudi Arabia, Abu Bakkar Siddique returned home and turned three inherited bighas into a papaya orchard that transformed his life.
VideoImrul's 100 Per Cent Antibiotic-Free Poultry Farm
Computer engineer Imrul Hasan has built a fully antibiotic-free poultry farm on his ancestral land in Kaliakair, Gazipur, delivering meat directly to consumers.
VideoFrom Nothing to 775 Bighas: Sherpur's "Hero of the Soil" Hazrat Ali
Young entrepreneur Hazrat Ali, the son of a marginal farmer, has built a 775-bigha farm of orchards, fish, poultry and dairy in four blocks in Sherpur Sadar.
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Channel i at Twenty-Three
As Channel i enters its twenty-third year, Shykh Seraj reflects on a momentous 2021 and the media's work through the pandemic.
VideoZahid, From a Very Poor Family, Achieves Remarkable Success
Zahid, a young man from a very poor family, has built a 12-bigha malta orchard and is changing his area through lemon and malta farming.
VideoThe Inhuman Toil of 'Soil-Cutting' Workers Who Dive Underwater to Earn a Living
Shykh Seraj describes the gruelling work of labourers in Manoharganj, Cumilla, who dive underwater to dig soil and carry it onto boats.
VideoLayer Farm in Madhupur Keeps Going Through the Pandemic
In Madhupur, Tangail, university graduate Naeem runs a medium-sized farm of 4,300 layers and has held on through the price and supply shocks of the pandemic.
VideoA Farmer Dreams Big With Albino "Pink" Buffalo
A livestock entrepreneur is raising albino "pink" buffalo on a modern farm, a sign of new hope for the long-neglected animal.
VideoNeela's Remarkable Rooftop Farm After 15 Years of Practice
In Goran, Dhaka, Najma Akter Neela has turned 15 years of rooftop farming into a profitable venture, raising healthy seedlings for new urban farmers.
VideoModern Greenhouses and Shade-Net Houses for Flowers in Qatar's Desert
Ahead of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar's Al Sulaiteen complex is growing millions of flowers under shade nets to landscape the country.
VideoModern Agriculture in Qatar, a Rich Arab State
Shykh Seraj revisits Qatar's Al Sulaiteen complex, which supplies most of Doha's flowers, and assesses the country's progress in cutting food imports.
VideoA Doctor Couple's Rooftop Farm by Hatirjheel
Beside Hatirjheel in Dhaka, a doctor couple has continued the family's rooftop farm and urges government action on quality seedlings.