Agribusiness
Short-Tempered Bull 'Cheeta' to Be Sold for Nearly Tk 3 Lakh
A farmer in Jamalpur's Madarganj is selling his black-and-white, short-tempered bull "Cheeta" for Qurbani.
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Agribusiness
Temporary Fodder Markets Get Busy Ahead of Qurbani
Temporary fodder stalls have sprung up around Dhaka's Qurbani cattle markets, where sellers and buyers say prices are well above last year's.
Agribusiness
Rising Fodder Prices Hit Qurbani Cattle Markets
Repeated rises in fodder prices after two floods in a month have squeezed Sherpur's farmers, pushing up the price of Qurbani animals.
Agribusiness
College Graduate Hamida's 45-Maund Bull Priced at Tk 15 Lakh
Hamida Akter, a history graduate from Tangail, is asking Tk 15 lakh for her 45-maund bull Manik, hoping the sale will fund her dream of a large cattle farm.
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.
Agribusiness
Egg Output Rises in Jhalokathi, Farmers Worried by Feed Prices
Egg output in Jhalokathi beat its target by 73 lakh last year, but rising feed prices are worrying the district's farmers.
Crops
Poultry Waste Holds Vast Potential
Those involved in Bangladesh's poultry industry now see its waste not as a problem but as a resource for fertiliser, biogas and electricity.
Agribusiness
Egg Production Falls in Gazipur
Rising prices of chicken feed and medicine have forced thousands of Gazipur poultry farms to close, cutting egg output sharply.
Crops
Rajbari's Jalal Quits His Job and Succeeds with a Nursery
Jalal Sikder of Rajbari began with four cacti on a rooftop and now runs a seven-acre commercial nursery after quitting his NGO job.
Crops
Cucumbers Sell at Tk 20 a Maund in Panchagarh
Cucumber prices in Panchagarh fields have crashed to 50 paisa a kg, or Tk 20 a maund, leaving farmers who planted for Ramadan with heavy losses.
Crops
How to Grow Indian Spinach (Pui Shak) Easily
Indian spinach, or pui shak, is easy to grow in almost any soil, and with proper care each decimal can yield 130 to 150 kg.
Vegetables
Farmers' Tk 5 Cucumber Sells for Tk 20 in Rangpur Shops
Vegetable prices are falling in Rangpur, with cucumbers retailing at Tk 15 to 20 a kg while farmers get about Tk 5 a kg at wholesale.
Agribusiness
Beef and Goat Meat Prices Fixed in Khulna for Ramadan
Khulna City Corporation has fixed the maximum price of beef at Tk 600 a kg and goat meat at Tk 850 a kg in the city for Ramadan.