Fisheries
The Nutrition You Get From Eating Hilsa
Hilsa, plentiful in the monsoon, is packed with omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that benefit the heart, joints, eyes, skin, bones and brain.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Collecting Snails Keeps Families Going in Chalan Beel
With little other work in the Chalan Beel area, thousands of poor people collect snails for a living, though experts warn the harvest harms soil fertility and the food chain.
Crops
Rice Seedlings Submerged by Rain Sold as Cattle Feed in Dinajpur
Farmers in Birampur, Dinajpur, are cutting rice seedlings submerged by days of rain and selling them as cattle feed to recover some of their losses.
Vegetables
Aquaponics in Farming: Growing Fish and Vegetables Together
Aquaponics, which links a fish tank with a floating vegetable tank, saves about 90 percent of water and needs no pesticide or chemical fertiliser.
Fisheries
How to Tell a Hilsa Carrying Roe
Hilsa with roe, most likely from after August to October, can be spotted by a thicker belly and roe that emerges when the belly is gently pressed.
Agribusiness
Legal Notice Seeks Tk 700 Cap on Hilsa Price per Kg
A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice asking the authorities to set the maximum price of hilsa at Tk 700 a kg and to stop exports below the domestic price.
Agribusiness
Another Consignment Takes Hilsa Exports to India via Benapole to 99 Tonnes
A further 45.2 tonnes of hilsa crossed into India through Benapole, bringing two days' exports to 99.66 tonnes even as prices in local markets climbed.
Environment
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Natore
A 26-year-old housewife, Ayesha Akter, died of a snakebite at South Majhgram in Lalpur, Natore, on her way to hospital.
Environment
Army Chief Inaugurates Tree-Planting Programme
Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman inaugurated the ASEAN Dhaka Committee's tree-planting programme at Kurmitola Golf Club, with ASEAN envoys in attendance.
Crops
Interest in Growing Ginger in Sacks Rises in Kishoreganj
Low costs and good returns are drawing Kishoreganj farmers to grow ginger in sacks, which the agriculture department says is reducing reliance on imports.
Crops
800 Mango Trees Cut in Bid to Seize Trader's Orchard in Naogaon
A Dhaka-based fruit trader has accused influential locals of cutting 800 mango trees in his Naogaon orchard, while the accused say the land is legally theirs.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Going to India as Prices Rise in Dhaka
Hilsa prices in Dhaka have risen by Tk 200 a kg on news of exports to India, putting the national fish beyond the reach of middle- and low-income families.
Crops
Taro Farmers in Birampur Happy With Their Yield
After a poor crop last year, taro growers in Birampur, Dinajpur, are smiling at a good harvest and good prices.