FlowersWorld-Class Polynet Houses Bring Commercial Gerbera Farming to Bangladesh
In Bhaluka, Mymensingh, a private industrial group went from building polynet houses to marketing gerbera within a year, growing 12 varieties on 12 bighas.
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Bangladesh
Flowers
Agribusiness"Village Super Market": A Dream Market for Farmers in Dumuria
Built under Solidaridad's SaFaL project, the Village Super Market in Dumuria, Khulna, is the country's first modern produce market designed to help farmers escape middlemen.
Fisheries
Trained Workforce Needed to Develop the Poultry Industry
Opening a three-day poultry disease workshop for vets at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, the fisheries and livestock secretary said the industry needs trained people.
Fisheries
How the Hilsa Genome Decoded by Bangladeshi Scientists Could Raise Production
Four researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh have unravelled the complete genome of the hilsa, Bangladesh's national fish.
Rooftop farmingA Shared Rooftop Farm by a Chattogram Building's Owners
In Chattogram's Lakeview area, the co-owners of a residential building have jointly built a rooftop collection of local and foreign flowers.
Fruits
Turkey Farming Brings a Change of Fortune
Turkey rearing is gaining ground in Bangladesh, and two brothers in Manikganj's Shibalaya upazila have built a farm of around 150 birds.
LivestockFarmers Profit From Cattle Raised the Traditional Way
Demand for locally raised cattle is high again this Eid ul-Adha, and farmers such as Kibria Gazi of Shibpur, Narsingdi, say the traditional method pays.
Agribusiness
After Cage Fish Farming, Chandpur's Sohel Finds Success With Turkeys
Sohel Miaji of Chandpur's Puran Bazar, known for floating-cage fish farming, has built a turkey flock of over 500 birds in seven months.
Rooftop farming
Rooftop Farming at Home, Yard Farming Abroad
Rooftop farming is now part of many Bangladeshi homes, and Bangladeshis abroad are following the same path with yard farming, from Sirajganj to Toronto.
Livestock
A Chance to Profit From Rearing Guinea Fowl
Research at Bangladesh Agricultural University shows the guinea fowl, known in villages as the China hen, can be reared like local chickens for good profit.
Livestock
Kamrul's Diverse Poultry Farm in Narsingdi
In Shibpur, Narsingdi, Kamrul Islam Masud has built a free-range farm of many poultry breeds, setting an example of open-environment rearing.
Livestock
Cultivation of Nutritious Plantain Fodder Begins in Bangladesh
Plantain, a high-energy nutritious fodder, is now being grown in Bangladesh in a trial with six farmers in Manikganj, led by Bangladesh Agricultural University.
Rooftop farming
A Retired Army Officer's Rooftop Farm in Mirpur
Retired army officer Abdul Hannan Sharif's rooftop farm in Mirpur DOHS supplies all his family's vegetables and salad during Ramadan.