Crops
How to Protect Seedbeds in Dense Fog and Severe Cold
With dense fog spreading across the country, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has advised farmers how to protect rice seedbeds.
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Environment
Crops
Rice Solution App Will Identify Rice Diseases From a Photo
BRRI has launched the Rice Solution mobile app, which uses AI and machine learning to diagnose rice diseases and pests from photos sent straight from the field.
Environment
Rabbit Rearing: A Hobby That Also Brings an Income
Rabbits breed fast, fall ill rarely and are in demand, so more people in Bangladesh are rearing them both as a hobby and for income.
Livestock
Ducks Keep Hossain Ali's Household Going in Sirajganj
Hossain Ali, 63, started with a couple of ducks as a hobby and now keeps 600, earning his family's living from them in Tarash, Sirajganj.
Environment
The Sharp-Eyed, Nine-Foot Steller's Sea Eagle
Steller's sea eagle, a bird of prey with a nine-foot wingspan, can spot prey miles away and fights its fellows for salmon in Russia's Kamchatka.
Crops
A Little Touch of Green
In a mechanical city, more people are finding comfort in indoor plants on balconies, and a few trusted online sellers are helping new gardeners.
Environment
Crocodiles, Tokay Gecko and Birds Released in the Sundarbans
Crocodiles, a tokay gecko and birds seized from various places were released into the forest and waterbodies at Karamjal in the Sundarbans.
Environment
Bishkhali River Banks Ring With Birdsong of Migratory Birds
Migratory birds have settled along the Bishkhali river in Jhalokathi, drawing visitors, while bird lovers warn that hunting and habitat loss threaten them.
Crops
Migratory Birds Fill the Jute Research Centre Field in Faridpur
As every winter, migratory birds have filled the jute research centre field in Faridpur, drawing crowds of visitors from near and far.
Vegetables
Housewives Transform Vegetable Farming and Livestock Rearing on the Coast
In salt-hit Mongla, where farming and livestock had all but vanished, more than a hundred women are now growing vegetables and rearing goats and sheep.
Environment
Two Youths Jailed for Trapping Birds in Faridpur
A mobile court in Saltha upazila of Faridpur sentenced two young men to a year's simple imprisonment each for trapping migratory birds.
Environment
Rajshahi University Moves to Protect Migratory Birds
Rajshahi University has put up campus signboards setting out wildlife laws and penalties as part of a drive to protect migratory birds.
Crops
Boro Fields Should Not Be Kept Brimming with Water
The Agriculture Information Service has advised farmers how much water to keep in boro rice fields at each stage of growth.