Agribusiness
Hilsa-Laden Pickup Robbed in Cumilla, No Arrest After Three Days
Robbers in Cumilla's Muradnagar took a pickup loaded with about Tk 9.5 lakh worth of hilsa and Tk 71,000 in cash, and no one has been arrested three days on.
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Fisheries
Fisheries
Two 'King Hilsa' Sell for Nearly Tk 13,000 in Bhola
Two large hilsa caught in the estuary off Bhola sold at auction for Tk 12,900 at Taltoli fish landing.
Fisheries
WorldFish and ACIAR launch climate-smart aquaculture project in Egypt and Nigeria
The Promoting Climate-Smart Aquaculture in Egypt and Nigeria project, running from July 2026 to June 2028, will test improved tilapia strains, in-pond raceways, solar pumping and aeration and post-harvest innovations with small-scale fish producers.
Fisheries
New Adriatic fisheries science unit opens in Split as overfishing falls
A GFCM technical unit in Croatia will coordinate stock science across six Adriatic countries, where the share of overexploited stocks has fallen from 87 percent in 2013 to 52 percent in 2023.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Price Falls by Tk 200 a Kg in Chandpur
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's Borostation fish landing have fallen by about Tk 200 a kg in a week, though supply is still short of demand.
Fisheries
Fermented fish gives a Cambodian cooperative a second income
A year after 19 members — 18 of them women — were trained in fish processing, the Mean Chey cooperative in Prey Veng buys 100 kg of pangasius a month and makes 200,000 to 300,000 riels in monthly profit from fermented fish.
Fisheries
A slender sunfish comes up in a Kuakata net, and no one will buy it
The 2.7-kilogram fish was landed at an arat at the Mahipur fish landing centre in Patuakhali, but went unsold because nobody recognised it.
Fisheries
Hilsa Catch Doubles in Mirsarai
The hilsa catch at the Domkhali-Sahebkhali estuary in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has doubled this year, though officials say industrialisation still threatens the breeding ground.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Up in Chandpur but Prices Still Beyond Reach
Hilsa supply has increased at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing, one of the country's largest, but prices remain beyond the reach of ordinary buyers.
Agribusiness
One Trawler Lands 80 Maunds of Hilsa From the Sea
A single trawler landed about 80 maunds of hilsa at the Alipur-Mohipur fish port in Kalapara, Patuakhali, and the catch sold at auction for about Tk 20 lakh.
Fisheries
A teacher who quit to sell fish now shifts 12 kg of tilapia a day
Farmed fish made up only 19 per cent of Kenya's 168,424 tonnes of fish output in 2024, but demand is rising in Nyeri, Meru and Tharaka Nithi as unreliable rains push families away from crops and livestock.
Crops
Leaving BCS Education Cadre and Bank Jobs, Ikhteyar Builds His Dream in Farming
Ikhteyar Uddin Ahmed Munna gave up a BCS education cadre post and a bank job to build MM Agro, an integrated fish, poultry, cattle and vermicompost farm in his Kishoreganj village.
Vegetables
Ever Tried a Spicy Shrimp Pickle? Here's the Recipe
A spicy shrimp pickle, made at home with a handful of ingredients, makes a different accompaniment to rice or khichuri.