Crops
Modern Methods for Pesticide-Free Dried Fish, and How to Recognise It
A guide to making dried fish without toxic pesticides using low-cost net-covered tunnels, salting and spices, and to telling safe dried fish from spoiled or treated fish.
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Fisheries
Vegetables
Hilsa Prices Fall in Mymensingh but Buyers Stay Away
The price of hilsa has fallen in Mymensingh's markets, but sellers are disheartened as buyers still stay away.
Agribusiness
Jatka Fishing Spree in Bhola as Fisheries Office Sleeps
Young hilsa are being caught freely in Bhola's Meghna and Tentulia rivers and sold openly, while the fisheries department is largely inactive.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices High in Chandpur, but No Buyers
With fewer hilsa caught and prices doubled, traders at Chandpur's Borostation fish ghat are struggling to find buyers.
Fisheries
Only 100 kg of Hilsa Sold After Much-Trumpeted Launch
After a much-publicised launch of reduced-price hilsa sales by BFDC, only 100 kg of fish was sold on the first day.
Agribusiness
Selling Hilsa Directly Can Bring Prices Down, Says Fisheries Adviser
Hilsa prices can be brought down if the fish are sold directly from the catch, cutting out middlemen, said fisheries adviser Farida Akhter.
Agribusiness
Government to Sell Hilsa at Tk 600 a kg
The Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation will sell hilsa weighing 450 to 850 grams at Tk 600 a kg.
Fisheries
One Trawler Lands Hilsa Worth Tk 40 Lakh in Kalapara
Seventeen fishermen on the trawler FB Bismillah-1 caught 195 maunds of hilsa in four days, selling the catch for Tk 40.14 lakh.
Fisheries
In Pictures: Fishing in the Canals and Beels of Rural Bengal
A gallery of audience photographs, sent to BBC Bangla's Probaho TV programme, showing villagers fishing as winter water levels fall.
Organic
'Jalpari' Organic Fish Farming Brings Profits in Hingalganj
Some 300 families, mostly women, in Hingalganj block made about Rs 2 lakh in a year farming fish organically under the 'Jalpari' project, and the block has promised more support.
Agrotech
Bangladeshi Innovator Develops Smart Technology for Fish Farming
Bangladeshi software engineer Shafiul Alam has built a smart device that aerates fish ponds, feeds fish and monitors water quality, winning silver at an invention fair in Seoul.
Fisheries
The Right Way to Store Fish Feed
Since feed takes about 60 per cent of fish-farming costs, storing it properly away from moisture, heat, light and air is vital to keep its quality.
Fisheries
Hilsa Carried Fewer Eggs This Year as Rain Came Late, Says Fisheries Adviser
Speaking at a climate justice rally in Dhaka, fisheries adviser Farida Akhter linked a drop in hilsa eggs to late rain and blocked rivers.