Vegetables
A Long Flood Would Hit Food Production
Floods have damaged crops, fish farms and cattle farms across Bangladesh, and a prolonged flood could hurt Aus and Aman rice and overall food production.
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Fisheries
Fisheries
Nazim Majhi Earns Tk 40,000 a Month Selling Pigeons
A Bhola fisherman who began with 10 pairs of pigeons during a fishing ban now keeps about 80 pairs and earns Tk 30,000 to 40,000 a month.
Fisheries
Hilsa Rising in Bangladesh, but Why Is It Falling in Myanmar?
Unregulated fishing and small-mesh nets are threatening hilsa in Myanmar's Irrawaddy river, a BBC Burmese investigation found.
Fisheries
Is Hilsa Becoming a Freshwater Fish?
A joint study in India has found that many hilsa entering freshwater rivers from the sea to spawn never go back to the sea.
Vegetables
Banana Farming Spreads on Pond Banks in Sirajganj
Fish farmers in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj are turning empty pond banks into banana gardens, earning extra income alongside fish.
Fisheries
Near-Extinct Dhum Softshell Turtle Found in Bagerhat Pond
A near-extinct dhum softshell turtle caught in a fishing net in a Bagerhat pond has been rescued by the forest department and will be released.
Vegetables
Farmers' Tk 5 Cucumber Sells for Tk 20 in Rangpur Shops
Vegetable prices are falling in Rangpur, with cucumbers retailing at Tk 15 to 20 a kg while farmers get about Tk 5 a kg at wholesale.
Crops
How to Control Harmful Pests of Bitter Gourd
Fruit flies, pumpkin beetles and a viral mosaic disease cause heavy losses to bitter gourd growers, but each can be controlled with traps, bait, netting and targeted sprays.
Fisheries
Asian Openbills Fill Jamalpur's Machhimpur With Birdsong
Thousands of Asian openbills have lived for two decades in the trees of a house in Machhimpur village, Jamalpur.
Fisheries
Turtle Lays 34 Eggs at Karamjal
A Batagur baska turtle at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the East Sundarbans has laid 34 eggs.
Crops
Fish and Chicken Seized in Dhanmondi Drive Against Footpath Shops
A Dhaka South City Corporation mobile court seized fish and chickens in drives against a makeshift market in Dhanmondi and footpath encroachers in Khilgaon.
Crops
Loss of Wetlands Will Put Biodiversity Under Threat, Says Expert
A wetland expert warned on World Wetlands Day that fish, crops and all biodiversity will be threatened unless Bangladesh's shrinking wetlands are protected.
Fisheries
How to Care for Poultry and Fish in Winter
The Department of Agricultural Extension has advised farmers how to protect poultry, ducks and fish from the harsh winter.