Crowds and Brisk Sales at the Vegetable Fair in Khamarbari
Visitors crowded the National Vegetable Fair 2022 at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari, buying safe vegetables and studying model gardens.
Visitors crowded the National Vegetable Fair 2022 at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari, buying safe vegetables and studying model gardens.
The National Vegetable Fair 2022 begins on Monday at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari with 47 organisations taking part.
A Thakurgaon dry-cleaner who lost his income in the Covid lockdown now runs a profitable quail farm employing five people.
The Department of Livestock Services is rolling out mobile veterinary clinics that will give farmers in 360 upazilas free emergency treatment for their animals.
The Department of Agricultural Extension has advised farmers how to protect poultry, ducks and fish from the harsh winter.
Broiler chicken now sells for Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka after rising Tk 45 a kg over four straight weeks, while most vegetable prices are unchanged.
A housewife in Sreepur, Gazipur, has built a thriving Kadaknath chicken farm and hatchery from 200 chicks.
A chick with four legs has hatched in Nageshwari, Kurigram, and is moving about normally despite the extra legs.
Duck plague is a deadly contagious disease of ducks that can be prevented by vaccination, as it has no specific cure.
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute has developed the Multi Colour Table Chicken, which tastes like local chicken, reaches about one kilogram in eight weeks and is now produced commercially.
The Uttar Pradesh government in India is launching an ambulance service for cows, with 515 vehicles already prepared.
A goat has delivered two kids by caesarean section at Sylhet Agricultural University's veterinary teaching hospital, and the mother and kids are healthy.
Winter vegetables are plentiful but expensive in Dhaka's markets, while broiler and Sonali chicken prices have fallen further over the week.