Agrotech
Artificial Meat Burgers That "Bleed" Are Not Far Away
Plant-based burgers that look, taste and even "bleed" like beef, and lab-grown meat from animal stem cells, are nearing the market as interest in meat-free food grows.
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Livestock
Livestock
Kadaknath Chickens Have Changed Shirina's Life
A housewife in Bagmara, Rajshahi, who has farmed poultry for years, has found her most profitable venture in the black Kadaknath chicken.
Livestock
Contact With Pigeons Can Be Deadly
The death of a child in a Glasgow hospital from an infection linked to pigeon droppings is a reminder of the diseases pigeons can spread to people.
Agrotech
Where Is Bangladesh's First Smart Dairy Farm?
Bangladesh's first dairy farm with digital facilities, in Rupganj, Narayanganj, uses smart neck and ear tags that send cows' health data to a computer, Shykh Seraj reports.
Fisheries
Trained Workforce Needed to Develop the Poultry Industry
Opening a three-day poultry disease workshop for vets at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, the fisheries and livestock secretary said the industry needs trained people.
LivestockFarmers Profit From Cattle Raised the Traditional Way
Demand for locally raised cattle is high again this Eid ul-Adha, and farmers such as Kibria Gazi of Shibpur, Narsingdi, say the traditional method pays.
Agribusiness
After Cage Fish Farming, Chandpur's Sohel Finds Success With Turkeys
Sohel Miaji of Chandpur's Puran Bazar, known for floating-cage fish farming, has built a turkey flock of over 500 birds in seven months.
Livestock
Plantain: A Safe, Antibiotic-Free Livestock Feed
Researcher Dr Al Mamun has adapted plantain, a medicinal herb used as dairy feed in New Zealand, to Bangladesh as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters.
Livestock
A Chance to Profit From Rearing Guinea Fowl
Research at Bangladesh Agricultural University shows the guinea fowl, known in villages as the China hen, can be reared like local chickens for good profit.
Livestock
Kamrul's Diverse Poultry Farm in Narsingdi
In Shibpur, Narsingdi, Kamrul Islam Masud has built a free-range farm of many poultry breeds, setting an example of open-environment rearing.
Livestock
Cultivation of Nutritious Plantain Fodder Begins in Bangladesh
Plantain, a high-energy nutritious fodder, is now being grown in Bangladesh in a trial with six farmers in Manikganj, led by Bangladesh Agricultural University.
Livestock
Biodiversity of Hakaluki Haor at Risk
Poor planning, free grazing by cattle and buffalo and illegal tree felling have pushed the biodiversity of Hakaluki Haor to the brink.
Livestock
A Kadaknath Black Chicken Farm in Shibpur, Narsingdi
In Majlishpur, Shibpur, Narsingdi, Kamrul Islam Masud is commercially rearing and hatching Kadaknath chickens, which are black from beak and feathers to meat and bones.