Livestock
How to Cook a Light Chicken and Papaya Curry
A thin curry of young desi chicken and green papaya is a light, nourishing dish that is easy to digest after fever or stomach trouble.
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Vegetables
Soybean Oil Still Short Despite Price Rise, Eggs and Chicken Stay Dear in Dhaka
A Tk 5 rise in bottled soybean oil has not ended the supply shortage in Dhaka's retail markets, where eggs and chicken remain expensive.
Crops
What It Will Take to Save Sea Turtles on Cox's Bazar Beaches
Olive ridley turtles returning to nest in Cox's Bazar are dying in fishing nets in growing numbers, and researchers say enforcement and awareness are essential to protect them.
Livestock
After 27 years as nomads, a Mongolian couple bets on settled dairy farming
In Töv province, Otgo Dashdorj is one of more than 1,700 farmers supplying APU Dairy with help from an FAO-EBRD programme that brings digital advice, climate-smart feeding and investment plans to a sector battered by the dzud.
Vegetables
Only Two Vegetables Sell for Under Tk 50 in Dhaka
Of the 21 vegetables on sale in Dhaka's kitchen markets, only papaya and large bitter gourd cost less than Tk 50 a kg, while chicken, eggs and fish also stayed expensive.
LivestockWith the US cattle herd at a 75-year low, Washington offers insurance to keep heifers home
A USDA package centred on a new insurance endorsement would pay ranchers the difference when a heifer is worth more at slaughter than as breeding stock, alongside loans for regional processors.
Livestock
Huge Python Found on Cattle Farm
A large python that crept into a cattle farm in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, was rescued by the Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation and released in Lawachara forest.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Ease Slightly but Sugar, Oil, Flour and Eggs Squeeze Shoppers
Vegetables have become slightly cheaper in Dhaka's markets, but prices of sugar, edible oil, flour and eggs are rising while companies cut supplies of bottled oil and sugar.
Livestock
Breedr raises $27m to put every animal’s record on a cattle platform
Texas-based Breedr has closed a $27 million Series B led by Partech’s impact fund to expand its livestock management platform, which holds records for more than 2 million cattle, into Australia, New Zealand and across the United States.
Crops
BSTI Orders Recall of 10 Products Including Bombay Sweets Spices and Baghabari Ghee
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution has ordered 10 products, including Bombay Sweets spice mixes and Baghabari ghee, withdrawn after they failed laboratory tests against the Bangladesh Standard.
Livestock
Reversing a tenth of land degradation could feed 154 million more people
FAO's Deputy Director-General told COP17 that herders must be treated as partners and decision-makers in rangeland restoration, not as bystanders to it.
Agribusiness
Low-Income People Struggle to Afford Eggs
Farm eggs have cost Tk 140 to 150 a dozen in Dhaka for two weeks, making it hard for low-income people to afford even eggs for protein.
Livestock
Wild-bird risk maps and a 45-minute test aim to catch bird flu earlier on poultry farms
Rapid on-farm testing firm Alveo Technologies and wildfowl surveillance specialist AgriNerds are combining a daily risk forecast for 160,000 poultry sites with a 45-minute molecular test so farmers test when the risk is highest rather than after birds fall ill.