Crops
'Yellow Gold' Loses Its Shine for Farmers in India
Soybean, once known as 'yellow gold', is losing favour with farmers in India, who cite falling yields, low prices and fears of imports from the United States.
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Livestock
Crops
Black Soldier Fly Farming Turns Around Shimul's Fortunes in Pabna
After heavy losses on a duck farm, Shimul of Pabna turned to black soldier fly farming and now earns about 200,000 taka a month from larvae for fish and poultry feed.
Fisheries
MP Hopeful Who Ran Into Trouble Over Hilsa Now Offers Beef for Tk 1
An independent parliamentary hopeful in Faridpur-4, whose offer of hilsa for Tk 10 ended in chaos, has now announced he will give out beef for Tk 1.
Crops
Asit Basu's Mushroom Farm Sells 100kg a Month
Farmer Asit Basu has started mushroom farming in Narail for the first time and now sells about 100kg of oyster mushrooms a month.
Vegetables
Recognising Rural Women's Contribution and Rights Is the Need of the Hour
Rural women sustain Bangladesh's village economy and family welfare, yet their labour is still treated as duty rather than work that deserves recognition.
Livestock
Migratory Birds in the Haors Down 85 Per Cent in 10 Years
Migratory birds reaching the haors of Sunamganj have fallen by 85 per cent over the past ten years, according to the Birds Club.
Livestock
7 Misconceptions About Eggs
Some people have given up eggs because of widely held misconceptions; here are seven of them and why they are wrong.
Livestock
The Many Records of Eggs
Eating, breaking, decorating or throwing them, eggs have inspired a remarkable list of Guinness World Records.
Fisheries
Buffalo Are a National Asset, but Neglected: Livestock Adviser
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter said buffalo are a national asset that has long been neglected, and pledged the government's utmost effort to end that neglect.
Crops
Rezaul's Dairy Farm Biogas Runs His Household Cooking in Jhalakathi
A Jhalakathi dairy farmer with 22 cows has built a biogas plant on their dung that meets all of his family's cooking needs.
Agribusiness
Snakebite Patient Dies in Chandpur Despite Antivenom
A 35-year-old milk trader bitten by a venomous snake in Chandpur's Haimchar died in hospital shortly after being given antivenom.
Crops
Anthrax Vaccine Costing 80 Paisa Sold for Tk 20 in Gaibandha
Cattle owners in Sundarganj say they are being scared into paying Tk 20 or more for an 80-paisa anthrax vaccine, while the livestock officer says only Tk 10 was allowed.
Vegetables
How to Check Daily Commodity Prices From Home With the 'Bazardor' App
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection has launched Bazardor, an Android app that gives daily updated prices of more than 100 essential goods.