Educated Young Man Builds a Farm Making Rooftop Farming Inputs
In Chuadanga, young entrepreneur Alimuzzaman Milton makes inputs for rooftop farming and tests new techniques, from PVC pipe growing to soilless mixes.
In Chuadanga, young entrepreneur Alimuzzaman Milton makes inputs for rooftop farming and tests new techniques, from PVC pipe growing to soilless mixes.
In Rampura, Bangladesh Bank officer Mushheda Khanam Renu has built a rooftop farm and learned grafting to produce seedlings commercially.
On a roof of just 950 sq ft in Jashore, housewife Farhana Yasmin has arranged over a hundred plants and inspired women in her neighbourhood.
In West Rampura, a rooftop farm begun two decades ago by a retired aviation official has passed to his daughter and inspires the next generation.
In Jashore, businessman Lutfor Rahman planned his roof for farming during construction, and now grows nearly all his family's fruit and vegetables there.
In Kalyanpur, a young couple has spent eight years turning their apartment roof into a planned green garden that feeds the family and the mind.
Over 28 years, Mamunur Rashid has turned a 2,000 sq ft roof into a fruit orchard and seedling business, inspired by BTV's Mati O Manush.
Nurseries across Dhaka are meeting growing demand from rooftop farmers and gardeners, though buyers raise concerns about seedling quality and training is needed.
In the heart of Rangpur, Aleya Khatun has built a two-tier rooftop farm of flowers and fruit and urges the city's residents to green their empty roofs.
In Rangpur, Professor Dr Abdul Wadud Mostafa has made a household of plants and pigeons his companions since his wife's death 25 years ago.
In Chattogram, Mahbub Rabbani has kept a dairy farm on the roof of a seven-storey building for 16 years, selling pure milk to neighbours.
BAU aquaculture professor Abdus Salam, who pioneered bag gardens, has built a soilless, chemical-free rooftop system that links fish and crops.
In Rampura, Golam Haider runs a commercial rooftop nursery, experiments with aquaponics and campaigns through Bangladesh Green Roof Movement.