Livestock
Goats in Demand on the Last Day as Cattle Run Short
With cattle scarce at Dhaka's markets a day before Eid, city residents have turned to goats, and sellers have raised their prices.
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Livestock
Nobody Is Making an Offer for the Giant 'Shanto'
Traders with big cattle at Old Dhaka's Rahmatganj market are finding few buyers, and those who come offer far below the asking price.
Agribusiness
Fatema, Who Once Stole Date Palm Sap to Ease Her Hunger, Is Now Self-Reliant
A widow who once stole date palm sap to survive, Fatema Begum of Jhenaidah now earns about Tk 20,000 a month from vermicompost and farms rented land.
VideoFilm Actress Moushumi's Rooftop Farm
Film star Moushumi, known for her screen roles, turns out to be a keen rooftop farmer whose balcony and roof are full of flowers, fruit and crops.
VideoWhat Was the First Episode of Hridoye Mati O Manush Like?
A look back at the first episode of Hridoye Mati O Manush, launched in 2004, whose report focused on how farmers are deprived in the market.
VideoJahanara Laizu's Rooftop Farm in Jatrabari
In just three years, Jahanara Laizu of Jatrabari has grown a two-tier rooftop farm from two guava seedlings planted in 2016.
Livestock
A New Use of the Internet of Things Begins in Bangladesh's Livestock Sector
A capsule-shaped IoT device placed in a cow's stomach now reports its health to farmers' phones in Bangladesh, Shykh Seraj reports from a farm in Rupganj.
VideoYard Farming in Savar and Toronto
This episode visits Mobarak Hossain's livestock-and-vegetable yard farm in Savar and Kamruk bin Razzak's yard of Bangladeshi vegetables in Toronto.
VideoFourth-Grader Suha Sahani Surprises Everyone by Naming Every Flower
At Narayanganj High School and College, where pupils farm the roof, fourth-grader Suha Sahani impressed Shykh Seraj by naming every flowering plant.
Fisheries
Fish in Kaptai Lake Have Declined Alarmingly
In Kaptai Lake, large carp have given way to small kachki and chapila, and fishers and traders complain that fingerling releases and the landing centre are failing.
VideoFlora Holland, a Giant Hub of the Flower Trade
Shykh Seraj visits Flora Holland in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, one of the world's biggest flower auction centres, in a report filmed in 2015.
VideoKeukenhof, a Paradise of Flowers in the Netherlands
Shykh Seraj visits Keukenhof, the world's second-largest flower garden, where tulips in thousands of colours tell a 400-year story of trade and beauty.
Agrotech
CVASU Identifies the Aedes Mosquito Species That Carry Dengue
Researchers at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University have used DNA barcoding to pinpoint the Aedes species that carry the dengue virus.