VideoDuck Farming Without Water in China
In Guangdong, China, companies are raising fast-growing meat ducks in simple sheds without any ponds, through contract farming with local growers.
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VideoAn Extraordinary Joint Family's Rooftop Farm
In Uttara, the joint family of retired official Nazrul Islam has farmed the roof since 1994, and the garden has helped hold the family together.
AgrotechYoung Bangladeshi Wins Recognition in Korea for Smart Fish-Farming Device
Bangladeshi software engineer Shafiul Alam has won an international award for a Smart Aerator with Auto Feeding System, shown at a large innovation exhibition in South Korea.
OpinionWar-Wounded Freedom Fighter Manik Ali's Plea to the Prime Minister
Shykh Seraj meets a freedom fighter who lost his sight and left hand in 1971 and still has not received the allotment papers for his house.
VegetablesMunshiganj Farmers Turn to Bottle Gourd to Escape Potato Losses
Tired of losses on potatoes, farmers in Munshiganj have turned to bottle gourd grown on floating beds, spreading it to 200 hectares.
Rooftop farmingRooftop Farming Turns Into a Farm Factory With Automated Aquaponics
A Mirpur rooftop of 2,000 square feet has become an automated, integrated aquaponics farm growing fish, fruit and vegetables together.
AgribusinessMoringa Brings New Prospects for Commercial Farming
In Chuadanga, farmer Abdul Kader has planted hundreds of moringa trees for their nutritious leaves, as commercial moringa growing begins in Bangladesh.
FruitsLED Lights Give Dragon Fruit Growers Ten Months of Harvest a Year
A young farmer in Guangdong uses rows of LED lights to lengthen the day, extending his dragon fruit season by four months.
AgrotechAI-Powered Machines Take Centre Stage at Asia's Big Farm Machinery Expo
Machines with Artificial Intelligence (AI) led Asia's large agricultural machinery exhibition in Wuhan, where 1,900 companies from 30 countries showed their products.
CropsSaidur Rahman's Allotment Farming in Newham, East London
In Newham, East London, Bangladeshi expatriates are making the most of council allotment plots, growing crops from home on small parcels of land.
VideoA Huge Malta Orchard on 40 Bighas
In Damurhuda, Chuadanga, agricultural entrepreneur Sakhawat Hossain Babul has built a 40-bigha orchard of 4,000 sweet malta trees.
FruitsThe Country's Largest Malta Orchard in Damurhuda, Chuadanga
In Damurhuda, Chuadanga, Shakhawat Hossain Babul has built what he and experts say is the country's largest malta orchard, with 4,000 trees on 40 bighas.
FisheriesThe Country's First Pet Hospital
Bangladesh's first hospital for pets, set up by CVASU at Purbachal in Dhaka, opens on 27 October.