FruitsYear-Round Mangoes Laden on Trees Even in Autumn
Abul Kashem of Jibannagar, Chuadanga, has a 22-bigha orchard of Katimon mangoes that fruit out of season, and the DAE is preparing to spread the variety.
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VideoWhere Bangladeshi Farm Produce Stands in London
Shykh Seraj visits New Spitalfields, one of Europe's largest fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, to see whether Bangladeshi produce reaches it.
VegetablesBangladesh Falls Behind in the Vegetable Export Trade
Despite ranking third in vegetable production, Bangladesh still lags in exports, as quality and packaging problems keep it out of major UK wholesale markets.
FlowersWorld-Class Polynet Houses Bring Commercial Gerbera Farming to Bangladesh
In Bhaluka, Mymensingh, a private industrial group went from building polynet houses to marketing gerbera within a year, growing 12 varieties on 12 bighas.
Agribusiness"Village Super Market": A Dream Market for Farmers in Dumuria
Built under Solidaridad's SaFaL project, the Village Super Market in Dumuria, Khulna, is the country's first modern produce market designed to help farmers escape middlemen.
Rooftop farmingA Shared Rooftop Farm by a Chattogram Building's Owners
In Chattogram's Lakeview area, the co-owners of a residential building have jointly built a rooftop collection of local and foreign flowers.
LivestockFarmers Profit From Cattle Raised the Traditional Way
Demand for locally raised cattle is high again this Eid ul-Adha, and farmers such as Kibria Gazi of Shibpur, Narsingdi, say the traditional method pays.
Rooftop farmingRooftop Farming Research at SAU and a Bangladeshi's Yard Farm in Jamaica
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University is testing rooftop farming models, while in Jamaica, New York, expatriate Labonee Mustafa grows Bangladeshi vegetables in her yard.
Rooftop farming
Rooftop Farming at Home, Yard Farming Abroad
Rooftop farming is now part of many Bangladeshi homes, and Bangladeshis abroad are following the same path with yard farming, from Sirajganj to Toronto.
Livestock
Kamrul's Diverse Poultry Farm in Narsingdi
In Shibpur, Narsingdi, Kamrul Islam Masud has built a free-range farm of many poultry breeds, setting an example of open-environment rearing.
Livestock
Cultivation of Nutritious Plantain Fodder Begins in Bangladesh
Plantain, a high-energy nutritious fodder, is now being grown in Bangladesh in a trial with six farmers in Manikganj, led by Bangladesh Agricultural University.
Rooftop farming
A Retired Army Officer's Rooftop Farm in Mirpur
Retired army officer Abdul Hannan Sharif's rooftop farm in Mirpur DOHS supplies all his family's vegetables and salad during Ramadan.
Fruits
Siddiqa Begum's Rooftop Farm, Abundant With Fruit and Crops
For a decade, Siddiqa Begum of Rajabazar has farmed her 2,000 sq ft roof organically, bringing a taste of village life to the capital.