Agribusiness
Educated Young Farmers Set Examples of Success
Kibria Gazi of Shibpur, Narsingdi, turned a student-days fish pond and single cow into a large integrated farm that employs many local workers.
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Environment
Abdul Wahed's Love of Trees Sets an Example for the Environment
For seven years, tree lover Abdul Wahed has planted trees across Dhaka, including palms along a 12 km highway to help guard against lightning.
Fruits
A Fruit Bag Factory Opens in Chapainawabganj
Entrepreneur Jesmin Akter has built the country's first factory for fruit bags in Chapainawabganj, reducing dependence on bags imported from China and Taiwan.
Fruits
The Vast Wealth of Natural Seaweed in Bangladesh's Waters
Experts say Bangladesh's sea holds vast natural seaweed, and research under BARI since 2016 points to strong potential for planned cultivation.
Crops
A Modern Nursery in a Remote Rangpur Village
In a remote Rangpur village, a group of educated young people has built a modern net-house nursery to supply farmers with healthy vegetable seedlings.
Livestock
A Kadaknath Black Chicken Farm in Shibpur, Narsingdi
In Majlishpur, Shibpur, Narsingdi, Kamrul Islam Masud is commercially rearing and hatching Kadaknath chickens, which are black from beak and feathers to meat and bones.
Rooftop farming
Abdul Khaleque's Toxin-Free Rooftop Farm in Merul Badda
On the roof of his six-storey Merul Badda home, Abdul Khaleque grows toxin-free fruit and crops using modern technology and organic methods.
Vegetables
Razia Sultana's Exotic Vegetable Farm in Ashulia
In Ashulia, Savar, young housewife Razia Sultana has built an 18-bigha farm of foreign vegetables and adds new crops based on demand, cost and profit.
Bangladesh
Country's Largest Anatomy Museum in Chattogram
An anatomy museum at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, said to be the country's largest, is giving students hands-on knowledge of animal bodies.
Rooftop farming
Nurul Alam's Rooftop Farm in South Patenga, Chattogram
In South Patenga, Chattogram, Nurul Alam has built a rooftop garden of flowers, fruit and medicinal plants that has eased his physical ailments.
Livestock
Life Changes for Marginal People on the Thakurgaon Border
On the Thakurgaon border, people who once lived by carrying goods across the frontier have turned to fish farming, poultry and livestock.
Rooftop farming
Advanced Rooftop Farming Research at Chattogram Veterinary University
Inspired by a television programme, students and teachers at Chattogram Veterinary University are researching integrated rooftop farming systems.
Vegetables
A Vegetable Farm on 250 Bighas in Halishahar, Chattogram
In South Halishahar, inside Chattogram City Corporation, Muhammad Mohsin runs a 250-bigha vegetable farm sending 5 to 6 tonnes of tomatoes to market each day.