LivestockAn abattoir, rabbits and leafy greens: one Gauteng farmer's circular business
Jeremiah Jotham built Basadi Agribusiness around a leased abattoir, adding rabbit production and spinach and kale that use its water and by-products.
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CropsOhio's record-wet August helps soybeans but raises rot risk in corn at harvest
After the wettest August on record, Ohio's state climatologist and growers say soybeans may benefit from more moisture while standing corn faces stalk and ear rot.
AgrotechOmnivore-backed agritech start-ups have reached 20.8 million Indian smallholders
Venture firm Omnivore's 2026 impact reports say its agrifood start-ups have reached 20.81 million smallholders and 61,711 rural small businesses, generating $5.64 billion in value for farmers.
Environment
New toad species found on a Mizoram mountain top, already at risk
Duttaphrynus phawngpui lives in leaf litter above 2,000 metres in Phawngpui National Park and, like its relatives, depends on cool, humid sky-island habitat that is shrinking.
Daily lifeBuffet billed up to 47 percent above online price: Delhi commission orders Rs 100,000 compensation
After a restaurant charged Rs 1,050-1,100 a head for a buffet listed online at Rs 1,500 'cost for two', a Delhi consumer commission ordered it and an online booking platform to pay a diner Rs 100,000 in compensation.
IslamWudu before bed: a small Sunnah of the Prophet
Performing wudu before going to bed is a practice the Prophet taught his Companions; writer Ahmad Sabbir explains its meaning in Prothom Alo, drawing on a hadith in Sahih Muslim.
HealthDengue killed 142 in September alone, and October may be worse, experts warn
Dengue deaths this year have reached 239 and 77,672 people have been treated in hospital; entomologist Professor Kabirul Bashar's forecasting model points to a worse October.
HealthKolkata's municipal food safety wing to raid stalls for adulterated food in festival season
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation's food safety department will inspect the pop-up food stalls of the festival season for adulterated, artificially coloured, stale and substandard food; of 3,363 samples it took in the same season last year, more than 200 were substandard.
HealthMore weight-loss drug prescriptions going to people without obesity, US study finds
Of 92.4 million US adults without an approved indication, 1.13 million were prescribed GLP-1 drugs, a third of them with a normal BMI; doctors warn the benefits for them are unclear.
AgribusinessEurope's 2026 heatwave halved French corn and sent food makers rethinking supply
From corn and broccoli to cocoa and sugar, extreme weather is pushing manufacturers to change suppliers, specifications and stock levels, industry leaders told FoodNavigator.
LivestockArkeaBio raises $15m for cattle methane vaccine and cuts a third of staff
The Boston start-up is developing a vaccine that trains a cow's immune system to curb the rumen microbes that make methane, and aims to sell its first product in New Zealand from 2028.
Daily lifeAutomatic pill dispensers that remind you when a dose is due
An automatic pill dispenser sounds an alarm or flashes a light and releases the right dose at the set time, and some send a text to a relative when a dose is missed; in Bangladesh they cost Tk 3,000 to Tk 20,000, Prothom Alo reports.
HealthStress can cause fever too: what doctors call psychogenic fever
Severe stress, anxiety or long-running emotional strain can raise body temperature, a condition called psychogenic fever that ordinary fever medicines do little for, Dr M R Karim Reza writes in Daily Bangladesh.
EnvironmentIndia's monsoon ends 12% short, with Meghalaya down 60% and the south 24%
IMD data to 29 September show 758.5 mm against a normal 865 mm; the northeast and south were hardest hit, while Odisha and Uttar Pradesh had more rain than normal.
HealthBreakfast with diabetes: the plate method for vegetables, protein and grains
People with diabetes need not cut out carbohydrates but should control portions and add protein and fibre; the US NIDDK's plate method shows how to fill a breakfast plate.
HealthHeart experts call for tobacco rules, less salt and primary-care funding
At a World Heart Day seminar of the National Heart Foundation, experts called for quick rules under the Tobacco Control Act 2026, budget for managing high blood pressure and diabetes in primary care, and cutting salt in food in line with WHO advice.
Islam'Rabbi inni lima anzalta': the Prophet Musa's short prayer and its meaning
Writer Farzia Hossain explains the context and lesson of the short prayer the Prophet Musa made in the shade of a tree after reaching Madyan from Egypt, preserved in verse 24 of Surah al-Qasas, in Channel i Online.
GalleryA day in Bangladesh: fishing on Kaptai Lake, cauliflower fields and lotus
On 30 September Prothom Alo's photographers found fishermen on Kaptai Lake in Rangamati, cauliflower fields and egrets in Shibganj, Bogura, lotus and a black-hooded oriole in Pabna and carambola blossom in Moulvibazar.
CropsKenya redrafts its seed and plant genetic resources laws with farmers, breeders and CGIAR
Kenya's agriculture ministry is revising two draft bills, a Seeds and Plant Varieties Bill 2026 and a Plant Genetic Resources Institute Bill 2026, with input from farmers, seed companies, breeders and seven CGIAR centres.
FruitsJhalokathi grows hog plum on 605 hectares: 4,590 tonnes worth about Tk 12 crore
Farmers in Jhalokathi's four upazilas grew hog plum (amra) on 605 hectares this year for 4,590 tonnes; at the Bhimruli floating market it sells for Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,600 a maund, and growers say it pays better than guava, BSS reports.