In Shibpasha haor in Ajmiriganj, Habiganj, farmers dig ponds among the paddy and grow fruit and vegetables on the banks; the union's 55 farms produce about 2,500 tonnes of fish a year worth some Tk 80 crore.
Sharabangla Down Products in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, collects about 22 tonnes of duck feathers a month from across Bangladesh and ships processed down and feather to China, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Entrepreneur Kamruzzaman Khan is growing rockmelon (sammam) on plastic mulch on 8.5 leased bighas in Kapasia, Gazipur; he has sold about Tk 50,000 of fruit and hopes the whole plot will bring Tk 6-7 lakh.
Native fish catches from the Padma in Rajshahi fell from 2,283 tonnes to 1,620 tonnes in five years as the river's flow and depth declined; the Rajshahi division's hilsa catch dropped to 473 tonnes.
HealthThe Uganda Cancer Institute has built a free automated voice-call system that asks patients about side effects between treatments and alerts doctors, bringing 18 patients back early in a pilot of about 100.
Market ManagementAnswering a Dáil question on climate risks to supply chains, the agriculture minister said Ireland's self-sufficiency is far higher once the single market is counted, and set out support for horticulture and the produce trade deficit.
FisheriesOf 20 tonnes of fish bought in April as a gift for the Kuwaiti government, 10 tonnes of giant freshwater prawn and 5 tonnes of pomfret found no buyer in two auctions; TCB is taking bids in a third until 30 September.
CropsUSDA expects North Dakota corn to average 130 bushels an acre this year against 158 in 2025, with only 27% of the crop rated good to excellent, and the rain that finally came is now delaying harvest.
With little rain mid-season, upland transplanted Aman needs regular irrigation, but the diesel price rise has left many Jamalpur farmers unable to water as needed, and they fear lower yields.
Erosion by the Madhumati since 20 July has taken at least 110 homesteads and about two kilometres of the only road at Charkholabaria and Dignagar in Faridpur's Alfadanga; a school, madrasa and mosque are at risk.
LivestockAPHA has confirmed the virus, a relative of Schmallenberg that causes fever, diarrhoea, lower milk yields and abortions in cattle, in Jersey and warned of possible further spread in north-west Europe.
FisheriesBangladesh produced 5.119 million tonnes of fish in FY2024-25, but growth fell to 1.85 percent, the lowest in five years, as reliance on commercial farming, rising costs and degraded open waters weigh on the sector.
University of Guelph breeder Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi says an AI model trained on years of dry bean data narrows tens of thousands of possible crosses to a few hundred, and the first variety selected with it should reach growers in about two years.
AgribusinessA Farm Journal survey of 1,200 growers for the National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association found nearly two-thirds still concerned about the farm economy despite the recent rise in grain prices.
AgribusinessThe union's five-point Budget submission seeks tax and loan measures to cut food production costs, protection from the carbon border levy and a reversal of the farm inheritance tax changes.
One- and two-litre bottles of soybean oil are missing from Dhaka grocers and loose oil sells Tk 15 a litre above the set price; retailers and the Consumers Association of Bangladesh say supply is being held back to force a rise.
CropsThe declaration brings land-revenue waivers, crop-loan restructuring and a stay on farm-loan recovery, while GPS-tagged crop surveys will decide cash aid for farmers hit by an 18.8% rainfall deficit.
EnvironmentAn analysis of 422 studies found reduced and zero tillage the most reliable conservation practices for lowering greenhouse gases, while mulching and fertiliser strategies gave mixed results depending on climate and soil.
AgribusinessIn a letter to Andy Burnham, the alliance's chairman Lord Herbert puts the reforms to agricultural and business property relief at the top of a list of rural grievances, backed by polling on rural voters.
AgribusinessPoultry and vegetable farmers describe lay-offs and smaller harvests, and the National African Farmers Union calls for a temporary cut in the fuel levy before another fuel price rise in October.
