Fisheries
Fish in Kaptai Lake Have Declined Alarmingly
In Kaptai Lake, large carp have given way to small kachki and chapila, and fishers and traders complain that fingerling releases and the landing centre are failing.
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VideoFlora Holland, a Giant Hub of the Flower Trade
Shykh Seraj visits Flora Holland in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, one of the world's biggest flower auction centres, in a report filmed in 2015.
VideoKeukenhof, a Paradise of Flowers in the Netherlands
Shykh Seraj visits Keukenhof, the world's second-largest flower garden, where tulips in thousands of colours tell a 400-year story of trade and beauty.
Fruits
Baya Weaver Nests on the Verge of Disappearing
The baya weaver and its intricate nest are fast disappearing from Meherpur as the palm trees it nests in are lost.
Agrotech
CVASU Identifies the Aedes Mosquito Species That Carry Dengue
Researchers at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University have used DNA barcoding to pinpoint the Aedes species that carry the dengue virus.
Agrotech
South Korea Pushes Advanced Research With Smart Farming in Mind
South Korea aims to bring 20 percent of its agriculture under smart technology by 2022, and universities such as Chungbuk National University are researching soil health and biofertilisers.
BangladeshSheikh Mujibur Rahman's farm policy: the 1973 speech and new institutions
Published on National Mourning Day 2019, this piece sets out Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's post-independence farm policy: first-class status for agriculturists in 1973, farm loan waivers, khas land distribution and new bodies such as BARC.
Agribusiness
Local Cattle Dominate the Qurbani Market
In the 2019 Qurbani season, local cattle dominated the market, with 577,416 farms preparing more animals than needed and buyers wary of antibiotics.
Opinion
The Sun's Rays Still Shine as Bright
A visit to a rooftop garden at Narayanganj High School led Shykh Seraj to Rabindranath Tagore's 1926 speech there, whose call to work over words still rings true.
Fisheries
Remarkable Success Farming Fish Indoors
Imdadul Haque of Katakhali, Rajshahi, has built a remarkable indoor fish farm using recirculating aquaculture (RAS) and biofloc, producing more fish in little space at low cost.
Fruits
Jhalakathi's Floating Guava Market in Full Swing
Growers are selling guavas straight from their boats at Bhimruli's floating market as Jhalakathi's guava season peaks.
Agrotech
Biofloc: A New Technology for Home-Based Fish Farming
After RAS, trials of biofloc fish farming have begun in Bangladesh, with two young computer engineers in Uttara, Dhaka, turning full-time to the technology.
VideoCrocodile Skin Exports Earn Millions
The country's first commercial crocodile farm in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, has exported live crocodiles and skins four times, earning about 50 million taka.
Fisheries
China Advances With RAS, a Modern Indoor Fish Farming System
In China, Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) fish factories and equipment makers are drawing Bangladeshi entrepreneurs looking for low-water, high-output fish farming.
VideoHaripada Kapali, the Farmer Who Discovered Hari Dhan
A look back at Haripada Kapali, the Bangladeshi farmer who selected an unusual rice plant in his field and gave the country the Hari dhan variety.
Fruits
A Farm Becomes a Police Officer's Source of Peace
Deputy Inspector General of Police Manzur Kader Khan has turned two residential plots in Dhaka's 300 Feet and Purbachal areas into productive fruit gardens.
Rooftop farming
A Retired Army Officer's Exemplary Rooftop Farm
Retired Brigadier Azizul Haque has turned a 2,300 sq ft roof in Mohakhali DOHS into an orchard of common and rare fruits since 2013.
Crops
Who Is Responsible for the Fall in Paddy Prices?
Shykh Seraj examines why paddy prices collapsed in 2019, pointing to excessive rice imports after the 2017 floods, idle mills and too little government storage.
VideoFarmers' Despair Over Paddy Prices
In 2019, Tangail farmer Abdul Malek Sikder set fire to his paddy field in protest when a maund of paddy fetched 500 taka but harvesting labour cost 1,000 taka.
Rooftop farming
A College Teacher's Rooftop Farm Gives Meaning to Retirement
In Mirpur, retired college teacher Professor Azizur Rahman has spent two and a half years building a productive 1,300 sq ft rooftop farm.