Crops
Crops Grow Like Magic in the Netherlands' Plant Factories
In Dutch greenhouse 'plant factories', computers measure each crop's needs and control nutrients, LED light and temperature to maximise yield.
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Fisheries
Fish Farming in Uganda Led by Bangladeshi Expatriates
In Uganda, a few Bangladeshi expatriates have turned wild, unused land into fish farms, starting with monosex tilapia and teaching local farmers.
Flowers
New Prospects for Sunflower Farming in Subarnachar, Noakhali
Commercial sunflower farming has begun in Subarnachar, Noakhali, supported by a BADC seed farm and a new sunflower oil factory set up by Globe Agro Ltd.
Crops
The Death of a Guiding Spirit of Agriculture
Model farmer Haripada Kapali of Jhenaidah, who discovered and multiplied the high-yielding Haridhan rice, has died at 95.
Fruits
A Businessman's Thriving Mango Orchard in Lohajang
A Dhaka businessman has built a mango orchard at his ancestral village in Lohajang, Munshiganj, which this year is laden with many varieties.
Agribusiness
Golden Maize Across the Fields, and Talk of Profit Everywhere
Maize has nearly doubled in five or six years and become a main cash crop in northern Bangladesh, but farmers want state procurement and action on poor seed.
Bangladesh
How the National Budget Came Into Farmers' Thinking
Shykh Seraj describes how the Agriculture Budget, Farmers' Budget programme brought farmers into pre-budget talks and what it has achieved.
Crops
Neck Blast: Another Disaster for Boro Rice
Neck blast has struck Boro rice across northwestern Bangladesh, with farmers in Panchagarh reporting total losses while officials call the damage minor.
Livestock
Severe Fodder Shortage in the Haor After Flash Floods
With paddy lost to flash floods, haor farmers face an acute shortage of cattle feed, and a veterinary university has stepped in with feed and medicine.
EnvironmentFood Aid Under Way Across the Haor, With Some Complaints
Government food aid is under way across the flood-hit haor, and people hope it will help them recover, though some complain of irregularities.
Agribusiness
Loan Instalments Become a Burden for Haor People
After the flash floods, loan instalments owed to NGOs have become the heaviest burden for haor farmers and fishers.
Rooftop farming
Abu Naser Mohammad Rafiq's Pesticide-Free Rooftop Farm
Since 2003, Bangladesh Bank officer Abu Naser Mohammad Rafiq has grown fruit, flowers and vegetables without pesticides on his 1,950 sq ft roof in Sipahibagh, Dhaka.
Rooftop farming
Sabiha Ahmed's Rooftop Farm in Banani
In Banani, Sabiha Ahmed has spent eight years building a neat three-level rooftop farm and urges planning roof farms when houses are built.
Livestock
Now, Fodder Grass Grown Without Soil
The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is encouraging urban dairy farmers to grow nutritious hydroponic fodder from wheat in air-conditioned chambers.
Rooftop farming
Kamruzzaman's Organic Rooftop Farm in Gulshan
In Gulshan, A A Kamruzzaman runs a fully organic rooftop farm, taking advice from a horticulture expert and growing vegetables in discarded bathtubs.
Agribusiness
Chandpur's Historic River Port Is No More
The century-old Chandpur river port has fallen silent after launches moved to a new ghat that has no proper infrastructure, leaving passengers and traders in trouble.
Fruits
Manikganj's Hazari Gur, Named by Queen Elizabeth
Manikganj's Hazari gur, a date-palm jaggery made by an unchanged traditional process, survives through a few families who fear for its future.
Rooftop farming
Rahela Halim's Rooftop Farm, Beyond Physical Limits
In Lalmatia, Rahela Halim has kept a 2,500 sq ft rooftop garden for 16 years, finding joy there despite physical disability.
VideoGolpata Jaggery, a Bangladeshi Tradition
In Kalapara, Patuakhali, the mangrove nipa palm, known locally as golpata, is a major cash crop and livelihood for coastal villagers.
Fisheries
Chandpur, the Home of Hilsa
Under the government's One District One Product programme, Chandpur is leading the way by presenting itself as the home of hilsa.