VideoSpirulina Now Grown in Backyard Tanks
An entrepreneur in Rajshahi is growing nutritious spirulina in tanks in his yard, though experts say more research is needed on how sustainable such farming is.
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VideoIndustrialist Zaber's Biofloc Fish Farm
Shykh Seraj reports on young industrialist Abdullah Zaber's biofloc fish farm, built inside his industrial complex to supply fish to the Noman Group's 70,000 workers.
Agrotech
Agricultural Scientists Bring Good News for Onion Growers
Scientists at the Jashore regional agricultural research centre will supply BARI-1 onion seed so farmers can sow seed directly instead of costly bulbs.
Crops
How Drones Could Help Increase Crop Production
In South Africa's Western Cape, drones are monitoring a lemon orchard from the air, spotting problems such as dry patches and broken fences and feeding data to the farm.
Crops"Fosholi" Brings a New Message to Agriculture
In a column, Shykh Seraj describes Fosholi, ACI's digital farm advisory platform using satellite images and weather data, and why farmer training is key to making it work.
AgrotechYoung Bangladeshi Wins Recognition in Korea for Smart Fish-Farming Device
Bangladeshi software engineer Shafiul Alam has won an international award for a Smart Aerator with Auto Feeding System, shown at a large innovation exhibition in South Korea.
FruitsLED Lights Give Dragon Fruit Growers Ten Months of Harvest a Year
A young farmer in Guangdong uses rows of LED lights to lengthen the day, extending his dragon fruit season by four months.
FruitsThe Country's Largest Malta Orchard in Damurhuda, Chuadanga
In Damurhuda, Chuadanga, Shakhawat Hossain Babul has built what he and experts say is the country's largest malta orchard, with 4,000 trees on 40 bighas.
FlowersWorld-Class Polynet Houses Bring Commercial Gerbera Farming to Bangladesh
In Bhaluka, Mymensingh, a private industrial group went from building polynet houses to marketing gerbera within a year, growing 12 varieties on 12 bighas.
Opinion
"Returning to Roots" Around the World: Lessons From Stone Barns
Shykh Seraj describes a visit to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in New York, where children and students learn farming from field to plate.
Agrotech
Soilless Farming Shows the Way in Qatar's Desert
Shykh Seraj visits a Qatari desert farm where 30 greenhouses grow fruit and vegetables without soil, recycling about 70 per cent of water and liquid fertiliser.