LivestockPabna man runs five black soldier fly farms, earns Tk 2 lakh a month
After losses on a duck farm, Shimul Hossain of Atgharia in Pabna began producing black soldier fly larvae; his five farms now employ 17 local people.
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Nairobi schools turn kitchen waste into livestock feed with black soldier flies
Three Nairobi schools and a farmers' hub are feeding kitchen and market waste to black soldier fly larvae, harvesting protein-rich feed for poultry and pigs and returning the leftover frass to vegetable plots as fertiliser.
AgribusinessPolicy Will Be Framed to Control Animal Feed Prices, Livestock Adviser Says
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said on 24 November 2025 that a policy would be framed to control animal feed prices, and that the government had moved to cut the price of electricity used in the sector.
FisheriesSAU researchers make balanced animal feed from invasive sucker fish
A Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University team said it had turned the banned, invasive sucker fish into a balanced feed for cats and other animals after about a year of research, with cat trials giving the hoped-for results; the IAAS World-funded project placed fourth in the association's 2024 global competition.
Agribusiness
Animal feed prices soar as small and medium farmers lose money on milk and meat
Soaring animal feed prices, driven by higher global prices and shipping costs, are pushing small and medium dairy and cattle farmers into losses while milk and meat prices stay flat.