Livestock
Manowara's Goat Farm Success in Bhola
A Bhola woman who began with a single goat 15 years ago has built a farm of goats, cows, poultry and pigeons that lifted her family out of hardship.
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Animal Husbandry
Crops
Goat Rearing: A Tool for Women's Economic Freedom
With little land or capital needed, goat rearing gives rural families, and women in particular, an affordable and sustainable source of income.
Livestock
Desert Camels in Putkhali Village Cause a Stir
A camel farm in the border village of Putkhali near Benapole drew crowds, but its seven camels have been sold and locals and officials doubt the claim that they came from Saudi Arabia.
Crops
Sacrificial Cattle Prices Rise Tk 10,000-15,000 Each Time They Change Hands
A Pabna farmer's two bulls changed hands three times on the way to Dhaka, with the price rising at each step, showing how traders profit between farm and city.
Agribusiness
How to Spot Artificially Fattened Sacrificial Animals
Prof Dr Md Bahanur Rahman of Bangladesh Agricultural University sets out how buyers can tell artificially fattened cattle from healthy ones and urges farmers to fatten animals naturally.
Agribusiness
More Lookers Than Buyers at Faridpur's Tepakhola Cattle Market
Faridpur's largest cattle market, Tepakhola, is crowded ahead of Eid, but sellers outnumber buyers, big cattle have little demand and prices are lower.
Agribusiness
Markets Slow, Chuadanga Farmers Worried Over Large Cattle
Days before Eid-ul-Azha, Chuadanga farmers who fattened large cattle are anxious as costs rise, markets stay slow and traders stay away.
Crops
Cattle, a Symbol of Farm-Based Rural Life
Cattle, long part of farm-based village life in Bangladesh, have become a source of income, nutrition and self-reliance for rural families.
Crops
From One Cow to More than a Hundred: Aminul's Story
On his mother's instruction Aminul Islam of Pabna's Ishwardi bought one cow for Tk 14,600; he now owns more than a hundred and has won national awards.
Bangladesh
Livestock Sector Can Create Jobs for the Unemployed
Dr Forkan Ali argues that a village-level livestock extension programme with training and low-interest loans could create new jobs for about one crore people.
Agribusiness
Commercial Buffalo Farms Double Profits and Change Farmers' Fortunes
Commercial buffalo farming has changed the fortunes of Rasel Bepari and dozens of other farmers in Pabna, where buffalo numbers have soared.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Earn Up to a Lakh Taka Selling Straw
Rising demand from cattle farmers has turned aman straw in Mirsarai, Chattogram, into a cash crop worth up to Tk 1 lakh for some growers.
Crops
The Benefits of Rearing Goats and Chickens Together
Farmers who keep chickens alongside goats in a shared shed can cut costs, reduce feed needs and get eggs, meat and compost.