VideoThe Essentials of Golden Rice
Shykh Seraj looks at IRRI's three decades of research on Golden Rice, enriched with vitamin A, iron and zinc for people who depend on rice.
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VideoA Rooftop Farm in the Colours of the Flag
Mirpur dentist Dr M A Odud Sarkar has filled his 2,800 sq ft roof with fruit and crops, while calling for quality seedlings and policy support for urban farming.
VideoToday's Youth Are Driving the Livestock Sector Forward
Educated young investors are transforming Bangladesh's livestock sector with commercial dairy and beef farms, improved breeds and new technology.
VideoIndoor Vertical Farming Comes to Bangladesh
In Mirpur, Dhaka, a house rented not for living but for farming now holds an indoor hydroponic vertical farm modelled on those in developed countries.
VideoNeela's Remarkable Rooftop Farm After 15 Years of Practice
In Goran, Dhaka, Najma Akter Neela has turned 15 years of rooftop farming into a profitable venture, raising healthy seedlings for new urban farmers.
VideoA Doctor Couple's Rooftop Farm by Hatirjheel
Beside Hatirjheel in Dhaka, a doctor couple has continued the family's rooftop farm and urges government action on quality seedlings.
VideoBack From Abroad, Swapan Builds a Large Cattle Farm
Using what he learned abroad, Lutfor Rahman Swapan has built an eight-bigha integrated livestock farm where about 300 local and foreign cattle are fattened.
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.
VideoA Rooftop Farm on Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station
On the roof of Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station, the officer-in-charge has planted a collection of fruit trees, part of a trend on government buildings.
VideoMeherunnesa's Rooftop Farm in Uttarkhan, Dhaka
In Uttarkhan, Dhaka, Meherunnesa Maya has packed a 1,300 sq ft roof with fruit, crops and plants, inspired by her mother.
VideoRooftop Farm of Local Government Additional Secretary Mesbah Uddin
Rooftop farming has become a social movement, and Local Government Ministry additional secretary Mesbah Uddin, an agriculturist, keeps a rooftop farm alongside his work.