Colourful Fish Farming to Brighten a Life
A young entrepreneur in Kaliganj is paying for his own and his siblings' studies by breeding ornamental fish for aquarium traders.
A young entrepreneur in Kaliganj is paying for his own and his siblings' studies by breeding ornamental fish for aquarium traders.
Suitable soil and weather and profits well above costs have made farmers in Bhola keen on growing capsicum, a foreign vegetable.
After years of hardship, Raj Kumar Pal of Narail Sadar has brought prosperity to his family by growing pesticide-free vegetables and selling them himself.
Ashraful Islam of Jagannathpur in Sunamganj turned to pesticide-free vegetable farming after repeated flood losses and has become a model for his village.
Farmers in Joypurhat and Rajshahi are making money from strawberries and seedlings, and BARI research says the crop is highly profitable.
A Mymensingh farmer following BFRI's intensive shing farming technology earned Tk 11 lakh after costs in five months from a 32-decimal pond.
Banana farming has become popular in Joypurhat, where about 10,000 families grow the crop and fruit goes to 35 districts.
Sugarcane is proving more profitable than aman paddy in Fatikchhari, and the number of growers has risen from 20-30 five years ago to over 100.
Floating vegetable beds on 150 hectares of water have given farmers of Satla beel in Barishal's Wazirpur a new income during the flooded months.