Livestock
Why Do Ducks Stay in the Water for Hours?
Ducks can spend hours in water because an oil gland keeps their feathers waterproof and webbed feet make them strong swimmers, and they matter to Bangladesh's rural economy too.
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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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Khoksa's Shirina, a Role Model for Women in Duck Rearing
Shirina Khatun began with a pair of ducks bought with money from selling saved handfuls of rice, and ten years later earns about Tk 50,000 a year from ducks and eggs.
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Muscovy Duck: A Promising Option for Rural Livelihoods
Easy to rear, cheap to keep and rich in eggs and meat, the muscovy duck is becoming an attractive option for rural farmers.
LivestockRaising ducks on a pond: housing, feed and care of laying ducks
A guide published in April 2025 to keeping ducks beside a pond, covering night shelters, water, home-made feed and laying, checked against FAO and CPDO duck-keeping guides.
LivestockPekin duck farming gains ground in Kurigram, with over 600 farmers
In February 2025 Kurigram's district livestock department said more than 600 of the farmers on the district's roughly 6,000 duck farms were raising fast-growing Pekin ducks, creating work for rural women and men.
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Ways to Keep Your Farm Safe From Bird Flu
Cleaning and disinfecting everything on a poultry farm, and burning infected waste, can help protect ducks and chickens from bird flu.
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What Should Ducks Be Fed?
Ducks can be reared without water bodies, but they need the right feed at each stage, from soaked puffed rice for ducklings to bran, oilcake and snails for adults.
Vegetables
Vegetables Grown on 22 Acres of Sirajganj Power Plant Land
At a solar power plant in Saydabad, Sirajganj, vegetables are being grown on 22 acres of otherwise unused land under the panels as a pilot project.
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Caring for Livestock in the Month of Jaistha
With heat rising in the Bengali month of Jaistha, livestock and poultry need special care, including vaccination and preparation for the monsoon.
FisheriesWinter care for poultry, ducks and pond fish: DAE advice to farmers
As severe cold set in across Bangladesh in early January 2022, the Department of Agricultural Extension advised farmers to vaccinate chicks against Ranikhet and Gumboro on a vet's advice, keep cold wind out of coops, and manage ponds with care through the winter.
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How to Deal With Duck Plague
Duck plague is a deadly contagious disease of ducks that can be prevented by vaccination, as it has no specific cure.
Livestock
Coastal Women Become Self-Reliant Raising Ducks and Chickens
A government livestock project on Bangladesh's coastal chars is giving trained women free ducks, chickens and sheep, helping them become small entrepreneurs.