Agribusiness
Demand for Chapainawabganj's Garole Sheep Soars, Sold Online
Garole sheep from Chapainawabganj are in growing demand for Eid-ul-Azha and are being sold online rather than at local markets.
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LivestockSmall dairy farm at low cost: a two-cow budget, shed, feed and care guide
A two-cow, Tk 380,000 plan for starting a small dairy farm, checked against FAO and Department of Livestock Services guidance on housing, feeding, breeding and disease prevention.
Crops
Government Plans a Separate Bank for Livestock Farmers
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter said the government plans a separate bank for livestock farmers and urged them to grow grass rather than rely on company feed.
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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.
LivestockWinter Care for Cows: Feed, Water, Shelter and Newborn Calf Protection
Keep cows healthy and milking through the cold months: extra feed, fresh water, a draught-free but ventilated shed, dry bedding and special care for newborn calves.
LivestockWinter Care on Poultry Farms: Brooding Temperature, Fresh Air and Vaccines
Chicks huddling and dying in a cold, sealed shed? Learn the week-by-week brooding temperatures, why jute beats polythene, how to keep ammonia down and how to plan vaccines with a vet.
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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Onion Seed Problem: New Seed Distributed to 16,000 Farmers
Farmers whose incentive onion seed failed to germinate this season have been given replacement seed, some of it imported urgently from abroad.
Agribusiness
Guinea Fowl Can Help Meet Demand for Eggs and Meat
Guinea fowl, or titir, are cheap to raise at home, lay well and can meet demand for both eggs and meat.
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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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Where Should You Set Up a Poultry Farm?
Poultry is a profitable business, and picking the right site for the farm is one of the first steps to making it pay.
Fisheries
Syndicate sends animal feed market out of control, farmers quitting
Small livestock, poultry and fish farmers say a handful of feed makers are pushing up prices at will, even as the main raw materials have got cheaper, and many have closed their farms.