Fisheries
The Right Way to Store Fish Feed
Since feed takes about 60 per cent of fish-farming costs, storing it properly away from moisture, heat, light and air is vital to keep its quality.
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Fish Farming
Crops
AI Fish Farming in Trishal: Four Times the Output, and 70 Percent of Fish Saved Even From Gas Tablets
Trishal's upazila administration has developed an AI-driven fish farming system using sensors, an app and automatic feeders and aerators that can quadruple output in a small area.
Crops
Seaweed-Enriched Feed Makes Commercial Seabass Farming Possible
Researchers at Patuakhali Science and Technology University have farmed coral (seabass) commercially in ponds using artificial feed enriched with seaweed.
Vegetables
Aquaponics in Farming: Growing Fish and Vegetables Together
Aquaponics, which links a fish tank with a floating vegetable tank, saves about 90 percent of water and needs no pesticide or chemical fertiliser.
Vegetables
What Farmers Should Do in Heavy Rain
A checklist of essential tasks for farmers during heavy rain, from draining fields and staking crops to protecting ponds, livestock and seed.
Crops
Lalmonirhat's Mehedi Dreams of Extra Income
A young graduate in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, is drawing attention by growing gourds and vegetables in sacks raised above the water of his fish farm.
Rooftop farming
Flood Washes Away Fish and Poultry Farms in Feni
Farmers in Feni's Daganbhuiyan upazila say the flood has wiped out their poultry and fish farms, with individual losses of seven to eight lakh taka.
Crops
Bagerhat Grows Tk 1,000 Crore Worth of Vegetables a Year
Vegetables grown on the dykes of shrimp ghers in Bagerhat's nine upazilas are worth about Tk 1,000 crore a year, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension.
Crops
How to Farm Shing Fish
Shing is a popular fish that is disappearing as its habitat is damaged, and farming more of it can save it from extinction.
Crops
How to Prepare a Pond Before Fish Farming
Fish farming is a major source of farm income, and a pond, new or old, must be prepared step by step before fingerlings are released.
Crops
Steps to Take in Fish Farming During the Rainy Season
The rainy season is a good time for fish farming, but farmers need to take several steps to protect their ponds and fish.
Crops
Kuchia Eel Hunters in Rupganj Earn Tk 50-60 Lakh a Month
More than a hundred families in Rupganj live by trapping wild kuchia eels that end up exported to Thailand, Hong Kong, China and Japan.
Crops
What to Do in Fish Farming in the Month of Srabon
As ponds and fields fill with water in the month of Srabon, fish in ponds need special care, including moving fingerlings, raising banks and extra feed.