Crops
Raihan Succeeds With a Hobby Farm of Colourful Fish in His Courtyard
A young Nilphamari entrepreneur who bought 10 guppies on a whim during the pandemic now runs an ornamental fish farm worth Tk 4-5 lakh.
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Fish Farming
Crops
How Coral (Bhetki) Fish Breed
A guide to the natural and artificial breeding of coral fish, also known as bhetki, a high-value brackish-water species in demand among farmers.
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.
Crops
Fish Diseases and Their Remedies: What Pond Farmers Should Know
The start of the fish-farming season is the time to watch fry and grown fish for disease and treat it at once, with set doses for each problem.
Crops
Mirsarai's Ahidun Nabi Succeeds With Fish Farming
After losing his first batch and suffering in the pandemic, Ahidun Nabi of Mirsarai turned a small biofloc pond into a fish and cattle business with Tk 40 lakh in capital.
Vegetables
Safe, Nutritious Food Through Good Agricultural Practices
Safe food cannot be guaranteed by processing alone, the writer argues, so Good Agricultural Practices must be followed at every stage of the food chain.
Organic
Black Soldier Fly Could Transform Waste Management, SAU Seminar Hears
Rearing black soldier flies on urban organic waste could supply cheap protein for fish and poultry feed while easing waste management, speakers told a seminar at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University.
Vegetables
Paddy, Fish and Vegetables Transform Sunamganj's Economy
Rising output of paddy, fish and vegetables is reviving the economy of the haor district of Sunamganj.
Crops
Fears of Disaster for Agriculture in Intense Heat, and What to Do
As a heatwave pushes temperatures to 42°C, an agriculturist warns of heavy crop losses and sets out steps to protect paddy, fruit, vegetables, livestock and fish.
Vegetables
Fish Farmers in Ishwardi Succeed With Vegetables on Pond Banks
Growing vegetables and local fruit on pond banks has changed the fortunes of fish farmers in Ishwardi, Pabna.
Vegetables
Sitrang Sheds Aman Flowers, Leaves Vegetable Fields Under Water
Cyclone Sitrang damaged aman and vegetable crops across 19 districts, though the DAE says the losses were smaller than feared.
Vegetables
Char Farmers Frustrated Despite Bumper Yields
Farmers on the chars of Gaibandha grow plentiful crops but cannot sell them at fair prices because of poor transport and the lack of fixed markets.
Vegetables
A Long Flood Would Hit Food Production
Floods have damaged crops, fish farms and cattle farms across Bangladesh, and a prolonged flood could hurt Aus and Aman rice and overall food production.