Agribusiness
Chicken at Tk 44, Eggs at Tk 5 and Chicks for Nothing
Farm-gate prices of eggs and broiler chicken have collapsed during the coronavirus shutdown, while shoppers in Dhaka have seen far smaller falls.
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Crops
Boro rice now grows in the bed of the Narsunda river
With the Narsunda river dried up to a thin stream in Nandail, Mymensingh, farmers have planted boro rice on both sides of it.
Fruits
Green watermelons bring smiles on a sandy char
On a seaside sand bar in Rangabali, Patuakhali, where no crop grew before, Hasi Begum's family and other farmers are now harvesting early watermelons.
Livestock
Full Genome of the Black Bengal Goat Decoded
A team led by Professor A M A M Zonaed Siddiki of Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has sequenced the Black Bengal goat genome to breed a better goat.
Vegetables
Safe Vegetable Farming Changes Sunamganj Farmer Ashraful's Fortunes
Ashraful Islam of Jagannathpur in Sunamganj turned to pesticide-free vegetable farming after repeated flood losses and has become a model for his village.
Organic
Vermicompost Makes Patiya's Sohaf Uddin Self-Reliant
A 31-year-old from Patiya in Chattogram who left school after class eight now produces three tonnes of vermicompost a month and runs a seed and fertiliser shop.