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Where Is Bangladesh's First Smart Dairy Farm?
Bangladesh's first dairy farm with digital facilities, in Rupganj, Narayanganj, uses smart neck and ear tags that send cows' health data to a computer, Shykh Seraj reports.
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AgribusinessMoringa Brings New Prospects for Commercial Farming
In Chuadanga, farmer Abdul Kader has planted hundreds of moringa trees for their nutritious leaves, as commercial moringa growing begins in Bangladesh.
FruitsLED Lights Give Dragon Fruit Growers Ten Months of Harvest a Year
A young farmer in Guangdong uses rows of LED lights to lengthen the day, extending his dragon fruit season by four months.
CropsSaidur Rahman's Allotment Farming in Newham, East London
In Newham, East London, Bangladeshi expatriates are making the most of council allotment plots, growing crops from home on small parcels of land.
FruitsThe Country's Largest Malta Orchard in Damurhuda, Chuadanga
In Damurhuda, Chuadanga, Shakhawat Hossain Babul has built what he and experts say is the country's largest malta orchard, with 4,000 trees on 40 bighas.
FisheriesThe Country's First Pet Hospital
Bangladesh's first hospital for pets, set up by CVASU at Purbachal in Dhaka, opens on 27 October.
FruitsYear-Round Mangoes Laden on Trees Even in Autumn
Abul Kashem of Jibannagar, Chuadanga, has a 22-bigha orchard of Katimon mangoes that fruit out of season, and the DAE is preparing to spread the variety.
VegetablesBangladesh Falls Behind in the Vegetable Export Trade
Despite ranking third in vegetable production, Bangladesh still lags in exports, as quality and packaging problems keep it out of major UK wholesale markets.
FlowersWorld-Class Polynet Houses Bring Commercial Gerbera Farming to Bangladesh
In Bhaluka, Mymensingh, a private industrial group went from building polynet houses to marketing gerbera within a year, growing 12 varieties on 12 bighas.
Agribusiness"Village Super Market": A Dream Market for Farmers in Dumuria
Built under Solidaridad's SaFaL project, the Village Super Market in Dumuria, Khulna, is the country's first modern produce market designed to help farmers escape middlemen.
Rooftop farmingA Shared Rooftop Farm by a Chattogram Building's Owners
In Chattogram's Lakeview area, the co-owners of a residential building have jointly built a rooftop collection of local and foreign flowers.
LivestockFarmers Profit From Cattle Raised the Traditional Way
Demand for locally raised cattle is high again this Eid ul-Adha, and farmers such as Kibria Gazi of Shibpur, Narsingdi, say the traditional method pays.
Rooftop farmingRooftop Farming Research at SAU and a Bangladeshi's Yard Farm in Jamaica
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University is testing rooftop farming models, while in Jamaica, New York, expatriate Labonee Mustafa grows Bangladeshi vegetables in her yard.