Opinion
Coronavirus Times: Coordination in Health Care Is Urgent
Shykh Seraj writes that Bangladesh wasted its head start against the coronavirus and urges testing, isolation, coordinated planning and a fresh look at health spending.
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VideoJahanara Laizu's Rooftop Farm in Jatrabari
In just three years, Jahanara Laizu of Jatrabari has grown a two-tier rooftop farm from two guava seedlings planted in 2016.
VideoYard Farming in Savar and Toronto
This episode visits Mobarak Hossain's livestock-and-vegetable yard farm in Savar and Kamruk bin Razzak's yard of Bangladeshi vegetables in Toronto.
VideoFourth-Grader Suha Sahani Surprises Everyone by Naming Every Flower
At Narayanganj High School and College, where pupils farm the roof, fourth-grader Suha Sahani impressed Shykh Seraj by naming every flowering plant.
VideoFlora Holland, a Giant Hub of the Flower Trade
Shykh Seraj visits Flora Holland in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands, one of the world's biggest flower auction centres, in a report filmed in 2015.
VideoKeukenhof, a Paradise of Flowers in the Netherlands
Shykh Seraj visits Keukenhof, the world's second-largest flower garden, where tulips in thousands of colours tell a 400-year story of trade and beauty.
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Biofloc: A New Technology for Home-Based Fish Farming
After RAS, trials of biofloc fish farming have begun in Bangladesh, with two young computer engineers in Uttara, Dhaka, turning full-time to the technology.
VideoCrocodile Skin Exports Earn Millions
The country's first commercial crocodile farm in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, has exported live crocodiles and skins four times, earning about 50 million taka.
VideoHaripada Kapali, the Farmer Who Discovered Hari Dhan
A look back at Haripada Kapali, the Bangladeshi farmer who selected an unusual rice plant in his field and gave the country the Hari dhan variety.
Crops
Who Is Responsible for the Fall in Paddy Prices?
Shykh Seraj examines why paddy prices collapsed in 2019, pointing to excessive rice imports after the 2017 floods, idle mills and too little government storage.
VideoFarmers' Despair Over Paddy Prices
In 2019, Tangail farmer Abdul Malek Sikder set fire to his paddy field in protest when a maund of paddy fetched 500 taka but harvesting labour cost 1,000 taka.
VideoNurul Hasan's Rooftop Farm in Mirpur
In Mirpur, software engineer Nurul Hasan has used architectural planning and drip irrigation to build a technology-based 2,600 sq ft rooftop farm.
Crops
"Fosholi" Brings a New Message to Agriculture
In a column, Shykh Seraj describes Fosholi, ACI's digital farm advisory platform using satellite images and weather data, and why farmer training is key to making it work.