CropsYear-Round Tomato Brings Ten Times the Profit in Mymensingh
A farmer back from Singapore is growing grafted, year-round BARI Hybrid Tomato-8 at Borer Char, Mymensingh, and says it earns eight to ten times more than winter tomato.
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CropsBack From Singapore, Kamrul Farms With Mulching for Lower Costs and Good Yields
After ten years in Singapore, Kamrul Hasan has brought plastic mulching to Borer Char, Mymensingh, where it cuts weeding, fertiliser and irrigation costs.
LivestockNew "Local Chicken" MCTC Reaches One Kilogram in Eight Weeks
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute has developed the Multi Colour Table Chicken, which tastes like local chicken, reaches about one kilogram in eight weeks and is now produced commercially.
CropsState-of-the-Art Automated Poultry Houses at BAU With Industry Support
Bangladesh Agricultural University will soon open two automated poultry houses, built for about Tk 2 crore with industry partners, for hands-on teaching and research.
LivestockBLRI Develops a New Chicken Breed With Local Taste and Safer Meat
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute has developed an improved chicken that looks like local chicken, resists disease and needs fewer drugs, to be marketed through Aftab Hatchery.