Crops
Sohan Succeeds with Integrated Farm, Earns Tk 15 Lakh a Year
Young Chuadanga entrepreneur Abdul Kader Sohan turned 2 bighas and Tk 50,000 into an integrated farm he says now makes Tk 13-15 lakh a year after costs.
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Iqbal Becomes a Millionaire with a Nursery Started on Tk 7,000
Starting with Tk 7,000 on 9 decimals of land in 2001, Mirsarai's Iqbal Faruk has built a 2-acre nursery with capital of nearly Tk 1 crore.
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Ronty Succeeds with 'Black Rice' in Faridpur
Young agricultural entrepreneur Hasibul Hasan Ronty has had a bumper yield of black rice on about two bigha in Faridpur, and the DAE plans to keep his crop as seed for other farmers.
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Visually Impaired Fahim Becomes a Lakhpati Rearing Cattle
Fahim Ferdous, a visually impaired young man in Kurigram, has grown one cow into a herd of six worth about Tk 3 lakh and now supports his family.
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Padma Bridge Opens New Prospects for Farming in Jhalakathi
The opening of the Padma Bridge has given Jhalakathi a direct road route to Dhaka, and farmers say they are now getting fair prices for their produce.
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Rajbari's Jalal Quits His Job and Succeeds with a Nursery
Jalal Sikder of Rajbari began with four cacti on a rooftop and now runs a seven-acre commercial nursery after quitting his NGO job.
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Patuakhali Farmers Happy With Potatoes Grown Without Tilling
Farmers in Kalapara, Patuakhali, have succeeded in growing potatoes without ploughing their land, a method that saves money, fertiliser and irrigation.
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Shah Ali Sells Peacocks Worth Tk 22 Lakh
Md Shah Ali of Homna in Cumilla has built what officials call the district's first peacock farm, selling birds worth Tk 22 lakh and keeping 90 more.
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Samsul Haque Hopes to Sell Broccoli Worth a Lakh Taka
Samsul Haque, a farmer in Muradnagar, Cumilla, has grown broccoli commercially on 55 decimals after a successful trial, and hopes to profit by more than a lakh taka.
Crops
Zahid Becomes Self-Reliant With a Quail Farm
A Thakurgaon dry-cleaner who lost his income in the Covid lockdown now runs a profitable quail farm employing five people.
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Titumir College Student Finds Success Raising Chickens
Starting with Tk 500 from his father, a Titumir College student in Gazipur has grown a 20-bird hobby into a 1,200-bird Sonali chicken farm.
Livestock
Saidul Succeeds With Deshi Chicken Farm
A cloth trader in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria, who lost business in the Covid lockdowns now raises about 1,000 deshi chickens and can earn about Tk 50,000 a month.
Environment
They Have Been Making Nests for Birds for Six Years
A youth group from Baiguni village in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj has spent six years hanging clay-pot nests for native birds and doing social work.