Khadija Begum Makes Jaggery From Grass and Becomes Self-Reliant
In Alfadanga, Faridpur, Khadija Begum makes jaggery from the juice of red Napier grass grown on 10 decimals, earning a steady income for her family.
In Alfadanga, Faridpur, Khadija Begum makes jaggery from the juice of red Napier grass grown on 10 decimals, earning a steady income for her family.
A young farmer in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur has started commercial passion fruit farming on the plains and is expanding after strong sales.
Farmers in Tangail's Madhupur expect to sell about Tk 58 crore worth of turmeric this year if there is no natural disaster.
Young farmer Abu Bakkar Siddique of Chandipasha in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, has earned more than Tk 1 lakh in 70 days from off-season Black Queen watermelon on 40 decimals.
National gold medal-winning farmer Shahjahan Ali Badsha has made a success of commercial sharifa farming on 33 bigha in Ishwardi, Pabna.
A Malaysia returnee in Biral, Dinajpur, has sold Tk 3.5 lakh worth of monsoon chilli grown with mulching and pheromone yellow traps.
Zakir Hossain, a former migrant worker in Kuwait, has become self-reliant growing desert dates in Fulbari, Dinajpur, and selling seedlings across the country.
A former garment worker in Bhola now runs five broiler farms that sell Tk 8-9 lakh worth of chickens a month.
Entrepreneur Helal Uddin has drawn attention by growing 57 world-famous mango varieties on a disused brick kiln in Chandpur.
In Tangail's Sakhipur, housewife Ruma Akter spent Tk 15,000 to 20,000 growing pest-free tomatoes in a polynet house and has sold Tk 1.2 lakh worth.
The family and neighbours of Ikramul Hasan Shakil, who walked from Cox's Bazar to the top of Everest, are celebrating in his Gazipur village.
Farmers in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur have grown sesame on 100 bigha and produced honey alongside it for the first time, already making Tk 1.5 lakh profit from honey.
With geographical indication status, the Hazrapur lychee of Magura could anchor a full commercial chain from branding to export, argues Jenis Farzana Tania.