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What Does AI Have in Common With Dogs?
Thinking about how artificial intelligence will change society, it helps to recall an older technology, the dog, and two new books by Daron Acemoglu and Jill Lepore on the risks and choices ahead.
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Agrotech
The Technology That Could Change the Future of Farming in Bangladesh
The AI-based platform Dr. Chashi, used with about 100,000 farmers since 2020, lets farmers photograph a diseased crop, get a likely diagnosis and act before reaching for pesticide.
Agrotech
Youth in Agriculture: New Opportunities for Jobs and Entrepreneurship
Technology, services and value addition could make agriculture a dignified, profitable business sector for young Bangladeshis rather than a last resort.
FruitsVapour Heat Treatment for Mango Exports Still Limited, Fruit Expert Tells Roundtable
Vapour heat treatment is required to export mangoes but was still in limited use in Bangladesh, adding time and cost for exporters, fruit expert Dr. Md. Mehedi Masud said at a Jagonews24 roundtable on 27 June 2026.
Crops
What It Takes to Keep Young People in Agricultural Technology
AI, IoT, soil sensors, drones and big data could make farming modern and attractive to young Bangladeshis, but training, finance, startups and policy support are needed to keep them.
Crops
Young Entrepreneur Shariful Makes Modern Farm Tools With Local Technology
Rajbari entrepreneur Md. Shariful Islam Akash has sold 25,000 to 30,000 locally made modern farm tools worth about Tk 1.5 crore to 2 crore to make farm work easier.
AgrotechSpray drones for pesticide and fertiliser application on farms
In a Jagonews24 piece of 8 December 2025, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas presented spray drones as a way to cut time, labour and pesticide waste and set out their prospects in Bangladesh; research shows drone spray can still drift onto neighbouring fields.
Crops
Soil Sensors: A New Horizon for Agriculture
IoT soil sensors measure soil moisture, pH, salinity and nutrients in real time, letting farmers make data-driven decisions on irrigation, fertiliser and crops.
Fruits
Drones and AI in a Mango Orchard Boost Production in India
A 25,000-tree mango farm in Bengaluru, India, uses AI-powered drones, drip irrigation and sensors for precise management, with yields up to seven times higher.
Agrotech
Bangladeshi Innovator Develops Smart Technology for Fish Farming
Bangladeshi software engineer Shafiul Alam has built a smart device that aerates fish ponds, feeds fish and monitors water quality, winning silver at an invention fair in Seoul.
AgrotechJapan's soil-free film farming grows crops on a dialysis-derived membrane
Japanese scientist Yuichi Mori grows vegetables without soil on a polymer film adapted from kidney dialysis membranes; the BBC reported that the method uses 90 percent less water than conventional farming and no pesticides.
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AI Fish Farming in Trishal: Four Times the Output, and 70 Percent of Fish Saved Even From Gas Tablets
Trishal's upazila administration has developed an AI-driven fish farming system using sensors, an app and automatic feeders and aerators that can quadruple output in a small area.
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135 Mango Varieties on Show at Agricultural Technology Fair in Rajshahi
A three-day agricultural technology fair on the Bagha upazila premises in Rajshahi is showing 135 varieties of mango.