Our journey towards a smart revolution in agriculture
Over the past 52 years, Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress in the agricultural sector, thanks to the hard work and innovation of millions of small farmers, researchers, innovators and government support.
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM
BFRI starts experimental project in the Andharmanik river
Coral fish, which is called sea bass in Asia, is also known as barramundi in Australia and Bhetki fish in Bangladesh. This tasty fish is usually found in the coastal areas of the country. But nowadays the saltwater fish is being cultivated in freshwater as well
3 August 2023, 19:53 PM
Farm Produce: E-commerce can cut middlemen out
Farmers are true entrepreneurs as progress of future economy of our country depend in their hands.
6 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Shafique finds success in Sharifa farming
Many farmers across the country are now becoming interested in commercial cultivation of different fruits and crops.
8 June 2023, 18:00 PM
State minister’s success in sunflower farming
After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which has a huge impact on the global economy, has upset the whole world.
11 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Banana cultivation shows bright prospect
Agriculture in Tangail region has changed a lot in the last three decades.
6 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Sujon shines in pearl farming
According to researchers at Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BRFI), more than 150 pearl farmers in 90 upazilas under 41 districts of the country are currently engaged in cultivating about 6,00,000 oysters.
24 February 2023, 10:04 AM
More attention needed for the agriculture sector
The agriculture sector is one of the key economic pillars of Bangladesh. Just after liberation in 1971, its contribution to GDP was around 60 percent.
10 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Honourable president’s inspirational letter to a farmer
Five to six years back, farmer Rahimullah came all the way from Cox’s Bazar to meet me at my Channel i office. We spoke over lunch
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Let's make the cities green
According to the annual habitability report of UK's Economist Intelligence Unit, Dhaka stands at 139th position among 140 cities. After Dhaka, the war-torn city of Damascus in Syria stands at 140th position.
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Mobile application helps farmers practice farming in a modern way
Farmers are the closest to nature. They try to understand the language of nature by using their age-old indigenous experience. Based on which they try to organise their farming strategy. It is not flawless though. Sometimes they lose everything to nature's hostility as they face the harsh and adverse impacts of climate change. Even then, fighting against nature, farmers manage to grow crops for survival.
20 March 2019, 18:00 PM
'Organic village' of female farmers
This year's theme of International Women's Day -- “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change” aptly fits with the achievement of
6 March 2019, 18:33 PM
Diverse foreign cattle species in Bangladeshi farm
My deepest reverence to the language martyrs. Without them Bangla would not be our state language and we wouldn't have achieved the global recognition of Ekushey February (February 21) as International Mother Language Day.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Baukul boon for young farmer
In this country of six seasons, in the span of a couple years, autumn and winter are on the verge of extinction. Everyone of us are aware of it. From the early 80's onwards, I go to fields regularly.
6 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Country's first digital livestock management
In 2015, I was amazed when I visited De Marke, Netherlands. De Marke is a dairy research farm that researches and demonstrates
23 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Super food moringa
Dear readers, today I want to take you to Chuadanga Sadar. I went there to meet Kola Quader (Banana Quader), famous for his banana production. But, this Kola Quader has now turned into moringa or drumstick grower.
9 January 2019, 18:00 PM
A smart device may revolutionise fish farming in ponds
I remember when I used to tell farmers to do fish cultivation in ponds during the '80s, they used to get surprised. They used to reply, "What do you mean by fish cultivation, rice and jute can be cultivated." Farmers didn't use to think about cultivating anything else
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Bottle gourds take potato lands in Munshiganj
It is not possible to bring a change alone. But the change is to start from an individual level. And of course, the most difficult part is the start. I have tried to observe very closely the agricultural change in North Bangladesh after liberation.
12 December 2018, 18:00 PM
CIAME 2018: Machines to control farming
Wuhan is a populous city of the world's most populous country China. The capital city of Hubei Province, Wuhan, is apparently quiet and calm. I think, only in October, the city gets revived with a unique event.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Millionaire through cultivation of year-long mango
People who tasted the sweetness of mango know how great the fruit is. Emperor Akbar was once suffering from stomachache. The doctor advised the emperor to eat mango, which would heal the disease. It did indeed.
7 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Biogas plant: New door to possibilities
I grew up in Dhaka city, the city that I love most. My favourite city. During our childhood, Dhaka was so beautiful. I believe it was more beautiful than many other cities I travelled.
24 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi agro-products fall behind in UK market
In 2013, I went to one of the largest agro-product wholesale markets in Birmingham, UK. I was fascinated to see the huge quantities of agricultural products coming from different countries to the market.
10 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Good prospect in commercial net-house gerbera farming
A few days back, I watched a movie called 'Tulip Fever'. It showed the history and atmosphere of the Tulip Mania Period that took place in The Netherlands during the 17th century.
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Foreign vegetables boon for young farmer
In 2012, I read a report about the production of vegetables in India in The Times of India. At that time, a government project for exporting vegetables to Europe was running in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Protecting farmers from lightning
Dear readers, perhaps you may remember Haru Ghosh from Manik Bandopadhyay's novel 'Putulnacher Itikatha'. He was standing under a colossal banyan tree and lightning struck him. If he didn't stand right under the tree, rather 10-12 feet away, he probably could be alive. Haru stood right under the tree to save himself from the thunderbolt. But, he was undone.
29 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Returning to roots: Beyond borders
Dear readers, a few months back I went to USA's Westchester Tarrytown. It is an hour's drive from New York. The signboard, Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture was visible from the road. In fact, my destination was there. It is a private agricultural institution.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Seaweed door to blue economy
Dhaka University's Botany Professor Dr Abdul Aziz invited me to visit Cox's Bazar a few years back. I've been to Cox's Bazar many times. I asked him what new he would show me. He answered, "Come. I am waiting for you with something new." Two years later I could finally take the trip to Cox's Bazar. Although Dr Aziz wasn't there he made sure that I could see what he wanted me to.
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Mobile garden on auto-rickshaw roof
In the capital city of traffic jam, the green auto-rickshaw called CNG (read CNG-run auto-rickshaw) is one of the most common transports for middle class people.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM