Maintaining appropriate dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in aquaculture ponds is critical for adequate fish production. Fish farmers must concentrate on maintaining required amounts of dissolved oxygen in the pond which is between 5 and 10 ppm. Fish production in pond aquaculture has been increased more than 10 times during the »
Agricultural research and development in Bangladesh have been mostly led by public institutions. The success of these institutions, especially in variety development, plant and animal breeding, and biotechnological interventions, is remarkable. For example, both biotic and abiotic stress-tolerant crop varieties are developed which can perform better against diseases, heat, drought, »
Bonded Warehousing is a facility that has been provided exclusively to the export-oriented industries by the National Board of Revenue (NBR). These specialized warehouses facilitate the import of inputs or raw materials as well as packaging items without paying any duty or taxes for a wide range of industries. Now, »
We need to build post-harvest capacity to reduce the losses of our farmers. For that, we need to promote efficient harvesting techniques, storage, and transportation facilities. With enhanced post-harvest capacity, farmers will be better positioned for bargaining a fair price and increase their incomes. This will help intermediaries and other »
Economic realities, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have forced many people to return to the rural communities from our cities as well as from abroad. The problems associated with this ‘reverse migration’ can be turned into opportunities if we can engage these people in local economic activities quickly. The »
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a disease of cattle, is characterized by nodules on the skin and other parts of the body. It is caused by the Lumpy Skin Disease Virus (LSDV) which belongs to the genus Capripoxvirus of the family Poxviridae. LSD’s morbidity rates vary between 10 to 20% »
In Bangladesh most of the potatoes have relatively lower dry matter (e.g., 18-19% for the popular Diamant variety). Moreover, the most popular varieties in Bangladesh are susceptible to diseases like late blight, scab and potato viruses which results in increased production cost. To address the above-mentioned issues, ACI Seed »
The domestic corn market is growing due to increased demand driven by changing food habits of our people, animal feed, and the variety of its uses within agro-processing industries. As the crop generates a higher return, the scope of increasing production is also bigger. However, our farmers still use manual »
The demand for wheat is in the uptrend as the country’s daily consumption of the cereal has gone up from 72 grams in fiscal 2014-15 to 125 grams at present (source: Directorate General of Food, Bangladesh). The increased demand is due to the changing food habits, daily domestic consumption »
The export-oriented shrimp industry of Bangladesh is facing turbulence as the quantity and value of exports declined for consecutive years at a stretch. A strong reason behind this is the rise of cheaper vannamei shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) produced and supplied by other countries. Now we need to reposition our Black »
Fruit orchard is a growing trend in the agricultural landscape in Bangladesh. Remarkably, our fruit production increased from 87.86 lakh tons in 2006-07, to 1.21 crore tons in 2017-18 attaining 37.71% growth (Source: The Daily Star, 21 May 2019). However, the interaction of plant, soil, and environment »
