By Protima Rani from Satkhira The people in the coast generally depend on agriculture for their livelihood. The farmers of the area produce rice, vegetable and other crops to earn their livelihood. But the unplanned shrimp cultivation that seeps the saline water into the cultivable land and frequent climate induced disasters have somehow disrupted their […]
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By Shimul Biswas from Manikgonj If proper support, facilitation and guidance is given to farmer Swapan Roy of Manikgonj his house could turn to an agroecological learning center. Swapan Roy (48) a farmer of Kasta village of Manikgonj district has been practicing sustainable agriculture for a long time. Actually, agriculture is the only source
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Abul Kalam Azad from Shyamnagar Satkhira A farmer’s-led on-farm participatory research involving seven native cultivars of stem amaranth has been in progress since November 2023. The trial is taking place in the courtyard of a farm in the south-western coastal area of Dhumghat village, located in Sahymnagar upazila under Satkhira district. The primary objective
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Sattaranjan Saha from Horirampur, Manikganj ‘You probably never heard of Garjon till (Niger seeds, Guizotia Abyssinica Coss) because this is among the crops that are neglected and underutilized and thus, it is on the verge of being forgotten.’ Said Md. Mojnu Bapari, of Andarmanik village in Horirampur of manikganj “Back in 12 years, I
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By Monika Paik from Satkhira Where there is a will, there is a way Madhobi Rani (29) a woman farmer in south-western coastal Bangladesh believed in this truth and pursued it diligently. She lives in Burigoalini village in the Satkhira District of Bangladesh. Her husband Nimai Gain, who worked as a farm labour, has been
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Happy Roy from Netrokona The rural communities, particularly women lead a very simple life and become contented with two meals a day. They are happy to share and exchange things with their neighbors and chat with them during their leisure times. They also share happiness and sorrow with neighbors, exchange of various materials, cooperation,
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