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A crab farmer in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, in a Prothom Alo report
Agriculture & farmingCox's Bazar
To escape the disease risk that kills shrimp fry, this farmer turned a 100-decimal gher over to crab. The 1,700 fry released in May at 2 taka each are expected to reach 350-700 grams by December, when crab sells at 500-1,200 taka a kg.
A young shrimp farmer in Bagerhat, in a Dhaka Post report
Agriculture & farmingBagerhat
He started shrimp farming on 60 decimals in 2017 while still studying. The first year made a profit, which went straight into a second gher; fish prices then fell, feed prices rose, and three straight years of losses followed.
A biofloc fish farmer in Thakurgaon, in a Dhaka Post report
Agriculture & farmingThakurgaon
Two tanks, tarpaulin, fingerlings and electrical gear cost about 400,000 taka. Two stocking rounds took 180,000 taka of fish, and only 60,000 taka worth was ever sold.
An award-winning fish and livestock farmer in Ishwardi, Pabna, in a Prothom Alo report
Agriculture & farmingPabna
This farmer, decorated with national awards in 2010 and 2011, ran over 50 bighas of fish ponds, 200 cattle and 5,000 chickens. Caught in bank loans from 2012, he now has 11 cases against him and his house and farm are up for auction.
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