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Shrimp export growth slowing on weak demand

Shrimp exports are facing a slowdown in the wake of reduced demand for locally-grown black tiger shrimps in major markets. An increased supply of vannamei or white shrimps from other exporting countries and their reduced prices account for the slowdown. MDG : Bangladesh Shrimp industryBuyers are more interested in low-priced vannamei than in expensive black tiger shrimps, said Khan Habibur Rahman, deputy managing director of Lockpur Group, a leading seafood exporter, reports TheDailyStar. Shrimp exports rose 3.59 per cent year-on-year ...

APJ Kalam asks India, Bangladesh to promote jute    

Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam on Sunday asked India and Bangladesh to join hands to promote jute, saying their joint initiatives can eliminate plastic products from the world and benefit their economy. "Fortunately Bangladesh has a plant called jute while India has the industry for jute," he said while addressing the 110th founding anniversary celebration of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital. kalam-on-mcciKalam, also known as the Missile...

Judicious use of water in agriculture  stressed    

Water experts at a workshop here on Monday stressed the need for the judicious use of water in agriculture as its scarcity is growing in South Asia. They said farmers should be economic in using water and try to grow more crops with less water considering its emerging challenges, UNB reports. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) organised the regional workshop titled ‘Innovations for More Food with Less Water (MFLS)’ at Brac Centre Inn in the capital. water2-640Chaired b...

Fish farming loses tax privileges  

The National Board of Revenue yesterday withdrew tax privileges for fish farming to rein in tax-dodging by a section of dishonest taxpayers who allegedly shift income from other sources to fisheries to evade tax. The existing tax rate of 3 percent on income from fish cultivation will no longer be effective, the NBR said in a notice. Income from the sector will be subject to normal tax rates, it said. “It means the tax rate for companies involved in fish farming will be 35 percent. And individuals having income from fish cultivation will pay tax at normal rates depending on their income levels,” an NBR official said, asking not to be named, reports the Daily Star.

Possibility of agroforestry in Bangladesh

Imagine a forest that is not really a forest, but a multi-layered garden reaching up more than 10 meters. It produces more than 25 times as much income as the rice it usually replaces and forms a ‘canopy’ that provides a home for endangered plants and animals. It’s a dream, right? No. Such three-dimensional agroforestry farms already exist. And in Bangladesh, which has already lost more than 90 percent of its forests, these farms may offer a chance to buy time for what forest is left. What if the same land could grow more food, and at the same time create something that at least vaguely resembles a forest?

Algae company partners with Bangladesh fish feed venture

Algae company OriginOil is partnering with Algasol Renewables on a large-scale algae fish feed production venture. The company has developed in the past a Electro Water Separation (EWS), a high-speed, chemical-free process to clean up large quantities of water; and it is planning to provide the technology to the low-cost algae growth system from Algasol Renewables. fishThe integrated system will launch at Algasol’s new facilities in Bangladesh — a large-scale demonstration of micro-algae production for fish feed. “With our technology showcase in...
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