Research & Development
Molecular Farming: A Technique to make Plants into Factory
Molecular farming (also known as bio-pharming) is characterized as the production of proteins or other metabolites that are extremely important as medicine or to industry.
Combating Flood: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Accentuates Alternative Seedbeds to Recoup Losses
Recent flood has made life challenging in different affected communities of the country. Regular farming is also hindered. It has become problematic to prepare traditional seedbeds
Resistant Variety Development of Potato through Genetic Transformation
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is known as one of the most sensitive crops in respect to disease infestation, resulting in a large negative impact on yield and tuber quality in Bangladesh. Among all potato diseases, Late Blight (LB) ensued by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, causes serious crop damage followed by yield reduction. Usually, farmers are applying excessive fungicide or altering agronomic practices for controlling this
Minimizing Poultry Productivity Loss from Bird Flu (H9N2 Vaccine)
Avian Influenza (AI) is one of the most devastating viral diseases in the poultry industry. In recent years widespread outbreaks of H9N2 infections in poultry have been reported throughout the world. In Bangladesh, LPAIVs of subtype H9N2 co-circulate simultaneously with highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) of subtype H5N1 in commercial and backyard poultry. Since 2009, H9N2 has been the predominant avian influenza virus (AIV) subtype
High Precision Combine Harvester can bring Only Profitable Harvesting
The human labor-based harvesting model in our country has at least three significant drawbacks: slower operational speed, increasingly higher wages, and more crop wastage leading to costlier inefficiencies.
COVID-19 and Beyond: Navigating through Hurdles for Food Security
As the impacts are still unfolding, the social and economic costs of COVID-19 will be enormous. Ongoing protectionist measures around the globe are affecting agriculture and food directly.
