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Volume 01 Issue 46 March 2016

Fisharbour - country’s first safefish outletFish is one of the common dishes for meal inalmost every household in Bangladesh. It is a partand parcel of our cuisine. Historically we are fond

of fish as a nation. Moreover, Bangladesh's fishproduction has almost doubled in just over adecade, as fish farming becomes even more popu-lar. However, Bangladesh’s farmed fish marketfaces multi-faceted challenges. Besides, consum-ers are now highly cautious about the quality of fishfarming inputs. Consumers also prefer hygienicmarketplaces for fish. Keeping these in mind, ACI

Agrolink Ltd established a fish outlet called Fishar-bour at Mohammadpur, Dhaka. The starting pointof Fisharbour was a discussion of these issues withKatalyst as part of its interventions in agriculturethrough the Katalyst Innovation Fund. A new busi-ness idea, which provides safe and healthy fish tothe customers, was developed subsequently. Kata-lyst Innovation Fund (KIF) is providing co-fundingand technical support to ACI Agrolink Ltd. in order

to establish and promote an efficient distributionchannel for safe and healthy fish. Now, Fisharbouris Bangladesh’s first fish outlet that provides guar-

anteed safe fish to its customers. ACI is one of the largest agro-input sellers in Bang-ladesh right now. ACI also creates market linkagefor trained farmers through innovative businessmodels like Fisharbour. Fare price and timelypayment has been ensured by integrating bankingand mobile banking channels for our fish farmers,which is another innovative approach for this initia-tive. Besides ensuring wealth creation and sustain-able forward market linkage for farmers, Fishar-bour would create a new dimension for safer foodin our country.

Dr. F H AnsareyExecutive Director ACI Agribusiness


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Contents

Improvement of traditional rice cultivars throughappropriate breeding technique

n Bangladesh, nearly 80 per centof crop land is planted

to rice producing about 35 million tons.

On 2 February 2016, ACI Animal Health launchedK-Pain® Vet – Bolus/Injection.

The International Peanut GenomeInitiative (IPGI), including researchersfrom the University of Georgia andthe International Crops ResearchInstitute for the Semi-AridTropics (ICRISAT),

IRRI-ACI tie up to modernize rice production

K-Pain® Vet – Bolus/Injection

Genome Sequence of CultivatedGroundnut Completed

EDITORIAL BOARD

Advisory Editor Prof. Lutfur Rahman

Advisor, ACI Agribusiness

MembersMohammad Muhebbullah Ibne Hoque

Assistant PDS Manager ACI Seed

Yusuf AlamProduct Manager

ACI Fertilizer

Shahnaz SultanaService Coordination Executive

ACI Motors

Abrar Shahriyar MridhaSr. Executive

ACI Agrolink

Adeeba RaihanResearch Specialist

Advanced Seed Research& Biotech Centre

Editor Md. HarisHead of Marketing Services

ACI Animal Health

3 Biotech Corner 4 Innovation and New Products5 - 8 Events and Activities9 - 12 Agri-tech and Communication13 - 14 Readers’ Corner

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On 22 February 2016, The International RiceResearch Institute (IRRI) announced a partnership

with Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited, tobuild a state-of-the-art rice breeding program in

Bangladesh.


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Biotech Corner

Improvement of traditional rice cultivars throughappropriate breeding technique

The ASRBC of ACI took initiative in not only protectingsuch materials but also improve those for farming com-munity and market with specific traits leading to higheryields and acceptability using different plant breedingtechniques. Some of the techniques like; mass selectionfollowed by pure line selection having single seeddescent component and even hybridization to transferappropriate gene/s can produce enough breeding mate-rials of future importance. Even though these techniques

requires more space and time and appears to be costly,but still pure genotypes for the desired trait can bederived and released as cultivar with much ease. In caseof pure line seeds from each selection are harvestedindividually and single progeny rows are grown.Selected progenies are also harvested individually. Afterthis process is repeated for 4-6 rounds, most desiredline having homogenous population is registered asvariety One of the main disadvantages of this method isthe loss of genetic variation from the population, but thiscan be improved again with directed hybridizations.The ASRBC under the supervision of Dr. M A Salam,

Chief Rice Breeding Consultant has registered one suchvariety “ACI Dhan 101”, an “awnless” Jeerashail givinghigher yield. The support of Ms Adeeba Raihan in gettingthis write up is highly acknowledged. .

Prof. Lutfur Rahman Advisor, ACI Agribusiness & Head of Advanced SeedResearch & Biotech Centre

In Bangladesh, nearly 80 per cent of crop land is plantedto rice producing about 35 million tons. Bangladesh hashad a rich treasure of land races and indigenous/ tradi-tional rice cultivars. However, with the advent of highyielding varieties having short stature and high fertilizerand irrigation responsive varieties of modern rice, farm-ers gradually abandoned cultivation of indigenous varie-ties. Most of the indigenous cultivars and landraces thatendured generations and centuries are now extinct and

those still survive remain threatened. Farmers growtraditional rice only in areas where agro-ecologicalconditions are not favorable for growing HYVs. Thesetraditional cultivars are in fact selected out of thelandraces. Traditional cultivars are extremely popular inthe Southern Delta Region of the country, where land issubjected to seasonal flooding and remain inundatedJuly through October; hence rice cultivation is seriouslycompromised. The high yielding modern rice varietiesare dwarf to somewhat semi-dwarf, thus not suitable forgrowing in medium highland and medium lowlandsubject to inundation. Typically farmers in this regiongrow tall standard traditional cultivars such as Sada-mota, Lalmota, Moulata, Nakhuchimota, Dudhkalom,Bhojon, etc. In fact it has been reported that the traditionalcultivars work better in the tidal plains than the modernvarieties. The reason behind their low yield at the momentis mostly associated with farmers’ evolved productionpractices for growing indigenous varieties without givingmuch attention to the genetic yield potentials.

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Events and Activities

IRRI-ACI tie up to modernize rice productiontechnology-transfer program, partially financed by theUS Agency for International Development (USAID).In addition, ACI will deploy specific elite varieties devel-oped by IRRI that are suitable for Bangladesh agro-climatic conditions. A strong screening program, devel-oped by ACI with the help of IRRI specialists, will yield arobust pipeline of new elite varieties. ACI will be respon-sible for the market introduction of the best varieties.“The objective of this collaboration with ACI is to facili-tate higher rice yields, better quality, climate-change-tolerant varieties, and improved sustainability of riceproduction in Bangladesh”, IRRI Director GeneralMatthew Morell said while commenting on the partner-ship. “We are pleased to partner with IRRI, a recognizedleader in rice research and development, to address theneed to improve the lives of rice farmers through betterrice varieties and agricultural technologies, whichensure creating wealth for farmers,” said Dr. FH

Ansarey, Executive Director for ACI Agribusiness.

On 22 February 2016, The International Rice ResearchInstitute (IRRI) announced a partnership with AdvancedChemical Industries (ACI) Limited, to build a state-of-the-art rice breeding program in Bangladesh. Thepartnership will help improve the lives of rice farmersand boost rice production through supporting better ricevarieties and agricultural technologies. The collaborationwill also support a wide range of projects aimed to accel-erate genetic research and advanced breeding andproduct development for the Bangladesh rice ecosys-tem, the IRRI said. This agreement builds on thesuccessful partnership developed between the twoorganizations through the Hybrid Rice DevelopmentConsortium (HRDC), started in 2014, which is a public-private partnership that enhances the dissemination ofhybrid rice technology. HRDC, of which ACI has been amember since May 2014, was established at IRRI in2008. IRRI’s unique expertise and technology platformwill be available to ACI in the form of an intensive

Visit to PDS Trail Stations in Comilla and Jessoreshared his profound knowledge and great experiencesin seed sector development and expressed his kindgratitude to PDS team for conducting scientific trials for

product development. He also suggested for developingsome formats which will help to strengthen PDS activi-ties and gear up the business. BM-Seed met with trialfarmers discussing the steps needed to help the farmingsector for changing their livelihood. Dr. MohammadMuhebbullah Ibne Hoque, Assistant PDS Manageraccompanied him at Jessore.

On 13 and 17 February 2016, Business Manager-SeedMr. Sarder Ali Mortuza visited PDS Trial Stations atComilla and Jessore respectively. PDS Officers of

respective trial stations briefly discussed agronomicpractices and selection methods of different existing trialmaterial scientifically. They also discussed how data tobe recorded from the trial plot to evaluate yield perfor-mance for screening better crop varieties. PDS officersalso exchanged their experience and shared farmers’opinion about the existing products in the field. BM-Seed


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Balanced Fertilization: Extensive Promo under Partnership Projects

promote quality inputs among the farmers and traders indifferent areas of the country. ACI Fertilizer is workingwith the partners under different projects to promotebalanced fertilizer including organic fertilizer, micronutri-ents fertilizer and PGR products. ACI Fertilizer, as aleading brand in the market of these fertilizers, is helpingfarmers to take an informed decision through suchpromotional activities.

Increased Fruit Production unleashesnew Potentials

In February 2016, ACI Fertilizer conducted 22 RetailersTraining Program, 16 DAE Meeting, 118 Farmers Train-ing Program, 36 Farmers Campaign Program, 28 DemoPlot set up under 4 projects in 18 areas. The businessgrowth is over 30% on an average in the project areas.

As the largest integrator in agriculture inputs sector, ACIis working closely with several development agencies to

is increasing rapidly in Chittagong, Khagrachari, Ranga-mati and Bandarban areas. There is also a huge land is infallow condition. So there is a huge scope to increase thefruits cultivation and develop a potential market in the hillyareas. Considering the potentiality in fruits market, ACI

Fertilizer is promoting organic fertilizer, micro nutrientsfertilizer and PGR products – Bioferti, Color Win, BumperFolon, GA3 etc. for increasing fruits production as well asquality.

In February 2016, the Field Force of ACI Fertilizerconducted training programs for the farmers and retailerson fertilizer products’ application dose, methods and keybenefits targeting the fruit cultivators. The main programswere held in Chittagong, Khagrachari, Rajshahi and

Natore.The prime domestic locations for fruits’ cultivation areRajshahi, Chapai Nawabgonj, Natore and Pabna. Moreo-ver, the fruits especially mango, litchi, pineapple cultivation


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Training Program held for Fertilizer MarketPromoters at Kishorgonj

their job responsibility. Mr. Azharul Islam Fakir, AreaManager, Kishorgonj arranged the program at Sadar,Kishorgonj. Mr. Mustafizur Rahman Khan, RSM, DhakaZone; Mr. Yusuf Alam, Product Manager, ACI Fertilizergave their valuable speeches in the training session.

ACI Fertilizer arranged training program on new prod-ucts; like – NEB, Gypsar Plus, Fertimix, NPKS, ACI BFFertilizer etc. for the Market Promoters of Kishorgonjarea on 8 February 2016. The main discussion wasabout product knowledge; it’s promotional strategy in thefield. The Territory Officers were also trained up about

Launching program of ARIAKE3 in MymensinghExecutive of ACI Animal Health Mr. Shounak Tehjib andMr. Aftab Uddin Chowdhury, three Farm managers ofDOF and other twenty renowned aquaculture consult-ants and model farmers were present in this launchingprogram.

ARIAKE3 is a product designed for aquaculture. Afterscreening 3,500 strains isolated from marine environ-ments, we selected a useful bacterial strain with the abilityto adapt to environments. This product mainly consists of3 spore-forming strains and is safe for use in humans and

plants. Since spores are resistant to temperature anddryness, the product is very stable. When the spores arereleased into a farming environment, they grow vigorouslyand can bring about various effects.

On 22 February 2016, ACI Animal Health has launcheda new product (Japanese probiotics) named ARIAKE3for water management in aquaculture farm at Spandan,a conference hall of Mashkanda, Mymensingh where Mr.Minoru Maeda, Ph.D. Director of Kyushu Medical Co.Ltd., Japan, Rian Hernawan Nugrahina, Asst. Managerof Ariake Indonesia presents the technical session andMr. M. Bahanur Rahman, Ph.D. Professor of Depart-ment of Microbiology & Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricul-tural University was present as special guest. Mr. ZahirulHuque, Product Manager, Fisheries of ACI AnimalHealth presided over in this program. Mr. Ritish Panditowner of Relience Aqua Farms, Md. Abdul KadirTarafder owner of Sharnalata Agro Fisheries Ltd, MdSiam Faraji Director of Soudia Feeds Pvt. Ltd., Product


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ACI Agribusiness at EWU Agro-BiZ-Expo 2016pation of students, faculty members, other officials andguests, till the evening. The closing ceremony wasmarked by the speech of Begum Matia Chowdhury,

Agriculture Minister, Prof. Dr. Gowher Rizvi, Interna-tional Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister, and Mr. M. Anis-Ud-Dowla, Chairman of ACI Ltd. Agro-BiZ-Expo 2016was sponsored and powered by ACI Motors.

ACI Agribusiness have successfully participated in Agro-BiZ-Expo 2016 organized by Agro-IndustrializationClub, East West University on 3 February 2016 inDhaka. The day started with the inauguration ceremonychaired by Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, Chairperson,Board of Trustees & Founder Vice Chancellor of EastWest University and former governor of BangladeshBank. The day long program continued with the partici

FAEC 2015: The Quest for Next AgriEntrepreneur is Ending3 members each were selected for the final round. The3rd and final workshop of FAEC 2015 was held on 4thFebruary 2016. All the groups participated in this interac-tive workshop to develop better performance and skillsfor the finale. Now these 5 groups will compete in thefinal of this quest for Next Agri Entrepreneur.

ACI Agribusiness, as the largest integrator in agriculture,livestock and fisheries, is searching for the next agrientrepreneur through the Future Agri EntrepreneurContest 2015 (FAEC 2015). In February 2016, contest-ants of FAEC have gone through the last phase of thecontest. After the first three steps, 5 groups consisting of


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Agri-tech & Communication

Genome Sequence of Cultivated GroundnutCompleted

Scientists at Lancaster University, Rothamsted Research, andthe International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

(CIMMYT) have studied the naturally occurring plant enzymeRubisco to explore its ability to increase wheat yields. Theresearch team measured photosynthesis in 25 genotypes ofwheat, including wild relatives of bread wheat, and found thatvariation exists even among closely related genotypes. SuperiorRubisco enzymes for improving photosynthesis were identifiedfrom each genotype. The researchers found that two of the mostefficient were Rubisco from Aegilops cylindrica (jointed goat-grass) and Hordeum vulgare (barley), both showed promisingRubisco catalytic properties that could be explored to improvewheat photosynthesis and grain yield. It is suggested that incor-porating the new enzymes into wheat could increase photosyn-thesis by 20 percent under field conditions.

(Source: Crop Biotech Update, International Service for Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications. www.isaaa.org)

Naturally Occurring Plant Enzyme toIncrease Wheat Yields

The International Peanut Genome Initiative (IPGI), includingresearchers from the University of Georgia and the InternationalCrops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),has completed sequencing the ancestral genomes of groundnut.The groundnut that is grown today comes from the hybridizationof two wild species, Arachis duranensis (V14167, A-genomeancestor) and A. ipaensis (K30076, B-genome ancestor), culti-vated in South America. To map the groundnut's genome struc-ture, the researchers sequenced the two ancestral parents, andthe sequences provide researchers access to 96% of all ground-nut genes in their genomic context. A comparison of the DNAsequences of one of the wild species with the cultivated ground-nut showed that they are 99.96% identical.

"Improving groundnut varieties to be more drought, insect anddisease resistant using the genome sequence, can help farmersin developing nations produce more groundnuts with fewerpesticides and other chemicals and help these farmers feed theirfamilies and build more secure livelihoods," said Dr. RajeevVarshney, Research Program Director – Grain Legumes and

Director, Center of Excellence in Genomics at ICRISAT.(Source: Crop Biotech Update, International Service for Acquisition of

Agri-Biotech Applications. www.isaaa.org)


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Potatoes Wild with Calcium

Some herbicides are more effective when applied at noon com-pared to early morning or late evening applications, according todata from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Thestudy evaluated three protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) herbi-cides applied to glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth in soybeanplots at sunrise, noon and sunset. After 14 days, the noon applica-

tions on average performed 15-20 percent better than the sunriseapplications. The noon applications outperformed the sunset appli-cations by an average of approximately 10 percent.

"We're definitely getting better control when these herbicides areapplied in the middle part of the day," says Garret Montgomery, leadauthor and doctoral student with UT's Department of PlantSciences. PPO herbicides work by inhibiting an enzyme involved inchlorophyll production. Researchers explain that this family ofherbicides is significant to agricultural producers as it's the onlypost-emergence mode of action available for controllingglyphosate-resistant weeds in glyphosate-tolerant soybeans.Soybeans are Tennessee's top crop. The study's findings wereconsistent with earlier research performed by UTIA and otheruniversities on herbicides with different modes of action, likeglufosinate. In these earlier studies, tested herbicides were alsomost effective when applied at midday.

(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com)

Time of Day Can Impact Spray

Have you ever cut into a potato to find a dark spot or hollow part?Early research shows that these defects are likely the result ofcalcium deficiencies in the potato -- and that tuber calcium is geneti-cally linked to tuber quality. Neither consumers at grocery stores northe companies that make potato chips and fries want these lowcalcium defects. In addition to the cosmetic issues, these potatoesare more likely to rot.Most farmed varieties of potatoes have naturally low levels ofcalcium. So researchers at the USDA-ARS and University ofWisconsin-Madison, including Shelley Jansky, John Bamberg, andJiwan Palta looked to wild potatoes. Their purpose: to breed newpotato cultivars with high calcium levels. Many wild potato relativesare still present in South America. Their presence means growers'potato plants in that region often exchange genes with wild species."That's a way they continue to evolve as the climate changes or asdisease and pest patterns change," says Jansky. "But (in the UnitedStates), we have removed our potatoes from that environment. Wehave to breed new genes in from these wild relatives when we wantto improve our cultivars." These wild relatives are an invaluableresource for scientists across the country. "If you go down there anddrive along the roadside you can see these weedy, wild plants grow-ing along the roads and fields," says Jansky. "Whenever we havelooked for any trait in wild potato species, we have been able to findit." And so it was with searching for a high calcium potato. The teamfound a wild potato with almost seven times as much calcium as a

usual variety.(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com)

New research shows that PPO herbicides applied toglyphosate-resistant weeds like Palmer amaranth,exhibit better control when applied at midday comparedto early morning or early evening applications.Determining the optimal time of day to apply herbicideshas long-term implications for weed management.

Photo credit: Larry Steckel, courtesy UTIA


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Flowers Tone Down Iridescence for BeesIridescent flowers are never as dramatically rainbow-coloured as irides-cent beetles, birds or fish, but their petals produce the perfect signal forbees, according to a new study published today in Current Biology. Beesbuzzing around a garden, looking for nectar, need to be able to spotflower petals and recognise which coloured flowers are full of food forthem. Professor Beverley Glover from the University of Cambridge'sDepartment of Plant Sciences and Dr Heather Whitney from the Univer-sity of Bristol found that iridescence -- the shiny, colour-shifting effectseen on soap bubbles -- makes flower petals more obvious to bees, butthat too much iridescence confuses bees' ability to distinguish colours.

Whitney, Glover and their colleagues found that flowers use more subtle,or imperfect, iridescence on their petals, which doesn't interfere with thebees' ability to distinguish subtly different colours, such as differentshades of purple. Perfect iridescence, for example as found on the backof a CD, would make it more difficult for bees to distinguish betweensubtle colour variations and cause them to make mistakes in their flowerchoices. "In 2009 we showed that some flowers can be iridescent andthat bees can see that iridescence, but since then we have wonderedwhy floral iridescence is so much less striking than other examples ofiridescence in nature," says Glover. "We have now discovered that floraliridescence is a trade-off that makes flower detection by bumblebeeseasier, but won't interfere with their ability to recognise different colours."

Bees use 'search images', based on previously-visited flowers, toremember which coloured flowers are a good source of nectar.


Climate Targets Won't Be Met If We Eat This Way

Unless greenhouse gas emissions from food consumption are reducedsubstantially, EU climate targets will not be met, according to a newstudy from Swedish researchers. Currently accounting for about 25percent of greenhouse gas emissions, emissions from food and agricul-

ture need to be cut by about three-quarters by 2050 to meet the targets.Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and SP TechnicalResearch Institute of Sweden studied a range of measures for cuttingfood-related emissions. Besides reductions in beef and dairy consump-tion, they found that technology improvements will be crucial. Underfavorable conditions, better technology could cut these emissions by asmuch as 50 percent. "Emissions from manure storage can all but beeliminated if the facilities are covered and waste gases are flared, saysDavid Bryngelsson, lead author of the study. And emissions fromfertilizer production can largely be avoided by using the latest technol-ogy. However, far more ambitious climate policies for agriculture areneeded to make these technology improvements happen." The techno-

logical prospects for cattle are less promising, according to the research-ers. This is a critical finding, since cattle account for a very large share ofthe emissions. The study therefore concludes that reductions in beefconsumption are necessary for meeting the climate targets.


Each brick represents 10 kilos of carbon dioxideemissions per kilo of protein, equaling 200 kilos forbeef, 30 for pork and 10 for poultry.

Photo credit: Christian Löwhagen

Bee on non-iridescent flower.

Photo credit: Edwige Moyroud


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Freshwater Biodiversity Impacts Food SecurityInland freshwaters with a greater variety of fish species (biodiversity)have higher-yielding and less variable fisheries according to a new studyfrom the University of Southampton and the International Union forConservation of Nature (IUCN). At least two billion people dependdirectly on inland freshwaters, such as lakes, rivers and wetlands, for theprovision of food. However, despite thousands of freshwater speciescontributing to food security, the relationship between biodiversity andyield remains poorly understood.Using datasets from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAO) and IUCN covering 100 countries in Africa, Europe andparts of Asia, researchers from the University of Southampton have

conducted the first large-scale test of the impact of freshwater biodiver-sity on fishery yields and the variability of yield over time. After taking intoaccount other factors that would be expected to have an effect on yield,such as fishing effort, the size of lakes, and temperature and precipita-tion, they found that those fisheries with a higher number of species arealso producing higher yields. In addition, they showed that in parts of theworld where there was a higher number of fish species there was alsomore stability in the yield year on year. Countries with the strongestrelationship included Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vietnamand Thailand.(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com)

Bangladeshi shrimp farming gets app-savvy

The quick reading codes (QRC) app is helping consumers of shrimpsfarmed in Bangladesh to trace the antecedents of what they are eating.Introduced to the farmers in southern Bangladesh by the researchorganisation WorldFish to enhance the safety of shrimp production andto make its marketing transparent, the QRC can trace all shrimp rightfrom the larva stage supplied to farmers. The QRC can be used incombination with another app, SourceTrace’s platform eServices Every-where (ESE), which can process and analyse data to offer traceabilitydetails throughout the production process — from hatchery to harvestand beyond. “The technology is used not only to give information aboutthe shrimp but also addresses safety concerns and some other vitalissues,” Main-Uddin Ahmad, owner of the MKA Hatchery in Cox’s Bazar,told SciDev.Net.

With a quick scan, consumers can learn the date of delivery, whetherbanned substances were used during the processing, if productioncomplied with bio-safety rules, was environment-friendly and avoidedusing child labour. Ahmad added, “The traceability technology is actuallyused to get first-hand feedback on the MKA post-larvae from farmers,other shrimp value chain actors and field staff, so it is possible to identifyimprovement opportunities for larger scale business.” The initiative,supported by USAID and implemented by WorldFish, will run for the firstfive months of 2016, with SourceTrace providing the technology. As theprogramme expands it will benefit some 200,000 shrimp farmers inBangladesh. Bangladesh earns around US$9mn from shrimp exportsannually, most of it to the European Union.

(Source: Far Eastern Agriculture, www.fareasternagriculture.com)

The initiative is aimed at reducing the cost of traceabilityand the cost of monitoring the production methods offarmers.

Photo Credit: Jinhokim/Pixabay


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Readers’ Corner

Believe it or not!

Calorie Chart

Food Type

CarrotCauliflower Cucumber

Green CabbageMushrooms

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Agro TipsFor the proper care of crops, we have to use pesticides in many cases. Practically, all pesticides are toxic to humans,animals, and nature. Therefore, great care should be taken in storing, using and disposing of them. For safe handlingof pesticides, the following simple precautions should be taken: Keep the insecticides in closed, properly labeled containers. Use the pesticides strictly according to the instructions and

recommended doses.

The containers containing pesticides should be stored in dry and cool place away from food and fodder, away from thereach of children and animals.

Persons handling pesticides should avoid the contact of the pesticides with their skin and inhalation of vapors or mists(by wearing rubber gloves and covering face with a suitable mask).

The operators should not smoke, eat or drink anything while applying pesticides. While spraying in open elds, the direc-tion of the wind should be kept in mind.

Fresh Fruits

Source: www.fda.gov

It takes 24 to 26 hours for a hen to produce an egg .

A honey bee can fly 15 miles per hour.

The banana plant can grow as high as 20 feet tall. That’s as big asa two-story house!

Almost a third of the world’s total land area is covered by forests .

If you ate a different kind of apple everyday, it wouldtake more than 19 years to eat each variety of applesgrown on earth!


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Sharing is caring!No soil? No problem. From Dhaka to Tokyo, vertical farms have been sprouting around the world,growing crops in places where traditional agriculture would have been impossible. Vertical farmsare multiple stories, often have a hydroponic system and some contain artificial lights to mimic thesun. These green hubs are attractive in a variety of ways since food can be produced with lesswater (since it just recirculates), creates less waste and takes up less space than traditional farm-ing, ultimately leaving a smaller footprint on the environment. Moreover, it can bring some aes-thetically pleasing looks!

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