Sheep

Photo: UNB
Agriculture

Lamb rearing transforms financial fate of girls in Rajshahi

A class-six student of Nobai Bottola Mission High School in Godagari upazila, Shefali Saren is also seen as very much devoted to the rearing since she was given two sheep in 2020

After a successful pilot in a collaboration with Heed Bangladesh, the cross-breeding of sheep is now taking place in 178 small farms in Dacope. Photo: Sadiqur Rahman
Panorama

How crossbred sheep can become the next 'cash animal'

New technology to develop antioxidant rich mutton
Videos

New technology to develop antioxidant rich mutton

Crowd of visitors watching fat-tailed sheep, known as Dumba, on Abdus Salam Khoka’s farm in Chupria village in Laskarpara area of Satkhira Sadar upazila. The farm, first of its kind in the district, often attracts 25-30 people a day. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Satkhira farmer’s fat-tailed sheep risk paying off

Currently, Meherpur has over 500 Garol farms. The farms produce 80,000 Garol sheep, a crossbreed of Indian and Bangladeshi varieties, annually. Photo: TBS
Economy

Fortune in Garol sheep for Meherpur farmers

Traders wait for customers at the Gabtoli cattle market in Dhaka North. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

Demand for small, medium cattle higher in Dhaka markets