Currently shaping a large part of the development and humanitarian agenda the concept of resilience has been embraced by a large number of donors, development agencies, and international NGOs. As a consequence, an increasing number of development interventions that aim at strengthening the resili...
Béné, Christophe
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Chowdhury, Fahim S.
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Rashid, Mamun
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Dhali, Sabbir A.
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Jahan, Ferdous
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[Squaring the Circle Reconciling the Need for Rigor with the Reality on the Ground in Resilience Impact Assessment]
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Squaring the Circle Reconciling the Need for Rigor with the Reality on the Ground in Resilience Impact Assessment
A total of 100 ISA-Vedette, 100 Arbor Acres and 1000 Hybro fast growing broiler chicks were divided in to 5 replications having 20 chicks in each, reared up to 42 days of age to select the suitable broiler strain of better profitability and meat yield traits. A total of 30 representative male and...
Sarker, M. S. K.
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Islam, M.A.
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Ahmed, S.U.
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Alam, J.
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[Profitability and meat yield traits of different fast growing Broiler Strains in winter]
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Profitability and meat yield traits of different fast growing Broiler Strains in winter
North Bengal Grey (NBG) cattle are an important indigenous cattle genetic resource found mainly in the northern part of Bangladesh. The study was undertaken at Bogra district. The physical and morphological characteristics, and Kahalu Upazila (sub-district) in the Bogra district. The physical and...
Al-Amin, M
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Nahar, A.
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Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H.
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Faruque, M.O.
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[On-farm characterization and present status of North Bengal Grey (NBG) cattle in Bangladesh]
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On-farm characterization and present status of North Bengal Grey (NBG) cattle in Bangladesh
Aquaculture is widely held to contribute to poverty reduction and food security in the Global South, but robust evidence is limited. Using nationally representative data from Bangladesh, this study analyses changes in fish consumption from 2000 to 2010. Rapid expansion of commercial aquaculture p...
Toufique, K.A.
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Belton, B.
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[Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh]
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Is aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh
Ahmed, M.S.
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Bashar, M.K.
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Wazuddin, M.
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Shamsuddin, A.K.M.
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[Morpho-physicochemical study of Jesso-balam Rice (Oryza sativa L.) accessions of Bangladesh]
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Morpho-physicochemical study of Jesso-balam Rice (Oryza sativa L.) accessions of Bangladesh
The study was conducted to investigate genetic variability among 113 aromatic and fine local rice genotypes of which five were exotic in origin. The test genotypes were evaluated for 19 growth traits, yield components, and yield. All the quantitative traits varied significantly among the test gen...
Islam, M. Z.
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Khalequzzaman, M.
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Bashar, Khairul
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Ivy, N.A.
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Haque, M.M.
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Mian, M. A. K.
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[Variability assessment of aromatic and fine rice germplasm in Bangladesh based on quantitative traits]
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Variability assessment of aromatic and fine rice germplasm in Bangladesh based on quantitative traits
An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of introgressing autosomal recessive dwarf gene (adw) from Bangladeshi indigenous (deshi) dwarf (DD) chicken to Rhode Island Red (RIR), White Leghorn (WLH) and Fayoumi (FO) on body weight and egg production. Deshi normal (DN), DD, RIR, WLH and FO w...
Yeasmin, T.
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Howlider, M.A.R.
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Ahammad, M.U.
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[Effect of introgressing dwarf gene from Bangladeshi indigenous to exotic breeds on egg production]
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Effect of introgressing dwarf gene from Bangladeshi indigenous to exotic breeds on egg production
Besides India, there are a few other countries like Mexico, Spain, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China which also make intensive use of groundwater. This highlight reviews groundwater institutions and policies in these countries, with a special focus on the interlinkages between energy and groundwater...
Mukherji, Aditi
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Shah, Tushaar
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[A review of international experience in managing energy irrigation nexus.]
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A review of international experience in managing energy irrigation nexus.
In Bangladesh, a science based systematically organized pragmatic breeding policy has never been formulated and adopted. In breeding research and development projects, perspectives of stakeholders like researchers, extension agents and farmers on criteria for selection of breeds for adaptation in...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Husain, S.S.
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Islam, S.M.F.
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Amin, M.R
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Khandaker, M.A.M.Y.
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Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H.
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Ali, S.Z.
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Faruque, O.
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[Stakeholder perspectives on breeding strategy and choice of breeds for livestock development in Bangladesh]
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Stakeholder perspectives on breeding strategy and choice of breeds for livestock development in Bangladesh
The costs, returns, and profitability of dairy farming under the livestock credit programme of the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) were assessed. The amount of loan disbursed and its repayment were also examined. Data for the year 1997-98 were obtained from a total of 40 dairy farms (consisting of...
Mian, M.R.U.
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Halim, M.A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Economics of dairy farming under livestock credit programme of BKB in a selected area of Mymensingh District]
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Economics of dairy farming under livestock credit programme of BKB in a selected area of Mymensingh District