Naogaon, Jan. 29 -- What started as an experiment in a single pond in Naogaon is emerging as a model for rural innovation, showing how careful management and mixed farming methods can redefine livelihoods in Bangladesh's remote districts.

Traditionally known for carp and other freshwater fish, Naogaon is witnessing the first successful cultivation of giant freshwater shrimp, or galda chingri, a species mostly farmed in Khulna, in the district's ponds.

Raju Sardar, a student and fish farmer in Dighirpar village of Sadar upazila, has drawn attention by integrating galda with carp species in his pond.

His approach, combining careful water monitoring, balanced feeding and regular pond maintenance, has encouraged other farmers to explore th...