ATN Bangla “Matir Subas” 22-Minute Documentary & BADC Gazipur Hydroponics Video Walkthrough
By Md. Mamunur Reza (Assistant Program Director, APCU-BADC PARTNER & PhD Fellow)
During 2018–2022 at the BADC Horticulture Development Center (HDC), Kashimpur, Gazipur, our modern controlled-environment agriculture facilities—spanning NFT and Dutch-bucket hydroponics, recirculating aquaponics, protected polyhouses, and micro-irrigation orchards—became a national demonstration hub featured extensively on major television networks, including the 22-minute ATN Bangla Matir Subas (মাটির সুবাস) documentary and our 15-minute comprehensive Hydroponics training film.
1. ATN Bangla “Matir Subas” (মাটির সুবাস) 22-Minute Special Episode on BADC Kashimpur HDC
In the special episode “বিএডিসি উদ্যান উন্নয়ন কেন্দ্র । BADC Horticulture Development Center | Matir Subas | ATN Bangla” (21 minutes 41 seconds), the ATN Bangla television crew documented our full spectrum of horticultural R&D, germplasm conservation, year-round seedling multiplication, and soilless cultivation trials at BADC Kashimpur:
বিএডিসি উদ্যান উন্নয়ন কেন্দ্র (BADC Horticulture Development Center) — Matir Subas | ATN Bangla
Full 22-minute broadcast feature by ATN Bangla exploring the BADC Kashimpur Horticulture Development Center, modern polyhouse vegetable production, exotic fruit mother-blocks, and soilless hydroponic systems.
Watch 22-Min Episode on YouTube2. Step-by-Step Hydroponic Nutrient Management (EC & pH) in Bengali
In both our 15-minute BADC Gazipur Hydroponics documentary (0Hnho493ejY) and our channel briefing on @mdmamunurreza7360 (YVyXyBApw-I), we provided hands-on guidance in Bengali for growers across Bangladesh:
- Balanced Stock Solutions (Solution A & Solution B): Preparing chelated iron, calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, and micronutrient stock solutions without precipitation.
- Daily EC & pH Monitoring: Maintaining root-zone pH between 5.8 and 6.5 and adjusting electrical conductivity (EC 1.5–2.5 dS/m) according to crop vegetative and fruiting stages.
- Root-Zone Oxygenation: Using automated timer-controlled circulation pumps and air stones to prevent root hypoxia in sub-tropical summer temperatures.
