Shykh Seraj
Encyclopedia
Shykh Seraj is a Bangladesh
i journalist
, media personality and agriculture development activist. Over the last three decades he has been working on agriculture
issues. At the end of 2009 he was awarded United Nations
FAO AH Boerma award for his outstanding development journalism in the field of agriculture.
With a population of 162,221,000, Bangladesh is a South Asian country where 80% of the people are farmers. Shykh Seraj highlights farmers, fairly ignored by the elite
s. His series features investigative documentaries and in-depth reporting which points out solutions to the various problems farmers have to face in the country. He visits remote areas, talks with farmers, films sufferings, finds out success stories, encourages young educated generations to engage in farming. He travels across developed countries, brings information, innovations related to modern agriculture and agro based business methods.
Today agriculture became compulsory news content for Bangladeshi print and electronic media
. Government
and public investor
s realized agriculture is the sector that could remove poverty
from Bangladesh. Shykh Seraj is the pioneer who brought agriculture to the news. He has been awarded Bangladeshi Government's Highest National Award ‘Ekushey Padak
’ in 1995. He received American Ashoka Fellowship as honor of his poverty elimination program through media. He is widely popular in Bangladesh for his TV show "Mati O Manush
" ( Men and Soil ).
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, media personality and agriculture development activist. Over the last three decades he has been working on agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
issues. At the end of 2009 he was awarded United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
FAO AH Boerma award for his outstanding development journalism in the field of agriculture.
With a population of 162,221,000, Bangladesh is a South Asian country where 80% of the people are farmers. Shykh Seraj highlights farmers, fairly ignored by the elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...
s. His series features investigative documentaries and in-depth reporting which points out solutions to the various problems farmers have to face in the country. He visits remote areas, talks with farmers, films sufferings, finds out success stories, encourages young educated generations to engage in farming. He travels across developed countries, brings information, innovations related to modern agriculture and agro based business methods.
Today agriculture became compulsory news content for Bangladeshi print and electronic media
Electronic media
Electronic media are media that use electronics or electromechanical energy for the end-user to access the content. This is in contrast to static media , which today are most often created electronically, but don't require electronics to be accessed by the end-user in the printed form...
. Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
and public investor
Investor
An investor is a party that makes an investment into one or more categories of assets --- equity, debt securities, real estate, currency, commodity, derivatives such as put and call options, etc...
s realized agriculture is the sector that could remove poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
from Bangladesh. Shykh Seraj is the pioneer who brought agriculture to the news. He has been awarded Bangladeshi Government's Highest National Award ‘Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...
’ in 1995. He received American Ashoka Fellowship as honor of his poverty elimination program through media. He is widely popular in Bangladesh for his TV show "Mati O Manush
Mati O Manush
Mati O Manush was a pioneering television programme in Bangladesh Television. Starting from the mid 1980s, it brought revolution to the agricultural sector of Bangladesh. It was hosted by Shykh Seraj....
" ( Men and Soil ).
External links
- shykhseraj.com, official website of shykh seraj
- An interview of Shykh Seraj with Voice of America.
- Friend and philosopher of farmers,An article about Shykh Siraj on Daily star
- Youth Asian TV's documentary on Shykh Seraj
- Agriculture and Farmer after the Strike of Cyclone Sidr, Write-up of Shykh seraj
- Successful Commercial Cultivation and Processing of Pineapple in Malaysia by Shykh Seraj