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Bangledesh Farming Hero

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Watch this video about Shykh Seraj, the Bangladesh farming hero, on HowStuffWorks. Farmers make up about 80 percent of the population in Bangladesh and almost everyone knows Shykh Seraj. See how farming technology works in this news video on Reuters.

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