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CropsBARI's Regional Horticulture Research Centre at Lebukhali, Patuakhali, is developing fruit and vegetable varieties suited to the south, producing seedlings and training farmers.
VegetablesThe Regional Agricultural Research Station at Akbarpur, Moulvibazar, has developed 11 fruit varieties since 1982 and is now adapting fruits, vegetables and oil crops to the region.
FruitsPeel, stems and fibre from jackfruit, long thrown away, can be made into plant-based vegan leather, a new opportunity for Bangladesh as one of the world's biggest jackfruit producers.
FruitsFruit peels and crop waste are being turned into premium vegan leather through biotechnology, a trend that could give Bangladesh's farmers and exporters new income.
FruitsGrowers in Ishwardi lose 25 to 30 percent of their litchi, worth Tk 200 to 225 crore, every year, and say modern technology, storage and a research lab could cut the loss.
FruitsThe Chapainawabganj Regional Horticulture Research Station has bred 16 mango varieties in 36 years; growers say only BARI Mango-4 caught on and call for a full mango research institute.
VegetablesSmall, low-cost cold stores that run on household power and use IoT control could sharply cut the 20 to 40 percent post-harvest losses of Bangladesh's fruit and vegetables.
FruitsFruit processing entrepreneurs say training is available but modern drying, processing and packaging machinery and technical support are not, so many learn from YouTube.
FruitsBarishal division produced 1,943,075 tonnes of watermelon, but experts say without storage and processing technology the fruit is wasted in season and missing the rest of the year.
CropsFive first-year alim students in Tangail have designed a recombinant DNA model to add a lentil gene to banana, raising its protein without changing its taste.
CropsSher-e-Bangla Agricultural University's outreach department trained marginal farmers in Keraniganj to grow ginger in sacks and produce onions with improved methods.
CropsCarbon-smart agriculture uses spray drones, AI, weather forecasts and IoT soil analysis to cut emissions, inputs and costs while raising output.
AgrotechHeavy metals from discarded electronics are seeping into farmland, water and the food chain, and the writer calls for recycling and safe disposal, including of farm sensors.
