Fruits
Mango Picking Begins in Satkhira for the Season
Satkhira's deputy commissioner opened the district's mango harvest on 5 May under a calendar set by the administration.
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Agribusiness
Crops
Bumper Litchi Yield in Sonargaon, Orchard Owners Expect Profits
Litchi orchards in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj have produced a bumper crop, and owners are counting on good profits as sales begin.
Crops
Sweet Pumpkin Thrives on Teesta Sandbars, Farmers Happy With Yield
Farmers on the Teesta chars of Lalmonirhat have harvested a bumper crop of sweet pumpkin, though they say better marketing would bring bigger profits.
Fruits
Anti-Discrimination Students Seize a Truckload of Immature Mangoes
A truck carrying 400 crates of Gobindabhog mangoes ripened with chemicals was seized in Satkhira before the set marketing date, and the mangoes were destroyed.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Catch Stays Low as Supply of Other Fish Rises in Chandpur
Hilsa supply at Chandpur's Boro Station landing centre remains very low three days after a two-month fishing ban ended, while other river fish are plentiful.
Crops
Sesame Farming Grows in Jhalokati as Farmers Hope to Recover
Low costs, few diseases and good prices are drawing more farmers in Jhalokati to sesame, now grown on 396 hectares.
Fruits
Fruit Farming Turns Around Fortunes of Sylhet's Sirajul Islam
After failing in cattle, contracting and stone trading, Sirajul Islam Rekhon of Fenchuganj built a fruit orchard that now earns him about Tk 1.5 crore a year.
Fruits
Satkhira Mangoes to Reach Market from 5 May
Satkhira's district administration has fixed dates for picking and marketing mangoes, starting with early varieties on 5 May.
Fruits
Mango Calendar Troubles Satkhira Orchard Owners
Satkhira mango growers and traders say the district's harvest calendar ignores local differences in ripening and costs them money, while officials defend it.
Fruits
Chinese Ambassador Visits Mango Orchard in Chapainawabganj
China's ambassador in Dhaka, Yao Wen, visited a mango orchard in Chapainawabganj and gave assurance that the district's mangoes would be exported to China this year.
Agribusiness
Started with Tk 100, Sabuj Now at the Top with Bonsai
KM Sabuj began making bonsai from four tamarind seedlings bought for Tk 100 and, 29 years on, has about 20,000 bonsai of 450 species in progress at his Gazipur nursery.
Crops
Mung Bean Brings Smiles to Farmers in Jhalakathi
Jhalakathi has had a bumper mung bean crop this season, grown on about 400 hectares more than targeted, and farmers are getting good prices.
Crops
Oli Ullah Dreams of a Bangladesh Self-Reliant in Farm Machinery
Oli Ullah, a former day labourer, built Janata Engineering in Chuadanga into a maker of 40 types of farm machinery with annual sales of Tk 45 crore to 50 crore.