Crops
Rajshahi Mango Growers Caught Out at Season's End
With transport halted by the student movement and curfew, large quantities of mangoes ripened and rotted on the trees in the Rajshahi region at the end of the season.
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Agribusiness
Agribusiness
Make Mawa Ghat-Style Hilsa Tail Bharta at Home
A recipe for hilsa tail bharta, the mashed dish people flock to Mawa Ghat to eat, made at home from fried hilsa tails.
Crops
Golden Dreams of the Golden Fibre in Farmers' Eyes
Jute cultivation has increased in Sharsha upazila of Jashore, where farmers expect good yields and profits thanks to suitable soil, low costs and government support.
Crops
Paddy Prices Are Higher, but Fertiliser and Pesticide Costs Hit Farmers
Boro paddy is selling for more than last season in Dinajpur, but rising fertiliser, pesticide and irrigation costs have pushed farmers on leased land into losses.
Crops
Farmers Sell Lakhs of Taka Worth of Mukhi Kochu in Sharsha
At Basabari in Sharsha upazila, Jashore's biggest wholesale market for mukhi kochu, farmers sell lakhs of taka worth of taro every day directly to traders.
Agribusiness
How to tell a fresh hilsa
Hilsa becomes easy to find in the monsoon, but many shoppers are cheated into paying high prices for stale fish; a few simple checks help.
Crops
Calf Trading Booms at Pabna Cattle Markets After Eid
Pabna's cattle markets are busy with calf sales after Eid-ul-Azha, but buyers say high feed and medicine costs leave little profit.
Crops
The Nutrition You Get From Eating Jamrul
Jamrul looks attractive but is not very sweet and is seldom sold, yet the fruit is rich in water, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre.
Crops
Guava Yield Down in Jhalakathi, Farmers Hope for a Fair Price
Heat and a lack of rain have cut the guava crop in Jhalakathi, and farmers are pinning their hopes on a fair price when the fruit reaches market in 15 days.
Fruits
Mango Sapling Priced at Tk 50,000 at Faridpur Tree Fair
A fruit-laden Thai Chiang Mai mango sapling priced at Tk 50,000 has become the talk of the tree fair in Faridpur.
Fruits
Ripon Pays for His Studies by Selling Fruit on the Street
Md Ripon Mia sells fruit from a van beside Kalighat Road in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, and has paid for his own education from class six onwards.
Crops
Raihan Succeeds With a Hobby Farm of Colourful Fish in His Courtyard
A young Nilphamari entrepreneur who bought 10 guppies on a whim during the pandemic now runs an ornamental fish farm worth Tk 4-5 lakh.
Crops
Foreign fruit prices stay high in peak local season, none below Tk 250
Imported fruits such as apples, oranges and malta still cost at least Tk 250 a kg in Dhaka, even in the peak season for local fruit.