Fruits
How to Make Raw Mango Pudding
With raw mangoes plentiful in the market, here is an easy recipe for a tasty raw mango pudding.
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Agribusiness
Agribusiness
Nahid Succeeds With Quail Farming in Patuakhali
A young man in Patuakhali who began keeping 16 quails as a hobby now runs a 3,200-bird commercial farm that is inspiring others to take up quail rearing.
Fruits
Gobindabhog Mangoes at Tk 120, Bombai Lychees at Tk 450 a Hundred
The first Satkhira mangoes and Ishwardi lychees have reached Dhaka's markets at high prices, with traders blaming heat and drought for a smaller lychee crop.
Fruits
Does Eating a Lot of Watermelon Really Make You Gain Weight?
A nutritionist explains whether watermelon causes weight gain, whether people with diabetes can eat it and how much to eat each day.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Double in a Year in Barishal
Hilsa prices in Barishal have doubled from a year ago as catches from rivers dry up amid low water and a heatwave.
Fruits
How to Tell Tree-Ripened Mangoes From Artificially Ripened Ones
Simple signs can help shoppers tell naturally ripened mangoes from those ripened with chemicals, which can carry serious health risks.
Crops
Stay Alert to Syndicates Over Mangoes, Says Agriculture Minister
The agriculture minister warned that a smaller mango crop in Rajshahi will push up prices and that syndicates must be watched.
Crops
Lychee Growers Downcast as Yields Collapse in Kishoreganj
A prolonged heatwave and hailstorms have slashed the lychee harvest in Mongolbaria, Kishoreganj's famous lychee village.
Fruits
Chuadanga Begins Marketing Three Mango Types Including Bombai
Mango marketing has begun in Chuadanga with the picking of Anti, Guti and Bombai mangoes under the district's mango calendar.
Crops
Where and When to Grow Cashew Nuts
Cashew, a fast-growing and drought-tolerant tropical crop, can be grown anywhere in Bangladesh but finds its best land in the hill districts such as Bandarban.
Crops
Harvest of All Guti Mangoes Begins Today in Rajshahi
Rajshahi's mango picking and marketing season opened on 15 May with guti mangoes, though the main Baneshwar market is expected to stay quiet until 25 May.
Crops
Selling Sunflower Oil Rather Than Seed Brings Bigger Profits
Farmers in Patuakhali who grow sunflower together and press their own oil are earning far more than in past years, with support from a local NGO.
Crops
Farmers Unable to Harvest Paddy as Labour Wages Soar
A labour shortage and daily wages of up to Tk 1,250 are keeping farmers in Parshuram, Feni, from harvesting ripe boro paddy on time while prices stay low.