Fruits
Jhalakathi's Floating Guava Market in Full Swing
Growers are selling guavas straight from their boats at Bhimruli's floating market as Jhalakathi's guava season peaks.
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Agribusiness
Agrotech
Can Technology Help Raise Paddy Prices?
With farmers unable to get a fair price for paddy, the government is considering the use of technology and rice exports.
Agribusiness
Some Unfulfilled Dreams of a Former Finance Minister Despite Many Achievements
On a train journey to Natore, former finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith spoke to Shykh Seraj about the budget, sport, culture and the dreams he has yet to fulfil.
Agribusiness
Hard Times for the Country's Salt Farmers
Salt farmers in Cox's Bazar are selling below production cost, putting about five million people who depend on salt farming in difficulty.
Agribusiness
Migratory Birds Hunted Freely in Moulvibazar
A Jago News investigation found migratory and native birds being hunted with poison bait and nets across Moulvibazar's haors and sold to resorts, hotels and the wealthy.
Crops
Rare Lesser Adjutant Stork Kept Tied Up
A rare, nearly extinct lesser adjutant has been kept tied up at a farmer's home in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, since 28 January.
Agribusiness
Tangail's Honey Goes Beyond the Country's Borders
Beekeepers in Tangail are profiting from honey collected in the district's mustard fields and selling it abroad, but they say they need government support.
Rooftop farmingRooftop Farming Turns Into a Farm Factory With Automated Aquaponics
A Mirpur rooftop of 2,000 square feet has become an automated, integrated aquaponics farm growing fish, fruit and vegetables together.
AgribusinessMoringa Brings New Prospects for Commercial Farming
In Chuadanga, farmer Abdul Kader has planted hundreds of moringa trees for their nutritious leaves, as commercial moringa growing begins in Bangladesh.
VegetablesBangladesh Falls Behind in the Vegetable Export Trade
Despite ranking third in vegetable production, Bangladesh still lags in exports, as quality and packaging problems keep it out of major UK wholesale markets.
FlowersWorld-Class Polynet Houses Bring Commercial Gerbera Farming to Bangladesh
In Bhaluka, Mymensingh, a private industrial group went from building polynet houses to marketing gerbera within a year, growing 12 varieties on 12 bighas.
Agribusiness"Village Super Market": A Dream Market for Farmers in Dumuria
Built under Solidaridad's SaFaL project, the Village Super Market in Dumuria, Khulna, is the country's first modern produce market designed to help farmers escape middlemen.
Agribusiness
After Cage Fish Farming, Chandpur's Sohel Finds Success With Turkeys
Sohel Miaji of Chandpur's Puran Bazar, known for floating-cage fish farming, has built a turkey flock of over 500 birds in seven months.