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Among the World's Top Fruit Producers, but Processing Stalls
Bangladesh ranks among the world's leading fruit producers, yet processes less than 2 per cent of its fruit while other top producers process half or more.
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Agribusiness
Vegetables
Affordable Small Cold Storage Could End the Waste of Farmers' Sweat and Dreams
Small, 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.
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Fruit Processing: A Market of Promise, a Shortfall in Preparation
Bangladesh grows fruit on a world scale but lacks the storage, processing and export systems to profit from it, argues a BARI postharvest scientist.
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Bangladesh Sets an Example in Fruit Production and Growth
Bangladesh's fruit output has risen from about one crore tonnes to more than 1.5 crore tonnes in a decade, making it one of the world's top 10 tropical fruit producers.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Output Rises on Paper, but Fishermen See Scarcity
Government figures report steady hilsa production, but fishermen, wholesalers and traders in Chandpur say the fish is disappearing from the rivers.
Fruits
The World's 10 Most Expensive Fruits
Perfect shape, special taste, limited production and auction culture, especially in Japan, push the prices of some fruits into thousands of dollars.
Fruits
Fruit Processors Get Training but Not Enough Machinery Support
Fruit processing entrepreneurs say training is available but modern drying, processing and packaging machinery and technical support are not, so many learn from YouTube.
Fruits
Banks in Four Districts to Open on Saturdays for Mango Traders
Bangladesh Bank has ordered banks near mango markets in greater Rajshahi to open on Saturdays, the weekly holiday, during the mango season.
Fruits
The Dhaka Market Where Fruit Sells at Half Price
A pavement market in front of Ahsan Manzil in Old Dhaka has sold slightly damaged fruit at about half the usual price for nearly 30 years.
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GI Status for 14 Bangladeshi Fruits Brings New Hope for Branding and Economy
Fourteen of the 64 Bangladeshi products with geographical indication status are fruits, most of them mangoes, opening the way to origin-based branding.
Fruits
Lack of Technology Keeps Watermelon Off the Market Most of the Year
Barishal 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.
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Fruit Exports Lift Afghanistan's Economy as Pomegranates and Grapes Shine
Afghanistan's fresh and dried fruit exports have grown markedly, led by Kandahar pomegranates and grapes, official figures for 2025 show.
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Foreign Fruits Grown at Home Are Winning Over Bangladesh
Fruits such as dragon fruit, strawberry, rambutan and avocado, once rare and costly in Bangladesh, are now grown at home, cheaper and increasingly popular.