Vegetables
How to Remove Pesticides from Fruit and Vegetables
On National Safe Food Day, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority guidance shows how washing and preparing produce correctly can cut much of the pesticide risk.
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Agribusiness
Crops
Satkhira Farmers Turn to Early Boro Rice to Beat Salinity
Satkhira's coastal farmers are sowing boro early and using salt-tolerant varieties to beat rising salinity, but higher input costs have them worried.
Crops
Demand for Latakasturi Plants Rises in Chapainawabganj, Selling at High Prices
Demand for latakasturi plants has risen sharply in Chapainawabganj, where sugarcane growers use them to clean cane juice while making jaggery.
Flowers
Bumper Mustard Yield Hoped for in Narayanganj
Farmers in Narayanganj hope for a bumper mustard harvest this season as fields bloom across Araihazar, Bandar and Sonargaon.
Crops
Jujube Farming Boosts Output and Market Demand in Magura
Growing interest in Balsundari, Apple and Kashmiri jujube varieties is lifting output and demand in Magura Sadar upazila.
Crops
Farm Loan Disbursement Up 29 Percent in First Half of Fiscal Year
Banks' agricultural loan disbursement rose 29 percent to Tk 21,000 crore in the first six months of the 2025-26 fiscal year.
Crops
Gabtoli Wholesale Flower Market Opens
A permanent wholesale flower market has opened on the embankment at Gabtoli in the capital.
Fruits
Boroi, a Remarkable Seasonal Gift for Health
The sweet-and-sour boroi, or jujube, is packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre that nutritionists say benefit the body.
Agribusiness
An Easy Recipe for Pea Kebabs
Fresh winter peas can be blended and spiced into light, tasty kebabs for an evening snack.
Fruits
Satkhira's 'Boroi' Revolution: Tk 160 Crore Trade Expected
Boroi farming on 846 hectares in coastal Satkhira is expected to generate more than Tk 160 crore, though growers lack storage and a local wholesale market.
Vegetables
Lalmonirhat Potato Farming Exceeds Target, Prices Worry Farmers
Lalmonirhat farmers have had a bumper early potato crop, but a glut of old cold-stored potatoes is keeping prices low.
Vegetables
Enjoy Vegetable Lollies While Winter Lasts
Crisp vegetable lollies are a fun way to serve winter vegetables, especially to children tired of the usual curries.
Crops
Government Backs Rice Imports, Farmers Fear Losses
With aman rice arriving in markets and government stocks at a record high, the government is opening the door to private rice imports, a move critics say helps traders at the expense of farmers.