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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.
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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.
AgrotechCameroon digital farm project: e-vouchers reached 35,000 smallholders
In June 2026 the World Bank reported that 35,000 smallholders in Cameroon were obtaining improved seed and fertilizer through the e-voucher system of PATNUC, a project it backs, while a national challenge matched agritech startups with farmer groups.
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Contractor Accused of Occupying Fruit Orchard to Store Bricks and Rubble
A landowner in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, accuses a contracting firm of using his fruit orchard for four months without permission to store bricks and rubble and run heavy machinery.
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Trains Farmers in Sack Ginger and Onion Technology
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University's outreach department trained marginal farmers in Keraniganj to grow ginger in sacks and produce onions with improved methods.
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Food at Risk of Radioactive Contamination, Minister Tells Parliament of Steps Taken
Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam told parliament that farm produce and food grains risk taking in tiny amounts of harmful radioactive elements, and that effective steps are being taken to control the risk.
AgrotechRobotic milking raised US dairy net returns by $3.15 per hundredweight, ERS finds
An analysis published on 9 June 2026 by USDA's Economic Research Service found that American dairies using robotic milking earned net returns $3.15 per hundredweight of milk higher, on average, than dairies that had not adopted it.
FruitsBangladesh's Tk 13,000 crore mango market exports less than Tk 100 crore
Bangladesh's domestic mango market was estimated at Tk 13,000 crore, yet the country exported only 2,194 tonnes in 2025, earning under Tk 100 crore. In June 2026 exporters blamed steep air freight and gaps in quality production.
AgrotechRobots milked 6 percent of US milk in 2021, with midsized dairies leading
Cows milked by robots produced 6 percent of U.S. milk in 2021, up from 4 percent in 2016, USDA's Economic Research Service reported. Thirteen percent of dairies with 150 to 499 cows used the technology, more than either smaller or larger farms.
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Can Eating Apple Seeds Really Poison You?
Apple seeds contain amygdalin, which can release cyanide, but the amount in a few seeds poses no real risk to people eating apples.
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Carbon Technology in Agriculture: A New Horizon
Carbon-smart agriculture uses spray drones, AI, weather forecasts and IoT soil analysis to cut emissions, inputs and costs while raising output.
AgrotechRobotic milking cuts dairy labour costs, but the saving depends on herd size
Small dairies with robots valued their unpaid family labour at $5.30 per hundredweight against $9.22 without, while midsized adopters paid $1.17 per hundredweight for hired labour against $2.10.
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Toxic E-Waste Threatens the Environment, Agriculture and Human Life
Heavy metals from discarded electronics are seeping into farmland, water and the food chain, and the writer calls for recycling and safe disposal, including of farm sensors.