Vegetables
Farmers' Vegetables and Fruit Go to Waste Without Specialised Cold Storage
Farmers in Ishwardi, Pabna, have long demanded specialised cold storage so they are not forced to sell perishable vegetables and fruit cheaply in peak season.
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Colourful Watermelon and Vegetable Farming Grows in Rupsa
Farmers in Khulna's Rupsa upazila are overcoming salinity to grow off-season coloured watermelons and vegetables on the dykes of their fish enclosures.
Vegetables
Vapour Heat Treatment Plant at Gabtoli to Boost Mango and Vegetable Exports
The government has approved a Tk 27.06 crore project to build a vapour heat treatment plant at Gabtoli to extend mango shelf life and increase exports of mangoes and fresh vegetables.
Fruits
A Bundle of Jackfruit Leaves Sells for Tk 30 in Dhaka
Things left lying on village roads become goods for sale in Dhaka at Eid, when jackfruit leaves sell for Tk 30 a bundle as feed for sacrificial animals.
Fruits
Buyer Shortage at the South's Biggest Cattle Market in Jashore
Floods and other disasters have kept outside traders away from the Bagachra-Satmail market in Jashore, leaving farmers and traders facing losses.
Vegetables
Miscreants Cut Down 352 Malta Trees Under Cover of Night
Miscreants cut down 352 trees in farmer Mominur Rahman's six-bigha malta orchard at Kaliganj in Lalmonirhat, causing a loss he puts at over Tk 15 lakh.
Fruits
Apples and Malta on the Menu for 37-Maund 'Sultan'
A poor farmer in Rangpur's Kaunia is asking Tk 12 lakh for Sultan, a 37-maund bull whose diet includes apples and malta.
Fruits
Tree Fair Returns to Dhaka After Two Years, Indoor and Fruit Plants in Demand
Back after a two-year pandemic break, Dhaka's tree fair at Agargaon is drawing crowds, with fruit trees and indoor plants selling best.
Crops
Rajshahi Farmer Hopes to Sell Tk 1.5 Lakh of Papaya from 15 Katha
Rownaf Jahan, a 65-year-old farmer in Paba, Rajshahi, has planted a high-yielding local papaya on 15 katha and expects to sell Tk 1.5 lakh worth of fruit.
Vegetables
Banana Farming Spreads on Pond Banks in Sirajganj
Fish farmers in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj are turning empty pond banks into banana gardens, earning extra income alongside fish.
Crops
Farmers in Zajira Profit from Mulching
Plastic mulching, first tried by one cucumber grower in 2015, now covers about 200 acres of vegetables in Zajira upazila of Shariatpur, bringing farmers good profits.
Fruits
Abdul Wahab's Rooftop Garden Brings Calm to a Concrete City
A retired Janata Bank officer in Mymensingh has filled his roof with over 600 fruit, flower and medicinal plants.
Vegetables
Thakurgaon Farmer Amirul Surprises Neighbours by Growing 11 Crops on One Plot
A farmer in Ranisankail, Thakurgaon, has grown 11 crops in the gaps of his malta orchard and says the mix has brought him good profits.