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100 Oranges for Tk 200
Moulvibazar's orange growers got a bigger crop this year but are losing fruit to insects and selling early at low prices.
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Guti Mango Changes Farmers' Fortunes
Guti mangoes that Natore farmers once threw away now earn them crores of taka through sales to Pran's processing factory.
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Grapes Can Be Grown in Bangladesh
Trials at the Rural Development Academy in Bogura suggest grapes can be grown successfully in Bangladesh, contrary to popular belief.
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Water Chestnut: The New Sensation Among Local Fruits
Water chestnut, a nutritious aquatic fruit long grown in China, is now being farmed commercially in Satkhira and Naogaon.
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Commercial Kul Farming Gains Popularity in Satkhira
Low costs and high profits have made kul (jujube) farming popular with smallholders in Satkhira, where the area under the fruit grows every year.
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Success in Strawberry Farming in Joypurhat
Farmers in Joypurhat and Rajshahi are making money from strawberries and seedlings, and BARI research says the crop is highly profitable.
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Tasty Jackfruit Will Now Be Available All Year
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute scientists have released three jackfruit varieties that together can supply the national fruit through most of the year.
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Ghatail's Shamsul Succeeds With Orange Farming
A teacher in Ghatail, Tangail, has grown sweet China oranges on more than a hundred trees, inspiring farmers from nearby areas to plant orchards of their own.
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Saudi 'Sammam' Now Grows in the Barind
Monirul Islam, back from 16 years in Saudi Arabia, has grown the sammam melon on trial in Chapainawabganj's Barind area with promising results.
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Banana Farming Brings Profits to Joypurhat Farmers
Banana farming has become popular in Joypurhat, where about 10,000 families grow the crop and fruit goes to 35 districts.
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A Year-Round Mango at Shyamoli Park
A mango tree bearing blossom and young fruit in Dhaka's Shyamoli Park is the Thai year-round variety Katimon, which fruits three times a year.
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Banana Worth Nearly Tk 1 Crore Traded Weekly at Tangail's Kutubpur Haat
The wholesale banana market at Kutubpur in Tangail's Sakhipur upazila trades nearly Tk 1 crore of bananas every week.
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Chapainawabganj's Khirsapat Mango Gets GI Recognition
The Khirsapat mango of Chapainawabganj, known outside the district as Himsagar, has been registered as the country's third GI product.