Crops
Born and Dying With Raspberries: How a Small Serbian Town Won the World
The Serbian town of Arilje supplies about a fifth of the country's raspberry exports, but growers face a drought-hit crop and prices that do not cover costs.
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Fruits
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Facebook Ads Eat Into Online Mango Sellers' Profits
More than 30 per cent of Chapainawabganj's mangoes now sell online, but sellers say the cost of Facebook advertising paid in dollars is eroding their profits and raising prices.
Crops
BINA Sofeda-1: Nuclear Agriculture Institute Releases New Sapodilla Variety
The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture has released BINA Sofeda-1, a sapodilla variety with fruits of 250 to 450 grams, developed through gamma irradiation.
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Amrapali Overtakes Himsagar and Langra as Bangladesh's Top Mango
Amrapali, the BARI Aam-3 variety, has displaced Fazli, Himsagar, Langra and Gopalbhog to lead Bangladesh's mango cultivation, exports and popularity.
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Research Brings a Quiet Revolution to Rajshahi's Fruit Farming
BARI's Fruit Research Station in Binodpur, Rajshahi, is breeding new fruit varieties, conserving germplasm and adapting foreign fruits for Bangladeshi farmers.
Fruits
One Killed in Family Feud Over Mango Picking in Rajshahi's Mohanpur
Abdur Razzak, 55, was killed in a clash between two sides over a family dispute and the picking of mangoes in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi.
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Fruit Output Rises in the Hills, but Exports from Chattogram Face Hurdles
Fruit output is growing in Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban, but exporters say the lack of cargo flights, costly air freight and unquarantined orchards keep Chattogram's fruit exports small.
CropsThai guava: how planned orchards give Bangladesh fruit all year round
In June 2026 fruit expert Dr Md Mehedi Masud wrote that pruning, forcing new shoots and bagging now let Bangladeshi farmers grow Thai guava all year; on the figures he cited, national guava output passed 6.64 lakh tonnes in 2024-25.
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Watermelon Dominates Fruit Production in Barishal
Watermelon is by far the biggest fruit crop in Barishal division, followed by betel nut, coconut, banana and mango, according to 2024-25 production data.
CropsForeign fruits grown in Bangladesh: dragon fruit and malta lead the way to export
In June 2026, Department of Agricultural Extension data showed about 34 kinds of foreign fruit grown in Bangladesh, a dozen of them commercially successful. Dragon fruit and malta led, and home-grown dragon fruit had been exported to Sweden.
Vegetables
Moulvibazar Research Station Has Bred 11 Fruit Varieties in 44 Years
The Regional Agricultural Research Station at Akbarpur, Moulvibazar, has developed 11 fruit varieties since 1982 and is now adapting fruits, vegetables and oil crops to the region.
Crops
Thailand and Vietnam Rule China's Fruit Imports, a Big Opportunity for Bangladesh
China has become one of the centres of the global fruit trade, and analysts say its growing import market also offers Bangladesh a big opportunity.
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How the Bedana Litchi Came to Dinajpur
Dinajpur's Bedana litchi, now recognised as a geographical indication product, has a history of some 250 years that local tradition traces to one farmer in Mashimpur village.