Fruits
Why Potassium Matters for Heart Health
Potassium, a small but vital mineral, helps regulate blood pressure and heart rhythm, and is easy to get from everyday foods.
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Crops
Enjoy Chapti Pitha With Your Tea
Chapti pitha, a savoury winter rice cake, is quick to make from dry rice flour and goes well with hot tea.
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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.
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Magura Date Palm Molasses Makers Hope for Tk 5 Lakh Profit
Tappers brought from Rajshahi are making date palm molasses in Magura, where young entrepreneurs expect a profit of Tk 4-5 lakh this season.
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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.
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Who Should Be Careful About Eating Amla
Amla is packed with vitamin C, but people with certain health conditions should be careful about how much they eat.
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Should You Eat Beetroot Raw or Cooked? Which Is Better
Raw beetroot is more nutritious for people with healthy digestion, while lightly cooked beetroot suits those with sensitive stomachs.
Crops
What Should Farmers Do When Dense Fog Puts Crops at Risk?
Heavy, prolonged fog harms winter crops in many ways, but good field management can greatly reduce the losses.
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Is Eating Raisins in the Morning Really Good for Your Health?
Eating a few soaked raisins in the morning has real benefits for healthy people if kept to small amounts, but some groups need to be careful.
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Fruits to Eat in Moderation to Keep Your Teeth Healthy
Some fruits, eaten in excess, can erode tooth enamel, stain teeth or encourage bacteria, so moderation and good oral hygiene matter.
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Sayem Ali Hopes to Sell Tk 8 Lakh Worth of China Oranges
After losing money on mangoes, Chapainawabganj farmer Sayem Ali turned to China oranges in 2022 and now expects to sell about Tk 8 lakh worth from 3 bighas.
Fruits
Jujube Farming Instead of Mango Is Changing Chapainawabganj's Economy
Losses on mango are pushing hundreds of farmers in Chapainawabganj, the country's best-known mango district, towards jujube as a cheaper and quicker-paying crop.
Agribusiness
A brewery plan became a 1,000-hectare farm employing 300 in Guinea
BMI Farms in Tanene grew from a rejected beer-factory proposal into an irrigated fruit and juice business, one of the agribusinesses through which IDA grants of $6.5 million have drawn $36 million in private capital and created over 14,800 jobs in Guinea.