Crops
Malta Farming Pays Off in Pabna, Earning Tk 15 Lakh a Year
A Pabna grower who lost heavily on guava and banana now earns at least Tk 15 lakh a year from malta on 18 bighas of Padma char land.
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Fruits
Fruits
Fruit Prices Rise on Supply Shortage Excuse
Retail prices of every kind of fruit in Dhaka have risen by Tk 30 to 80 a kg, with traders blaming supply disrupted by the halt of Indian trucks during Puja.
Fruits
Quits Job for a Nursery, Earns Tk 12 Lakh in Six Months
Imdadul Haque left a well-paid restaurant job in Dhaka to set up a fruit-seedling nursery in his Sirajganj village, and has sold about Tk 12 lakh worth of seedlings in the past six months.
Crops
The Largest Fruit of the Citrus Family
The pomelo, known in Bangladesh as batabi lebu or jambura, is the largest of the citrus fruits and a cheap, nutritious seasonal fruit.
Crops
Guava Farming on Fallow Land Shows Great Promise in Feni
Guava grown commercially on fallow land in Feni now covers 180 hectares and is expected to produce at least 2,000 tonnes worth over Tk 8 crore this season.
Fruits
JnU Chhatra Dal Leader Hosts Two-Day Fruit and Pitha Festival
A Chhatra Dal convening committee member at Jagannath University organised a two-day fruit and pitha festival for students.
Crops
Summer Watermelon Now Available in Autumn at Tk 60-80 a kg
Year-round watermelon farming has grown so much that the fruit is on sale in Dhaka well after summer.
Fruits
Mango Tree Stolen From Industrialist's Home, Police Complaint Filed
A Miyazaki mango tree brought from Japan has disappeared from a heavily guarded house in Kushtia's Kumarkhali, and a complaint has been filed.
Vegetables
How to Control Fruit Flies in Vegetables and Fruit
Fruit flies are highly damaging to gourd crops, and pheromone traps, sanitation, poison bait and careful spraying can bring them under control.
Crops
Black Queen Watermelon Brings Lakh-Taka Income in 70 Days
Young farmer Abu Bakkar Siddique of Chandipasha in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, has earned more than Tk 1 lakh in 70 days from off-season Black Queen watermelon on 40 decimals.
Crops
Badsha Succeeds Growing Sharifa Fruit in Ishwardi
National gold medal-winning farmer Shahjahan Ali Badsha has made a success of commercial sharifa farming on 33 bigha in Ishwardi, Pabna.
Fruits
Fruit Keeps Disease at Bay
Local fruits are a natural store of vitamins and minerals that aid digestion, curb inflammation and strengthen immunity, as the sayings of Khana also taught.
Crops
Indonesian avocado being grown in Mirsarai
A young farm entrepreneur in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has harvested more than 500 kg of avocado from trees brought from Indonesia and sells the fruit at Tk 800 a kg.