Fruits
Palm Gorgora Pitha
A recipe for gorgora pitha, a steamed cake made with palm pulp, coconut, milk and rice flour dough.
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Banana Farming Brings Prosperity to the Hills
Year-round banana farming is lifting growers in the Khagrachhari hills, though poor communications keep them from fetching the right price.
Fruits
Dinajpur's Katimon Mangoes Hit the Market at Tk 320 a Kg
Off-season Katimon mangoes grown in Dinajpur itself have filled the district's markets, selling at Tk 320 a kg with brisk demand.
Crops
Shamim Succeeds With Year-Round 'Katimon' Mangoes in Boalmari
Instead of chasing a job after his master's, Naimul Hasan Shamim built Faridpur's largest orchard of year-round Katimon mangoes.
Crops
'Those Who Mocked Me at First Now Praise Me'
A Mirsarai shopkeeper turned farmer expects about 4 tonnes of summer watermelon from 50 decimals and sales of Tk 3 to 3.5 lakh.
Crops
College Teacher Brings Pineapple Farming to Chapainawabganj for the First Time
After years of losses on Fazli mangoes, a Shibganj college teacher has started the district's first pineapple cultivation.
Crops
Chapainawabganj Mango Exports More Than Double to 376 Tonnes
Mango exports from Chapainawabganj rose to more than 376 tonnes this year, more than double last year's 132 tonnes.
Crops
Fruit Bagging Brings Pabna Grower a Double Win With Late Mangoes
Teacher-turned-grower Mridul Biswas of Pabna bags his late-variety mangoes to keep them free of pests and pesticides, and sells them when prices are high.
Fruits
Seller Takes Tk 285 and Says He Knocked Off Two Taka
Fruit sellers outside Mugda Medical College Hospital are charging dengue patients' relatives well above prices elsewhere in Dhaka.
Crops
Ashwina Mango at Tk 15,000 a Maund, Yet Growers Count Losses
Ashwina mangoes now fetch up to Tk 15,000 a maund in Chapainawabganj, but growers say much of their crop has rotted and they are still losing money.
Crops
Langurs Raid Homes and Fruit Orchards in Search of Food
A shortage of food is driving rare black-faced langurs from Keshabpur in Jashore into homes and farmers' fruit orchards in neighbouring Monirampur.
Fruits
People in Thailand Eat More Fruit Than Rice
A Jagonews24 report from Thailand describes a country where fruit of every kind is cheap and plentiful and where some people eat more fruit than rice.
Vegetables
Mirsharai's Abdul Mannan Profits from Papaya Farming
Abdul Mannan, a young farmer in Mirsharai, Chattogram, is earning well from Red Lady papaya grown between his mango trees, and others are following his lead.