Fruits

Guava Markets Line the Roads to Bhimruli

Guava traders crowd the roadside canals leading to Bhimruli in Jhalokati, where prices are better this year but drought-hit flowering has cut the harvest.

Jagonews246 August 20235 min read

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Mango Exports Reach 2,700 Tonnes This Year, Most to the UK

Bangladesh has exported 2,700 tonnes of mangoes so far this year, about 1,000 tonnes more than last year, with the United Kingdom the largest buyer.

Jagonews244 August 20232 min read

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Ashwina Mangoes Fail to Fetch a Price in Their GI Year

Chapainawabganj's Ashwina mango recently won geographical indication status, but this year farmers cannot recover their production costs from selling it.

Jagonews244 August 20233 min read

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BARI Varieties Lengthen the Mango Season, but Prices Stay High

Thanks to Amrapali and BARI varieties, mangoes are still plentiful in Dhaka's markets in August, though prices are rising as the season lengthens.

Jagonews243 August 20235 min read

Fruits

Chapainawabganj's Gourmati Mangoes Go to Sweden

Nachole grower Rafiqul Islam sent one tonne of Gourmati mangoes to Sweden, adding to about 10 tonnes he has exported this year.

Jagonews242 August 20231 min read

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Khagrachhari's Successful Agri-Entrepreneur Nurul Alam

Md Nurul Alam, who worked in IT, is growing desert dates commercially on the hills of Matiranga in Khagrachhari.

Jagonews241 August 20233 min read

Fruits

Abid's Hall Balcony Garden Holds 70 Plant Species

A Rajshahi University master's student has turned the balcony outside his hall room into a garden of about 70 plant species.

Jagonews2428 July 20233 min read

Fruits

Hog Plum Khatta with Coconut Paste

The sweet-and-sour hog plum, or amra, can be turned into a mouth-watering khatta with coconut paste.

Jagonews2428 July 20231 min read

Fruits

Saplings in Exchange for Plastic Bottles at Chittagong University

A student organisation at Chittagong University handed out about 4,000 fruit saplings to people who brought in plastic bottles.

Jagonews2427 July 20232 min read

Fruits

Naogaon Mangoes Lag in Exports for Lack of Support

Naogaon is famous for its mangoes, but only Sapahar upazila exports them, and growers say government support would let them earn far more.

Jagonews2426 July 20234 min read

Fruits

How to Get to the Floating Guava Market and What It Costs

Bangladesh's largest floating guava market at Bhimruli, on the Jhalakathi-Pirojpur border, is at its liveliest from late July.

Jagonews2426 July 20235 min read

Fruits

Mouth-Watering Pineapple Halwa

Pineapple, available almost all year, can be turned into a halwa whose taste lingers after one bite.

Jagonews2425 July 20232 min read

Crops

Eight Farmers Succeed With Watermelon in Mirsharai

Summer watermelon has been grown in Mirsharai for the first time, with eight farmers in eight unions selling fruit at Tk 60–80 a kg.

Jagonews2425 July 20232 min read