FruitsA first consignment of 1.83 tonnes of Calendar-variety pineapples from Madhupur, Tangail, flew to Karachi, and importers in Pakistan have ordered about 42 tonnes more.
FruitsA sudden 10-minute storm this week damaged the banana, papaya and other crops of about 700 farmers in four unions of Madhupur, Tangail; the agriculture office puts the first estimate of the loss at about Tk 100 crore.
Tree theft, encroachment, hill cutting, more than 200 sawmills, brick kiln smoke and poultry farm waste have left the 25,711 acres of sal forest in Tangail's Ghatail upazila fighting for survival.
FruitsStrong winds on Wednesday afternoon hit orchards in Sholakuri, Fulbagchala, Aronkhola, Bhutia and Kuragachha; the agriculture office says the toll may rise once field counts are done.
A shed of polythene, iron and bamboo shields seedlings from heavy rain, harsh sun, cold and pests and controls heat and humidity; in Tangail, Ariful Islam grows early winter vegetable seedlings in coconut-fibre cocopeat instead of soil.
FruitsIn Madhupur, Tangail, traders now pack pineapple trucks with weeds such as jagatber and German lata (Mikania) instead of straw, and cutters sell them at Tk 300 to 450 a van-load.
EnvironmentYoung environmental activist Ratul Munshi, who grew up in Madhupur, Tangail, says he has planted about 25,000 trees; after a 400 km tree march and planting palms and rare boilam trees, he now campaigns to protect the sal forest.
Mohammad Sohel of Bhuapur, Tangail, is harvesting passion fruit, known locally as anarkali, from a trial planting in his courtyard and plans a commercial orchard.
Mobile phones and the internet now let layer farmers in Tangail and traders up to Dhaka's wholesale markets compare egg prices across the country; traders say prices follow supply and demand.
Amritsagar, Mehersagar, Champa, Sabri and cooking bananas from Madhupur, Ghatail and Sakhipur hills and the chars of Bhuapur, Sadar and Kalihati feed Dhaka's markets; growers Sanowar Hossain, Kachar Uddin and Zahirul Islam count their margins, DAE deputy director Ashek Parvez advises papaya, sugarca
A mobile court fined the warehouse owner Tk30,000 at Kalihati, and locals are asking how rice allocated to the food-friendly programme reached a trader's store.
The government rate for a 50kg sack of TSP is Tk1,350, but dealers in this Tangail upazila are quoting Tk1,800, farmers say.
Moslem Uddin of Sakhipur in Tangail expects to sell Tk 10 million of early-variety sour jujube this season from about 50 acres, clearing some Tk 3 million and employing 15 people year-round.
Visiting the government fish seed farm at Atpukur Par in Tangail Sadar, Sultan Salauddin Tuku said better management and maintenance of existing infrastructure can lift fish seed output while saving power.
AgribusinessBangladesh's government said the Farmer Card would be launched in Tangail on Pahela Baishakh 2026. A pre-pilot in 11 blocks of ten districts was to cover 22,065 people, with landless, marginal and small farmers receiving Tk 2,500 a year in cash.
VideoIn episode 3 of CropKids, Ahnaf Jarif of Tangail shows how to grow mustard greens easily on a roof.
