Vegetables
Export Hurdles Leave Bholahat's Sweet Pumpkin Farmers in Trouble
Complications in exporting have cut prices for sweet pumpkin farmers in Bholahat, where growers once prospered by selling abroad.
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Agriculture
Crops
Stevia, a Sugar Substitute, Opens a New Horizon as a Profitable Crop
Commercial stevia farming has begun in Lalmonirhat, where a Dahagram farmer earns about Tk 50,000 a month from 12 decimals of land.
FruitsLitchi Trees in Full Blossom in Pabna's Ishwardi Raise Hopes of a Bumper Crop
In early March 2026, 80 to 85 per cent of litchi trees in the main growing areas of Ishwardi upazila in Pabna were in blossom, and growers and agriculture officials were hoping for a bumper crop after a poor 2025 season.
CropsGAU Soybean 6: drought-tolerant soybean released for Bangladesh's coastal chars
Gazipur Agricultural University said in February 2026 that it had developed GAU Soybean 6, described as Bangladesh's first highly drought-tolerant inbred soybean, approved by the National Seed Board on 11 November 2025 after trials in Noakhali, Lakshmipur and Bhola.
Flowers
Four Young Beekeepers Succeed in Producing Honey From Drumstick Flowers in Dinajpur
Four beekeepers in Dinajpur collected 150 kg of honey from drumstick flowers in their first harvest, worth an estimated Tk 1.5 lakh.
Crops
Shariatpur Farmers Hope for Profit From Coriander
Low costs and strong prices have pushed coriander cultivation in Shariatpur past its target, though farmers want cheaper fertiliser and pesticide.
Crops
How to Identify Israeli Dates
International reports say many Medjool dates sold worldwide are Israeli produce grown on occupied Palestinian land, and Palestinian growers explain how shoppers can tell them apart.
Crops
Half of Medjool Dates Are Israeli, Grown on Occupied Land
Half of the Medjool dates sold worldwide are Israeli and grown mainly on occupied Palestinian land, a fact concealed when they are sold, Al Jazeera reported.
CropsFour Irrigation Pumps Disconnected in Sadullapur, Boro on 100 Bighas in Doubt
In February 2026, four pump owners in Mohishbandi, Sadullapur, Gaibandha, said power to their irrigation pumps had been cut without notice, putting boro rice on more than 100 bighas farmed by about 50 farmers in doubt. The power office gave no explanation in the report.
CropsThe role of technology-driven agriculture in food security
With population growth, climate change, shrinking farmland and labour shortages pressing on farmers, a February 2026 feature argued that smart, technology-driven agriculture has become essential to Bangladesh's food security.
Crops
Demand Pushes Up Tangail Lemon Prices
Lemon prices in Tangail have more than doubled in a week as demand for iftar sharbat rises in Ramadan while supply is low out of season.
AgribusinessRamadan Price Rises and the Farm-Gate Gap: Why Growers Lose Out
In a Jagonews24 column published on 20 February 2026, the day after Ramadan began, Rajshahi College student Abu Rayhan argued that poor planning and weak monitoring, not demand alone, push prices up every Ramadan while farmers still sell their crops cheaply.
Crops
Mango Blossoms Cover Trees Across Narail
Mango trees across Narail have come into early blossom, and growers are busy with care in hope of a bumper crop if the weather holds.