FruitsIn June 2026 BARI's Fruit Research Station at Binodpur, Rajshahi, was conserving all 18 BARI mango varieties and foreign germplasm and trialling grapes, pomegranate and other fruits; its varieties include the coloured BARI Mango-14 and BARI Falsa-1, though officials said a staff shortage limited its work.
CropsIn June 2026 BARI's Regional Horticulture Research Centre at Lebukhali, Patuakhali, was breeding new bean, pumpkin, brinjal, cucumber and okra varieties; its BARI Brinjal-12 and two BARI watermelons had become popular with farmers.
FruitsA memorandum to facilitate jackfruit exports from Bangladesh to China was signed during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to China in June 2026, when Bangladesh held only 0.3 percent of world jackfruit exports.
VegetablesRed amaranth can be sown in any season, though most is grown from Bhadra to Poush. Jagonews24's guide said the leaves are ready 30 to 40 days after sowing and yield 5 to 6 tonnes per hectare.
CookingJagonews24's lifestyle desk published a recipe on 17 May 2026 for thin masoor dal cooked with ridge gourd, a light hot-season dish made with one tablespoon of oil and a few everyday spices, served with rice.
FruitsPapaya seedlings are best planted in Falgun-Chaitra, and BARI gives February-March for its Shahi papaya. A May 2026 Jagonews24 guide is checked here against BARI, BAMIS and AIS advice.
CookingA Jagonews24 recipe of 12 May 2026 coated thin strips of okra in chilli, turmeric, rice flour and cornflour and fried them crisp, offering a quick alternative to potato fries for an afternoon snack or for guests.
CropsDepending on the variety, potatoes are ready 85 to 95 or 100 to 120 days after planting, early varieties in 70 to 80 days; lifting them in dry, sunny weather two to three weeks after the plants die gives firm skins that store well.
CropsIn early January 2026 Bangladesh's Department of Agricultural Extension warned that potato late blight could reach epidemic levels in winter. The symptoms, preventive steps and BARI's recommended fungicide sprays.
CookingJagonews24 published a recipe on 1 July 2025 for mango delight: a base of biscuit crumbs, butter and icing sugar topped with ripe mango pulp and malai, set in the refrigerator in two 20-minute rounds.
CropsA Jagonews24 guide published in June 2025 set out the rules for growing vegetables in the rainy season: land that sheds water, loose soil and beds, good seed, careful pest control, drainage and mulch. Guidance from BARI and the DAE supplies the detail behind each rule.
VegetablesBangladesh's average sweet potato yield was about 10.50 tonnes a hectare, while BARI varieties gave close to 40 tonnes in trials. Here is how to choose a variety, plant vines, fertilise, fight weevils and store the crop.
FlowersIn a BARI survey, a hectare of tuberose returned more than three times its full cost. Here is how growers choose and plant bulbs, feed the crop, guard against pests and sell at Godkhali.
