CropsJoypurhat farmers worry over prices despite a good early aman crop
Aman covers 70,110 hectares in Joypurhat and about 878 hectares of early varieties have been cut, but farmers fear losses because paddy prices trail their production costs.
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AgribusinessDraft plan sent for Tk 380 crore Sylhet packing house beside Osmani airport
The Department of Agricultural Marketing has sent the agriculture ministry a draft plan for a complex on about five acres beside Osmani airport, with a 1,000-tonne cold store, grading and packing lines and ten testing laboratories.
AgribusinessPARTNER project to build 20,000 agri-entrepreneurs, 60 per cent of them women
The Department of Agricultural Marketing's PARTNER project is training 20,000 young agri-entrepreneurs in 208 upazilas; 6,875 have been trained so far, and trainees can get a 70 per cent subsidy on food-processing equipment.
Agribusiness
Minister promises quick start on Sylhet packing house and cold store for farm exports
Commerce, industries, textiles and jute minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said work on a packing house-cum-cold storage in Sylhet would start quickly after a feasibility study modelled on the Shyampur facility.
Vegetables
Government cuts potato cold-storage rent to Tk 6 a kilo; storage owners push back
The ceiling drops from Tk 6.75 to Tk 6 a kilo until 31 December; owners say they will lose Tk 1.725 billion, while growers say the real cost is no more than Tk 2.50 a kilo.
FruitsBangladesh fruit processors say they get training but too little machinery support
Mango, pineapple and jackfruit processors told Jagonews24 in June 2026 that they receive training but not dryers or packaging machines; Hortex and the Department of Agricultural Marketing said support exists but budgets are limited.
CropsJackfruit Cake and Mushroom Sweets Draw Crowds to Dhaka's National Fruit Fair
About 20 processed jackfruit products at the Department of Agricultural Marketing stall drew strong interest at the three-day National Fruit Fair that opened in Dhaka on 18 June 2026, with 67 stalls taking part.
CropsLalmonirhat potato prices fall below cost as rain soaks harvested crop
In March 2026 Lalmonirhat farmers who had borrowed after last season's losses said they were selling potatoes at Tk 8-10 a kg against a cost of about Tk 15, while night rain soaked harvested tubers in low-lying fields.