CropsIn late January 2026, farmers in Magura Sadar upazila said interest in Balsundari, Apple and Kashmiri jujube varieties was rising, and that favourable weather, suitable soil and strong demand had left them hopeful of profit this winter.
Good yields and prices are drawing farmers in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, to grow colour cauliflower and broccoli.
CropsBeekeepers from the Bardi area of Narayanganj who set up 110 bee boxes beside a mustard field in Goalanda, Rajbari, said in January 2026 that they earn about Tk 3 lakh to Tk 3.5 lakh a month from honey, Jagonews24 reported.
CropsA Netrokona man who lost his job in Narayanganj in 2020 trained with BSCIC, started with 25 bee boxes on a Tk 1 lakh loan and by January 2026 was collecting mustard honey from 150 boxes in Islampur, Jamalpur, Jagonews24 reported.
Lalmonirhat farmers have had a bumper early potato crop, but a glut of old cold-stored potatoes is keeping prices low.
CropsHeavy winter fog harms Boro rice, potato, mustard and vegetables by cutting sunlight and keeping leaves wet. Agriculture specialist Samiran Biswas, writing in January 2026, explained the risks and the steps farmers can take.
Economist Anu Muhammad has said Bangladesh's pattern of agricultural development is making farmers ill with cancer, as a safe food campaign set out 20 demands for parties ahead of the national election.
Low costs, strong demand for mustard oil and free seed and fertiliser have drawn Munshiganj farmers to mustard, with cultivation this season exceeding the district's target.
After losing money on mangoes, Chapainawabganj farmer Sayem Ali turned to China oranges in 2022 and now expects to sell about Tk 8 lakh worth from 3 bighas.
CropsA woman in Guabaria village of Patuakhali Sadar planted about 200 jujube grafts on 20 decimals of fallow riverside land; she told Jagonews24 in January 2026 that the orchard turned a profit in its second year.
Losses on mango are pushing hundreds of farmers in Chapainawabganj, the country's best-known mango district, towards jujube as a cheaper and quicker-paying crop.
AgrotechIn January 2026 a polynet house in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat, set up under a Department of Agricultural Extension project for Rajshahi division, was selling vegetable and flower seedlings raised in cocopeat, and farmers who had planted them told Jagonews24 their crops had done well.
Al Amin and his father Sabu Molla are collecting honey from mustard flowers with bee boxes set in fields at Defulia village in Magura Sadar.
