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Desert Fruit Sammam Now Grows in Sarishabari
A 22-year-old college student in Jamalpur's Sarishabari has drawn attention by growing sammam, a desert fruit also known as rockmelon, for the first time after learning from YouTube.
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Litchi Fruitlet Drop Cannot Be Stopped in Ishwardi
Litchi growers in Ishwardi fear a crop failure as drought and heat strip 40 to 50 per cent of the green fruitlets from their trees.
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Coffee and Cashew Show Promise in the Folds of the Hills
The government's coffee and cashew project has planted 25 lakh saplings in the Chattogram hill districts, some already fruiting, while IMED has ordered lost saplings replaced.
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Bumper Watermelon Yield in Shyamnagar, Satkhira
Farmers in five unions of Shyamnagar are getting good yields and prices for watermelon grown after paddy, arriving just as supplies from other regions run low.
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Bumper Watermelon Yield on the Banks of the Bishkhali River
Watermelons have been grown on about 120 bighas of Bishkhali river char land in Rajapur, Jhalakathi, and farmers have begun selling them at good prices.
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What to Do to Prevent Jackfruit Fruit Rot
Fruit rot, or fruitlet drop, often hits jackfruit production at an early stage, and a few steps can protect the crop.
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Fruitlets Drop in Severe Drought, Litchi Growers Worried
Intense drought and heat in Ishwardi, Pabna are making litchi fruitlets drop, and growers fear a crop failure after a record blossom.
FruitsDinajpur litchi trees laden with blossom as growers hope to recover 2023 losses
In early April 2024 Dinajpur's litchi trees were covered in blossom. The DAE put the district's litchi area at 5,787 hectares with a 30,000-tonne target, and growers hoped to recover losses from the 2023 heat.
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Local Fruit Meets Extra Ramadan Demand
Year-round farming of local fruit is meeting much of Bangladesh's extra Ramadan demand as dearer imports push buyers to cheaper home-grown fruit.
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Mulberry Fruit Becomes a Popular Snack in Dinajpur
Mulberry fruit, grown in Dinajpur for silkworm leaves and absent from the list of food crops, is selling for Tk 250-300 a kg as a popular snack.
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Faridpur's Bangi Growers Face Losses
Growers of the Lalmi variety of bangi in Faridpur's Sadarpur face losses after cold weather delayed the crop past the start of Ramadan.
Fruits
Mouth-Watering Watermelon Laddu
A step-by-step recipe for laddus made from blended watermelon, semolina, milk powder and coconut.
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How to Stop Mango Fruitlets Dropping
Advice for mango growers on reducing fruitlet drop through spraying, regular irrigation and control of hoppers and fruit borers.