Fruits
Ashraful Weaves New Dreams with Dragon Fruit
A jobless young man in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria, who once did not even recognise dragon fruit, has planted a trial orchard and is waiting for his first harvest.
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Fruit Farming
Fruits
Honey Harvested From a Jujube Orchard
A Dinajpur beekeeper has surprised many by collecting honey from a jujube (boroi) orchard after training his bees on the scent of its flowers.
Fruits
Good Amra Harvest in Swarupkathi, Pirojpur
Amra growers and traders in Nesarabad (Swarupkathi) have a bumper crop, but poor transport and a lack of cold storage leave them losing money every year.
Fruits
Malta grown without chemical fertiliser or pesticide in Nilphamari
A returned migrant worker in Nilphamari has made a success of growing malta without chemical fertiliser or pesticide, encouraging other farmers in the area.
Crops
Pineapple Grown Successfully in a Mango Orchard in Patuakhali
A Patuakhali research station has shown coastal farmers how to grow pineapple under mango trees, harvesting 40 tonnes a hectare.
Crops
Longan, or Ashfol, Is a Very Tasty Fruit
Longan, called ashfol or kathlichu in Bangladesh, is a tasty lychee-like fruit that grows in the south of the country.
Agribusiness
Toyo Mro Could Not Become a Real 'Dragon'
Dragon fruit growers in Bandarban, including pioneer Toyo Mro, are getting far lower prices this season because the coronavirus lockdown has kept traders away.
Fruits
They Never Looked Back After Taking Up Malta Farming
Malta farming is catching on in Jhalokati, led by Nalchity grower Shah Alam Howlader, whose saplings have seeded more than 150 orchards among local young people.
Fruits
Kashmiri Apple Kul Changes Expatriate's Fortunes in 10 Months
A Belgium expatriate in Shibchar, Madaripur, inspired by farming videos on YouTube, has grown Kashmiri Nurani apple kul for the first time in the country.
Fruits
Humayun's Hobby Orchard Has Made Him a Lakhpati
A mixed orchard Humayun Ahmed started as a hobby now grows 18 kinds of fruit, including a year-round African mango, and has earned him about Tk 60 lakh.
Fruits
Moshiur Succeeds With Foreign Dragon Fruit in Nabiganj
Moshiur Rahman has made a success of dragon fruit on about an acre of a hill tea garden in Nabiganj, where more growers are now taking up the fruit.
Fruits
Kul Sells at Tk 80 a Kg, Porsha Growers Profit
Kashmiri and Ball Sundari kul, grown commercially for the first time in Naogaon, are bringing Porsha growers good yields and wholesale prices of Tk 80 a kg and up.
Fruits
SAU Scientist Develops Method to Detect Melon Fruit Rot Bacteria
A Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University biotechnologist has developed molecular markers to detect the bacterium that rots melons and watermelons and to select tolerant lines.