FruitsA fruit processing centre opened at the Naniarchar horticulture centre in June 2021 never reached commercial production; its machines gather dust while small pineapples rot by the roadside.
FruitsIn a column on 30 June 2026, Jago News deputy editor Dr Harun Rashid argued that Bangladesh has proved it can grow fruit but loses a large share for want of processing, and that value addition, storage and export readiness must come next.
FruitsVapour heat treatment is required to export mangoes but was still in limited use in Bangladesh, adding time and cost for exporters, fruit expert Dr. Md. Mehedi Masud said at a Jagonews24 roundtable on 27 June 2026.
FruitsAt a Dhaka roundtable on 27 June 2026, fruit expert Dr. Md. Mehedi Masud said 65 percent of Bangladesh's roughly 15.2 million tonnes of annual fruit output comes in four months, and called for storage, processing and year-round production.
CropsQuality fruit and food are produced in Bangladesh, but weak promotion, low consumer awareness and a gap between farmers and scientists hold the sector back, S M Nazer Hossain of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh told a round table on 27 June 2026.
CropsPoor coordination between research institutes, the DAE, the Department of Agricultural Marketing and entrepreneurs was holding back Bangladesh's fruit processing industry, BARI chief scientific officer Dr Md Golam Ferdous Chowdhury told a Jago News round table on 27 June 2026.
FruitsMango, 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.
