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.
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FruitsMango and litchi orchards in full bloom as growers watch the weather
In Falgun 2020, mango and litchi trees in Agailjhara, Barishal, and Sreepur, Gazipur, carried heavy blossom, and growers hoped for a good crop if storms and hail held off.
FruitsECNEC approves Tk 161 crore revision of year-round fruit production project
On 10 March 2020 ECNEC approved the second revision of the Department of Agricultural Extension's project to improve nutrition through year-round fruit production, at a cost of Tk 161.05 crore.
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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.
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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.
AgribusinessVegetable and fruit growing calendar for Bangladesh, month by month
A month-by-month guide to what to sow, plant and harvest in Bangladesh's vegetable plots and orchards through the Kharif-1, Kharif-2 and Rabi seasons, from Baishakh to Chaitra, checked against the Agriculture Information Service.
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How 'Kamla Faruk' Succeeded
Chuadanga nursery owner Omar Faruk has grown sweet China oranges on flat land and is now known as 'Kamla Faruk', after the Bengali word for orange.
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Unable to Find a Job, He Grew Bananas; Miscreants Ended His Dream
Miscreants have cut down the banana trees of a farmer in Naldanga upazila of Natore who took up farming after failing to find a job.
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Malta from the Hills Spreads Across the Country
Profitable yields are driving commercial malta cultivation in Khagrachhari, and the hill-grown fruit now sells across Bangladesh.
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Water Chestnut: The New Sensation Among Local Fruits
Water chestnut, a nutritious aquatic fruit long grown in China, is now being farmed commercially in Satkhira and Naogaon.
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Commercial Kul Farming Gains Popularity in Satkhira
Low costs and high profits have made kul (jujube) farming popular with smallholders in Satkhira, where the area under the fruit grows every year.
Rooftop farming
40 Kinds of Fruit and Vegetables on a Rooftop
A salaried worker in Pirojpur town has built a rooftop garden of 40 kinds of fruit and vegetables that now largely feeds his family.
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Ugly Fruit and Vegetables: Why a Third of Europe's Food Is Thrown Away
A University of Edinburgh study finds that a third of Europe's crops are wasted because supermarkets and shoppers want perfect-looking produce.