CropsPreparations have begun for the GI-listed date molasses of Jashore. Sap comes from only about 3.3 lakh of 22.6 lakh palms, and a shortage of tappers, felled trees and low wages are squeezing the trade.
AgribusinessAt the 18th Asian Apicultural Association conference opening in China on 15 October, a 21-member Bangladesh team will present two studies, on honey quality control and modern beekeeping, and two posters including Sundarbans GI honey.
At the district development coordination meeting, Deputy Commissioner Sohana Nasrin asked department heads to develop the GI-recognised Ratabhog rice and cheese, expand privately run duck farms in the haor by closing gaps such as vaccines, and build an entrepreneur database for agriculture, fisherie
CropsIn early July 2026, growers in Madhupur, Tangail, said good prices for the GI-recognised jaldugi pineapple were bringing them profits, as the DAE put the district's crop at 7,773 hectares and farmers called for processing and exports.
CropsBangladesh had 64 registered geographical indication products in June 2026. The list given to parliament names 15 fruits, seven of them mangoes, and those involved say the status opens the way to origin-based branding and fairer prices.
FruitsIn June 2026 the Bangladesh embassy in Kathmandu delivered more than 1,750 kg of GI-certified Khirshapat mangoes from Chapainawabganj to over 360 recipients in Nepal, including the President, the Speaker and cabinet members, under its annual "Season's Best Compliments" initiative.
FruitsIn late June 2025, two months after Gazipur jackfruit received its geographical indication certificate, traders in Sreepur said the fruit was going regularly to 15 countries, while growers complained of no cold storage, no separate fruit markets and no bank credit.
CropsJahurul Islam of Bhatshala village in Nagarpur, Tangail, planted 5,000 Rajshahi sweet betel seedlings on 25 decimals in 2021. In November 2024 he told Jagonews24 he had made Tk 2 lakh profit so far, though storms and rain that year caused about Tk 1.5 lakh of damage.
