Fruits
Jaggery From Watermelon: A Khulna Farmer's "Togur"
A young farmer in Dumuria, Khulna, has made jaggery from unsold, undersized watermelons, a product officials say could cut waste and support growers.
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Jaggery
Fruits
'Gur' Made From Watermelon Opens New Possibilities
A farmer in Dumuria, Khulna, has made jaggery from watermelon juice, named 'Togur', which officials say could help growers get fair prices.
Agribusiness
Date Palm Molasses Sells at Tk 90 a Kg
Molasses prices at Chuadanga's traditional Sarojganj market have risen to Tk 90 a kg as date palms are felled to fuel brick kilns.
Agribusiness
Busy Date Palm Molasses Market, Tk 70 a Kg
The twice-weekly date palm molasses market beside Jayrampur railway station in Chuadanga is in full swing, with wholesale molasses at Tk 60-70 a kg.
Agribusiness
Foreigners Too Enjoy the Wonderful Taste of Jashore's Gur
Date palm gur and patali made in Rajganj, Jashore, loved across the country, are now being exported to Malaysia and Singapore.
Agribusiness
'Jashore's Pride, Date Palm Juice': Famed Gur Faces Falling Trees, Fewer Tappers and Adulteration
Jashore's date palm juice, gur and patali are still made and sold, but shrinking tree numbers, fewer tappers, low prices and adulteration are hurting the trade.
Agribusiness
Jhenaidah's Kaliganj Date Palm Gur Market Losing Its Glory
Fewer trees and tappers, plus early-season rain, have cut the supply of gur reaching Kaliganj's famous twice-weekly date palm gur market in Jhenaidah.