8,000 kg of Carbide-Treated Mangoes Destroyed in Satkhira
RAB-6 members in Satkhira seized 8,000 kg of mangoes ripened with carbide that were being sent to Dhaka and had them crushed.
RAB-6 members in Satkhira seized 8,000 kg of mangoes ripened with carbide that were being sent to Dhaka and had them crushed.
Mango lachha semai, made with mango puree, is an easy Eid dessert whose taste lingers.
Two and a half tonnes of Gobindabhog mangoes ripened with chemicals were seized in Kaliganj, Satkhira, and crushed under a pickup's wheels.
The way for Bangladesh's mango exports to the world market will soon be cleared, Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said.
Mango peel, usually thrown away, is rich in nutrients and can be used for skin care, acne and overall health.
Naogaon's mango blossom is turning into young fruit, but with no traders yet buying orchards, growers are busy spraying and tending the trees themselves.
Despite heavy blossom, Fazli and Ashwina mango trees in Chapainawabganj have set little fruit, and growers are worried about the yield.
The Agriculture Information Service has set out the care Boro rice, wheat, maize, jute, vegetables, mango and jackfruit need in the Bengali month of Falgun.
VideoIn Nachole, Chapainawabganj, Rafiqul Islam's large year-round mango orchard shows how young farmers are transforming the Barind with high-value fruit.
The government has approved a Tk 27.06 crore project to build a vapour heat treatment plant at Gabtoli to extend mango shelf life and increase exports of mangoes and fresh vegetables.
FisheriesBAEC scientist Dr Mubarak Ahmad Khan reported that chitosan made from discarded shrimp shells kept mangoes, litchi, pineapple and tomatoes fresh for up to three weeks, offering a safer alternative to formalin.
Dr Alim Uddin, who applied for the geographical indication, says GI status for Rajshahi's Fazli mango will lift demand abroad and give it legal protection.
After Chapainawabganj's Khirsapat mango, the Fazli mango and the bagda shrimp are soon to receive geographical indication certificates, with the gazette already published.