Persimmon

Japanese persimmons fruit in Kaliganj: five of six varieties bear on one bigha

Agri-entrepreneur Ashraf Hossain Swapon planted 180 persimmon seedlings of six varieties at Baliadanga, Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, two years ago; he says most of the fruit is non-astringent and sells for about Tk 1,500 a kilo in supermarkets.