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Returnee Migrant Earns Tk 10 Lakh From Longan in Dinajpur
A returnee migrant in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar has sold Tk 10 lakh worth of longan this year from 100 trees on two acres and hopes to earn as much again from saplings.
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Granaries Full, So Why Are Plates Short of Nutrition?
Bangladesh has quadrupled rice output, but SOFI 2026 shows millions cannot afford a healthy diet, and the writer argues food security must now be measured on the plate.
LivestockFrom Five Cows to About 500 Animals: RBC Agro Farm in Mirsarai, Chattogram
A farm in Mirsarai, Chattogram, that started with five cows in 2012 held more than 300 cattle and about 500 animals in all in July 2026, and sold more than 200 cattle and buffaloes at that year's Eid ul-Adha.
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BAU Researchers Develop Bangladesh's First Biofungicide After 25 Years of Research
Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University have developed PG-Trichoderma, the country's first biofungicide, which also works as a biofertiliser and raised yields in field trials.
CropsTangail man turns a rooftop pomegranate garden into a sapling business
Al Amin of Basail in Tangail planted pomegranates in drums on his roof in 2023 to give his cancer-stricken mother safe fruit; by July 2026 he kept 26 varieties and said grafted saplings earned him Tk 60,000-80,000 a month.
CropsNayanpuri Latkan: Bhaluka Farmer Rokonuddin's Success With Grafts
Hafez Rokonuddin, a former imam from Nayanpur village in Mymensingh's Bhaluka, has built two commercial latkan orchards on four bighas and developed a selection known locally as "Nayanpuri latkan". By his own account he earns Tk 7-8 lakh a year from grafted saplings alone.
VegetablesShirin Akter, the 'pumpkin queen' of Bogura's Mahasthan vegetable market
Shirin Akter, who returned to her father's home with two children in 2003, built a wholesale pumpkin trade at Mahasthanhat in Bogura that ships 5 to 8 tonnes a day in the season.
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Madhupur Pineapple Famous Nationwide as Farmers Profit
Pineapple cultivation is expanding in Madhupur, Tangail, where the GI-recognised fruit is selling well and farmers are calling for processing and exports.
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Choosing Farming Over a Job, Sumon Earns Tk 15 Lakh a Year from Integrated Farm
Instead of chasing a job, Zahidul Mahmud Sumon of Pirojpur took up integrated farming after watching YouTube, and now earns Tk 10 to 15 lakh a year from papaya, fruit and fish.
VegetablesResearcher makes the case for small, affordable cold stores to cut crop losses
Arguing that Bangladesh loses 20 to 40 percent of its fruit and vegetables after harvest, agricultural mechanisation researcher Dr Surajit Sarkar called in a Jagonews24 column on 27 June 2026 for small, low-cost cold stores in villages.
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Fruit Processing: A Market of Promise, a Shortfall in Preparation
Bangladesh grows fruit on a world scale but lacks the storage, processing and export systems to profit from it, argues a BARI postharvest scientist.
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Unable to Find a Job, Naim Became an Entrepreneur and Struck Gold With Dragon Fruit
After failing to find a job, Mazharul Islam Naim leased fallow land during the coronavirus pandemic and built an orchard that now has 6,000 dragon fruit plants.
CropsBarishal graduate's orchard, begun with tuition savings, holds 80-plus mango varieties
Saikat Raihan Sakin of Barishal Sadar started a small fruit garden with money saved from private tuition during the Covid pandemic. By May 2026 it had become a one-acre nursery and mixed orchard with more than 80 mango varieties, which he told Jagonews earns him Tk 5 lakh to Tk 7 lakh a year.