Agribusiness
Vegetable Prices Rise, Green Chilli Falls
Prices of edible oil, vegetables and chicken rose over the week in Dhaka's Mirpur markets, while onion and green chilli became somewhat cheaper.
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Vegetables
Fields Smile With Winter Vegetables in Narsingdi
After early losses to heavy rain and fog, Narsingdi's farmers have raised winter vegetable output, boosting supply and bringing prices down.
Vegetables
Joypurhat Potatoes Go Abroad
After a bumper harvest, potatoes from Joypurhat's Kalai upazila are being exported to Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and other countries.
Vegetables
How to Look After Vegetables in Winter
Winter is the best season for vegetables, and these steps help protect them from cold and pests.
Fruits
Strawberries Thrive on the Banks of the Shitalakshya
Farmers in Gazipur's Kapasia have begun commercial strawberry farming on chars along the Shitalakshya, with strong yields and prices.
AgribusinessVegetable and fruit growing calendar for Bangladesh, month by month
A month-by-month guide to what to sow, plant and harvest in Bangladesh's vegetable plots and orchards through the Kharif-1, Kharif-2 and Rabi seasons, from Baishakh to Chaitra, checked against the Agriculture Information Service.
Vegetables
Vegetables Grown for Tk 20,000 Sell for a Lakh
A self-taught vegetable grower in Jhalakathi's Gabkhan village earns about a lakh taka a season from a Tk 20,000 outlay.
Vegetables
BSMRAU Develops Improved Bottle Gourd Varieties
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University has developed two compact, high-yielding bottle gourd varieties, BU Hybrid Lau-1 and BU Lau-1.
Vegetables
Bottle Gourd at Tk 70 Each Brings Smiles for Bhola's Faruk
A farmer in Bhola Sadar has changed his fortunes growing bottle gourd, and other villagers are following his lead.
Agribusiness
Brinjal at Tk 8 a Kg Leaves Farmers Frustrated
Brinjal growers in Sharsha upazila of Jashore face heavy losses from low prices, pest attacks and costly pesticide use.
AgribusinessPadma Char Tomatoes Set to Earn Tk 2 Crore for Sujanagar Farmers
Several hundred farmers in Sujanagar, Pabna, changed their fortunes by growing winter tomatoes on Padma chars for the first time. The upazila agriculture office said they would earn about Tk 2 crore from tomato sales in the 2019-20 season.
Vegetables
Vegetables Along the Highway, Money and Nutrition All Year Round
An agriculture department innovation is turning unused land along the Gaibandha-Saghata regional highway into vegetable gardens for local families.
Agribusiness
Lemons From 22 Villages Go Across the Country
The floating lemon market at Bhimruli in Jhalakathi is in full swing, with lemons from 22 villages shipped to districts across Bangladesh.