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Short Supply Keeps Vegetable Prices High, Shoppers Uneasy
Rain and falling supply have pushed most vegetables above Tk 70 a kg in Dhaka's markets, leaving shoppers uneasy on the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi holiday.
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Fruit and vegetable yields are falling behind cereals, FAO chief warns
Horticulture is now worth about $1.4 trillion a year, yet only half of countries grow enough fruit and vegetables to meet the FAO/WHO target of 400g a person a day.
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Early Bean Farming at Low Cost: One Farmer Hopes to Sell Tk 2 Lakh Worth
Farmers in Chandipasha Charpara village of Pakundia, Kishoreganj, are earning well from early-season beans grown on small plots at low cost, with one hoping to sell about Tk 2 lakh more.
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Eggs Tk 150 a Dozen, Vegetables Still Expensive in Dhaka
A dozen eggs now costs Tk 150 in Dhaka, up from Tk 130 to 140 two weeks ago, and most vegetables still sell above Tk 80 a kg.
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Vegetable Prices Soar in Dhaka, Leaving Ordinary Shoppers Struggling
Almost every vegetable in Dhaka's kitchen markets now sells for close to Tk 100 a kg, squeezing low- and middle-income families who had turned to vegetables because fish and meat were already out of reach.
Market ManagementGreen chilli hits Tk 400 a kg in Dhaka as onion, egg and vegetable prices rise
Green chilli sold for Tk 400 a kilogram at Dhaka's Shantinagar and Segunbagicha markets on 31 July 2026, up Tk 100 in a week, while onions and farm eggs became dearer and most vegetables stayed near Tk 100 a kilogram after weeks of rain and floods.
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Flood Destroys Crops Worth Tk 478 Crore, Half of Them Vegetables
Recent floods from heavy rain and hill runoff destroyed crops worth about Tk 478 crore across 43 districts, with vegetables accounting for about half the loss.
Market ManagementDhaka Kitchen Markets Unsettled as Rain and Floods Push Up Vegetable and Fish Prices
Continuous rain and floods unsettled Dhaka's kitchen markets in July 2026: a Jagonews24 survey published on 24 July found most vegetables, fish, eggs, onions and green chillies Tk 20 to Tk 200 a kilogram dearer within a week, with green chillies at Tk 280 to Tk 300.
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Add Colourful Vegetables and Fruit to Your Child's Diet
Colourful vegetables and fruit supply vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that help children grow, and the habit should start with the mother's diet in pregnancy.
FruitsFormer migrant worker builds a crore-taka papaya and seedling business in Babuganj
Abu Bakar Siddique Sumon, who worked in 22 countries, began growing papaya in Babuganj, Barishal, in 2021. Agriculture department figures cited by Jago News put his five-year sales at about Tk 60 lakh of papaya and Tk 1.6 crore of seedlings, and he says he has trained more than 2,000 people.
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Miscreants Cut Down More Than 100 Fruiting Gourd Plants of Disabled Farmer
A physically disabled farmer in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, faces losses of several lakh taka after miscreants cut down his fruiting bottle gourd plants at night.
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Mulching Is Changing Vegetable Farming in Babuganj
Young farmers in Babuganj upazila of Barishal are adopting mulching for vegetables because it cuts costs and raises yields.
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.