Fruits
Mirsharai Hopes for Tk 20 Crore of Watermelons
Farmers from Subarnachar have planted watermelons on about 500 acres of fallow char land in Mirsharai, Chattogram, and officials expect a Tk 20 crore crop.
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Sabuj Succeeds With Karishma Watermelon
A young entrepreneur in Sarishabari, Jamalpur has grown the year-round Karishma watermelon variety for the first time in the upazila and expects a good profit.
Crops
Price of a 5kg Watermelon Hits Tk 500
Watermelon prices in Mymensingh jumped at the end of Ramadan, with a four to five kg fruit selling for Tk 500.
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Jaggery From Watermelon: A Khulna Farmer's "Togur"
A young farmer in Dumuria, Khulna, has made jaggery from unsold, undersized watermelons, a product officials say could cut waste and support growers.
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'Gur' Made From Watermelon Opens New Possibilities
A farmer in Dumuria, Khulna, has made jaggery from watermelon juice, named 'Togur', which officials say could help growers get fair prices.
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Sourav Succeeds Growing Baby Watermelon
A farmer in Bhola has succeeded in growing baby watermelon in the monsoon, and his success has made others keen to grow it.
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Watermelon Can Now Be Grown From Local Seed
Scientists at the Patuakhali Regional Agricultural Horticulture Research Centre have succeeded in producing watermelon seed for the first time in Bangladesh.
Crops
Khulna farmers turn to watermelon after aman losses
Farmers in Khulna are turning to watermelon in greater numbers this year to make up for losses on their aman rice crop.
Fruits
Green watermelons bring smiles on a sandy char
On a seaside sand bar in Rangabali, Patuakhali, where no crop grew before, Hasi Begum's family and other farmers are now harvesting early watermelons.
Fruits
SAU Scientist Develops Method to Detect Melon Fruit Rot Bacteria
A Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University biotechnologist has developed molecular markers to detect the bacterium that rots melons and watermelons and to select tolerant lines.
Crops
Baby Watermelon, Another Profitable Crop
In Chuadanga, off-season Black Baby watermelon grown on trellises has become a profitable crop, doubling in area in a year.