Bangladesh focuses on the cultivation of exotic fruit

In recent years, the cultivation of various high-quality exotic fruits has increased in Bangladesh. Thanks to its expansion, the country may even be able to limit the import of exotic fruits. Currently, Bangladesh depends on external sources for 60% of its fruit demand, costing the country about €225 million annually. High-quality exotic fruits largely grown in the country include dragon fruit, oranges, strawberries, avocados, persimmons, rambutans, longans and net melons, the combined production of which amounted to about 206,000 tons in the past financial year, ministry data shows. of Agriculture. And according to the ministry, this growth will grow even more. For example, the annual total harvest of oranges in 2014-15 amounted to 3,916 tons on an area of 555 ...