Coconut farmers

Workers at a coir (coco fibre) processing factory in Lakshmipur, one of the major coconut producing districts in the country. Photo: TBS
Economy

Coconut husk trading gains popularity in Lakshmipur

Traders said even 10 years ago, coconut husks used to be discarded. Some used it as fuel. But now coconut husk has become an expensive item.

Kazi Jashim Uddin (right), a businessman of Barishal district, in front of one of his few coconut trees that bore coconuts. Photo: Sadiqur Rahman
Panorama

Vietnamese coconut variety: High expectations, poor outcome

Workers handle coconuts at the warehouse owned by Md Yunus and Zafar Iqbal. The two friends sell coconuts and coconut products worth up to Tk3 crore per year. Photo: TBS
Economy

Coconut changes fate of two friends in Feni

Photo: Collected
Bazaar

Excessive green coconut sale may hamper 5 coconut-based industries

A farmer examines coconut leaves in Barishal, as a sudden attack by foreign insects called “Whiteflies” are drying up the leaves. Photo: TBS
Bazaar

Pest attack worries Barishal coconut farmers