date:Sep 16, 2019
According to Md Serajul Islam, general secretary of Bangladesh Fresh Fruits Importers Association, Bangladesh Domestic production of fruit is too insignificant to meet the demand. And people are consuming more fruits now than in the past, he said, adding that local production of fruit can meet 30 percent of the annual demand.
Besides, only a certain selection of fruits - mango, jackfruit, banana, green coconut, guava, pineapple, watermelon and papaya - are produced in Bangladesh. And given the