Between 2020 and 2025, the global dragon fruit market is projected to grow at 3.7 per cent per annum, with robust demand from China and the US. Dragon fruit has high water content and is a good source of iron, magnesium, vitamin B, phosphorus, protein, calcium and fibre. Most supermarket fruit stalls are selling the locally grown dragon fruit, which retails at Tk 350-600. Subsequently, he called for a campaign to encourage the youth -- like Munna -- to engage in the cultivation of dragon fruit. And the climatic condition of Bangladesh is conducive to dragon fruit cultivation, he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 25, 2020 19:52 UTC