A three-day National Fruit Fair 2026 began in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday under the theme, “Let Us Cultivate Fruits and Preserve Them Throughout the Year.”
The district administration and the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) inaugurated the fair at the District Farmers’ Training Centre.
Cox’s Bazar deputy commissioner Md A Mannan attended the opening ceremony as chief guest, while the event was chaired by DAE Cox’s Bazar deputy director Dr Bimal Kumar Pramanik.
Speaking at the inauguration, the deputy commissioner highlighted the nutritional value of indigenous fruits, saying that locally grown fruits are rich in vitamins and play an important role in maintaining optimal health.
“Now is the peak season for local fruits, and people should consume more of them. Vitamins and essential nutrients are not found only in rice, fish and meat; fruits are also an important source of nutrition,” he said.
He said fruits such as mangoes, jackfruits, guavas, bananas and pineapples help meet the nutritional requirements of the human body and urged people to plant indigenous fruit trees in their homesteads wherever possible.
The fair features nearly 40 varieties of indigenous fruits cultivated by farmers from different upazilas of the district.
Following the inauguration, fruit saplings were distributed among students to encourage fruit cultivation and environmental awareness.
Among others present at the event were DAE additional deputy directors Nikshan Chandra Pal and Tapan Kumar Roy, upazila agriculture officers, nursery owners and marginal farmers.
The organisers said the fair aims to promote the cultivation, conservation and consumption of indigenous fruits while raising public awareness about their nutritional and economic importance.
Cox’s Bazar Life Report
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