DHAKA, Feb. 1 -- A team of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), led by Professor Dr. Md. Harun Ar Rashid of the Horticulture Department has developed several high-yielding varieties of carrots.

The research, conducted in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA/ARS), and Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System, involved the study of 56 varieties of carrot from the United States and 24 varieties from various regions of Bangladesh.

While the average yield of carrot on per hectare of land in the country is around 10 tons using traditional methods, the newly developed high-yielding carrot varieties are expected to yield between 30 to 40 t...