Gazipur Correspondent :
BARI holds trainers training on invasive pests management of pineapple and allied crops
The Training and Communication Wing and Entomology Division of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) jointly organized a trainers training titled “Invasive Pests Management of Pineapple and Allied Crops Environmentally” for the officers of the Society for Social Service (SSS) at the seminar room of BARI today (Sunday, 05 June 2022).
15 officers of the SSS are participating in the three-day training program on June 05-06, funded by Sustainable Enterprise Project (SEP), SSS.
BARI Director General Dr. Debasish Sarker inaugurated the training workshop as chief guest. Director (Training and Communication) Dr. Ferdousi Islam presided over the function while Director (Support & Services) Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan, Director (Research) Dr. Md. Tariqul Islam and Director (Planning and Evaluation) Dr. Apurba Kanti Chowdhury were present as special guests. Chief Scientific Officer & Head of the Entomology Division Dr. Nirmal Kumar Dutta gave the welcome address while Senior Scientific Officer of the division Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman Sarker conducted the function. Chief of the agriculture department of SSS, Pradeep Kumar Sarkar, also highlighted various activities of SSS at the event.
Speaking as chief guest at the inaugural session, BARI Director General Dr. Debasish Sarkar said the present government is committed to deliver safe food to the people of the country. BARI is the pioneer agricultural research institute in the country. Therefore, this institute has been conducting research to make the food produced safe and nutritious. It is also working on how to convert low cost crops into high value crops by value addition. We want to make our product and technology available to everyone. At the same time, we need to reduce the use of chemical pesticides at the production stage and increase the use of bio pesticides.
