National Desk :
A five-day long workshop on “Effective Insect Control of Various Crops in Eco-Friendly Ways’ for BRAC Officers, a joint venture of Training and Communication Wing and Entomology Division of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), has started on Sunday.
Officials from BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme are participating in the training workshop.
BARI Director General Dr. Md. Nazirul Islam inaugurated the workshop as chief guest at the institute’s seminar room in the morning.
BARI Director (Training and Communication) Dr. Muhammad Shamsul Alom presided over the inaugural session while Director (Research) Dr. Md. Miaruddin, Director (Support & Services) Dr. S. M. Sharifuzzaman, Director (Planning & Evaluation) Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan, Senior Programme Manager of BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Program S. M. Mahmuduzzaman were present as special guests.
Chief Scientific Officer of Entomology Division Dr. Nirmal Kumar Dutta gave the welcome address while Senior Scientific Officer of Entomology Division Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman Sarker conducted the function.
Inaugurating the training workshop, BARI Director General Dr. Md. Nazirul Islam said that chemical pesticides are being misused in the name of controlling crop insects in the country. In this Mujib’s year, our goal is to ensure food security for all as well as safe food. And for this we need to invent alternative methods of chemical pesticides. Scientists of BARI’s Entomology Division have already developed some technology of bio pesticides as an alternative to chemical pesticides. “We hope that BRAC will play an important role in raising awareness among the marginalized people of the country to ensure safe food as part of the government’s development partners,” he added.
