BSS, Rangpur :
Project Scientist (Country Manager) of STRASA-IRRI Project in Bangladesh Dr M A Bari has called upon the framers for expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice to increase rice production under adverse climate.
He was addressing a farmers’ field day organised by RDRS Bangladesh on cultivation of flood tolerant rice varieties like BRRI dhan51 and BRRI dhan52 in village Chhatrapur under Sadar upazila in Kurigram on Thursday as the chief guest.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) extends cooperation through the Stress Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (IRRI-STRASA) Project for expanded farming of flood tolerant rice varieties with funding of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
A total of 425 farmers have cultivated flood tolerant rice varieties like BRRI dhan51, BRRI dhan52 and BINA dhan 11 and BINA dhan12 on 425 bigha lands in Kurigram district during this Aman season with the assistance of RDRS Bangladesh.
With Programme Coordinator (Field Coordination) of RDRS Bangladesh for Kurigram Shariful Islam Khan in the chair, Senior Reporter of BSS Mamun Islam and Kurigram Correspondent for BTV Ahsan Habib Nilu addressed the function as special guests.
Moderated by Senior Agriculture Officer of RDRS Bangladesh KM Rabiul Karim, 150 male and female farmers of the area, community leaders, local elite, media workers and civil society members participated in the field day.
In his welcome speech, Shariful Islam Khan explained essence of expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice varieties under changing climatic conditions, farming technology, agronomical managements and success already achieved by the farmers.
While narrating experience, farmers Sadhu Byapari, Faruk Hossain, Entaz Ali and Abdul Haque said their growing plants of flood tolerant rice survived inundation under floodwater for over two weeks and resumed normal growth again to give normal yield.
In his speech, Dr Bari said cultivation of flood tolerant rice has already become popular in Bangladesh after repeated success and bumper production in recent years to increase rice production under adverse climate.
He stressed for expanded farming of flood tolerant BRRI dhan51, BRRI dhan52, BINA dhan11 and BINA dhan12 rice in the vast low-lying land to avoid risks of natural calamities like floods to produce more rice even if there were no floods.
“Bangladesh has brighter prospect to overcome colossal crop losses being caused by floods every year to Aman crop through expanded farming of flood tolerant rice to increase rice production to ensure national food security,” he said.
He said the seed multiplication programme of the stress tolerant rice varieties under the project has been running successfully in collaboration with different government, non-government and private organisations in all 64 districts of the country.
Project Scientist (Country Manager) of STRASA-IRRI Project in Bangladesh Dr M A Bari has called upon the framers for expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice to increase rice production under adverse climate.
He was addressing a farmers’ field day organised by RDRS Bangladesh on cultivation of flood tolerant rice varieties like BRRI dhan51 and BRRI dhan52 in village Chhatrapur under Sadar upazila in Kurigram on Thursday as the chief guest.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) extends cooperation through the Stress Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (IRRI-STRASA) Project for expanded farming of flood tolerant rice varieties with funding of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
A total of 425 farmers have cultivated flood tolerant rice varieties like BRRI dhan51, BRRI dhan52 and BINA dhan 11 and BINA dhan12 on 425 bigha lands in Kurigram district during this Aman season with the assistance of RDRS Bangladesh.
With Programme Coordinator (Field Coordination) of RDRS Bangladesh for Kurigram Shariful Islam Khan in the chair, Senior Reporter of BSS Mamun Islam and Kurigram Correspondent for BTV Ahsan Habib Nilu addressed the function as special guests.
Moderated by Senior Agriculture Officer of RDRS Bangladesh KM Rabiul Karim, 150 male and female farmers of the area, community leaders, local elite, media workers and civil society members participated in the field day.
In his welcome speech, Shariful Islam Khan explained essence of expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice varieties under changing climatic conditions, farming technology, agronomical managements and success already achieved by the farmers.
While narrating experience, farmers Sadhu Byapari, Faruk Hossain, Entaz Ali and Abdul Haque said their growing plants of flood tolerant rice survived inundation under floodwater for over two weeks and resumed normal growth again to give normal yield.
In his speech, Dr Bari said cultivation of flood tolerant rice has already become popular in Bangladesh after repeated success and bumper production in recent years to increase rice production under adverse climate.
He stressed for expanded farming of flood tolerant BRRI dhan51, BRRI dhan52, BINA dhan11 and BINA dhan12 rice in the vast low-lying land to avoid risks of natural calamities like floods to produce more rice even if there were no floods.
“Bangladesh has brighter prospect to overcome colossal crop losses being caused by floods every year to Aman crop through expanded farming of flood tolerant rice to increase rice production to ensure national food security,” he said.
He said the seed multiplication programme of the stress tolerant rice varieties under the project has been running successfully in collaboration with different government, non-government and private organisations in all 64 districts of the country.
