BSS, Rajshahi :
Agricultural researchers and extension officials have urged the farmers to cultivate Brridhan-62, a zinc-enriched and drought-tolerant paddy variety, on more lands in the vast Barind tract for food security and eradicating the existing malnutrition problems.
They told the grassroots farmers that the newly innovated paddy variety has opened up a door of enormous prospects of mitigating zinc and protein deficiency besides fighting diarrhea and pneumonia-induced childhood deaths and stunting. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) released the variety for all over the country last year after a latest breakthrough in research in the field. It’s a short-duration high-yielding variety of rice which could be cultivated in Aman season.
They made these observations while addressing a farmers gathering titled “Crop cutting of Brridhan-62 and Result Demonstration in Village level for Technology Transfer” held at Chimna village under Tanore Upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.
Agriculture Sustainable and Socioeconomic Development Organization (ASSEDO) under its project titled “Promoting Food Security and Livelihoods of Marginalized People of Barind Tract (PFLMB)” organized the programme in association with Oxfam.
With Agriculturist Rabiul Alam, Executive Director of ASSEDO, in the chair, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Muniruzzaman Bhiyan and Upazila Agriculture Officer Shafiqul Islam addressed the ceremony as chief and special guests respectively.
PFLMB Project Manager Mahabub Zaman, Technical Officer (Value Chain Development) Moktar Hossain and Field Facilitators Kismat Ara, Ariful Islam, ismail Hossain and Sagar Ali also spoke.
Earlier, ASSEDO provided seeds of Brridhan-62 to some 80 marginal farmers and established 25 projection plots in Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj districts with financial support from PFLMB project, said Rabiul Alam.
The initiative has been taken to increase agricultural production and income of marginalised and vulnerable families of the Barind tract by adapting climate adaptive sustainable agricultural technologies, diversifying income generating activities and skill development.
Highlighting salient features of the paddy variety Agriculturist Shafiqul Islam said the BRRI breeders developed the hi-zinc rice with support from Harvest Plus, which is a global bio-fortification mission.
The BRRI 62 has been the most-discussed rice variety as it is a zinc-fortified breed and have been developed to meet the necessary requirement of micronutrient for a human body coupled with ensuring food security.
BSS from Narsingdi adds: Agriculture experts and officials recently urged the farmers to bring more lands under the BRRI dhan-62, a zinc enriched and drought tolerant paddy variety, in the district.
They said the newly innovated paddy variety has opened up a door of enormous prospects of mitigating zinc and protein deficiency.
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) released the variety for all over the country last year after a latest breakthrough in research in the field. It is a short duration high-yielding variety of rice in Aman season which can be harvested within 100 days after plantation. The variety may give yield up to 4 to 5 tonnes per hectare if nurtured properly.
They made these observation while addressing a farmers gathering of cutting BRRI dhan 62 at Shokandi union of Monohardi upazila recently.
Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension Latafat Hossain, Additional Deputy Director(Plant Protection) Dr Shifi uddin, Additional Deputy Director(Crop protection) Shaiful Alam and Monohardi upazila Krishi Officer Mahabur Rashid spoke on the occasion.
About 200 local farmers were present at the function.
Agricultural researchers and extension officials have urged the farmers to cultivate Brridhan-62, a zinc-enriched and drought-tolerant paddy variety, on more lands in the vast Barind tract for food security and eradicating the existing malnutrition problems.
They told the grassroots farmers that the newly innovated paddy variety has opened up a door of enormous prospects of mitigating zinc and protein deficiency besides fighting diarrhea and pneumonia-induced childhood deaths and stunting. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) released the variety for all over the country last year after a latest breakthrough in research in the field. It’s a short-duration high-yielding variety of rice which could be cultivated in Aman season.
They made these observations while addressing a farmers gathering titled “Crop cutting of Brridhan-62 and Result Demonstration in Village level for Technology Transfer” held at Chimna village under Tanore Upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.
Agriculture Sustainable and Socioeconomic Development Organization (ASSEDO) under its project titled “Promoting Food Security and Livelihoods of Marginalized People of Barind Tract (PFLMB)” organized the programme in association with Oxfam.
With Agriculturist Rabiul Alam, Executive Director of ASSEDO, in the chair, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Muniruzzaman Bhiyan and Upazila Agriculture Officer Shafiqul Islam addressed the ceremony as chief and special guests respectively.
PFLMB Project Manager Mahabub Zaman, Technical Officer (Value Chain Development) Moktar Hossain and Field Facilitators Kismat Ara, Ariful Islam, ismail Hossain and Sagar Ali also spoke.
Earlier, ASSEDO provided seeds of Brridhan-62 to some 80 marginal farmers and established 25 projection plots in Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj districts with financial support from PFLMB project, said Rabiul Alam.
The initiative has been taken to increase agricultural production and income of marginalised and vulnerable families of the Barind tract by adapting climate adaptive sustainable agricultural technologies, diversifying income generating activities and skill development.
Highlighting salient features of the paddy variety Agriculturist Shafiqul Islam said the BRRI breeders developed the hi-zinc rice with support from Harvest Plus, which is a global bio-fortification mission.
The BRRI 62 has been the most-discussed rice variety as it is a zinc-fortified breed and have been developed to meet the necessary requirement of micronutrient for a human body coupled with ensuring food security.
BSS from Narsingdi adds: Agriculture experts and officials recently urged the farmers to bring more lands under the BRRI dhan-62, a zinc enriched and drought tolerant paddy variety, in the district.
They said the newly innovated paddy variety has opened up a door of enormous prospects of mitigating zinc and protein deficiency.
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) released the variety for all over the country last year after a latest breakthrough in research in the field. It is a short duration high-yielding variety of rice in Aman season which can be harvested within 100 days after plantation. The variety may give yield up to 4 to 5 tonnes per hectare if nurtured properly.
They made these observation while addressing a farmers gathering of cutting BRRI dhan 62 at Shokandi union of Monohardi upazila recently.
Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension Latafat Hossain, Additional Deputy Director(Plant Protection) Dr Shifi uddin, Additional Deputy Director(Crop protection) Shaiful Alam and Monohardi upazila Krishi Officer Mahabur Rashid spoke on the occasion.
About 200 local farmers were present at the function.
