Agriculturists at a meeting have said farmers started reaping benefits of Alternate Drying and Wetting (AWD) irrigation technology in farming Boro rice saving up to 30 percent water and increasing rice output.
They disclosed the information at the “Result Sharing Meeting on AWD Technology” arranged for members of the Upazila Irrigation Committee (UIC) at upazila parisahd auditorium in Kawnia upazila in Rangpur on Tuesday, a press release said.
With assistance of the upazila administration and Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), RDRS Bangladesh and Northwest Focal Area Network organised the event with assistance of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
