BSS, Rajshahi :
Speakers at a discussion mentioned farmers in the Hard Barind area need time-fitting training and motivation on how to cultivate more water-saving crops to lessen the existing pressure on groundwater.
They viewed there is no alternative to encourage the farmers to promote various cereal crops and vegetables instead of only Irri-boro paddy on the dried land to face the water stress condition as its groundwater table has gradually been declining.
They were addressing a daylong farmers training styled “Production of Quality Wheat and Paddy Seed and Cultivation of Less Water Consuming Crops”.
Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) organized the event at its Naogaon Zone office in association with its ‘Quality Seed Production, Distribution and Farmers Training for Crops Production’ project yesterday.
BMDA Chairman Dr Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Deputy Manager (Agriculture) ATM Rafiqul Islam addressed the training sessions as chief and special guests respectively with Executive Engineer Shariful Islam in the chair.
Rafiqul Islam said more than 600 farmers will be brought under the training programme for cultivation of less-water consuming crops like cereal, pulses, oilseed, tuber and vegetables in the preliminary stage.
He said around 3,500 liters of water is needed to produce one kilogramme of paddy as irrigation. But seven bighas of wheat could be cultivated with the same irrigation water.
Dr Akram Chowdhury suggested development and dissemination of appropriate farm machinery like power tiller operated seeder, strip till and zero till, bed planter, reaper and thresher to promote the less-water consuming crops especially wheat successfully.
He views the continuous paddy farming in the barind tract will face an acute crisis. So, more importance should be given on the crops which need less-irrigation.
On the other hand, he said the agriculture system of the drought-prone barind tract has started facing problems due to multifarious reasons including the adverse impact of climate change.
So, there is no way but to adopt modern technologies to protect the farming practice from further deteriorating condition after addressing the constraints to ensure food security of the nation in the days ahead.
Dr Chowdhury says BMDA has been working relentlessly to protect the farming system from all sorts of adverse situation.
BRAC distributes educational tools among 100 poor students: Some 100 primary students coming from poor and extreme poor families in the city received education equipment like schoolbag, Tiffin-box, notebook, pen and pencil free of cost.
Brac distributed the tools in association with its ‘Urban Development Programme’ at a function in the conference hall of Rajshahi City Corporation here on Wednesday.
The educational appliances will help the students conducting their regular schooling and institutional learning.
Brac Regional Coordinator Farzana Parveen told the function that around 53,000 people of 12,500 households living in different slum areas in the city are getting time-fitting tools of improving their living and livelihood condition for reducing multi- dimensional poverty and deprivation under the urban development programme.
An empowering situation is being created so that the targeted people are able to get access to adequate, safe and affordable housing, basic and inclusive services and upgrades slums.
Around 17,500 youths, including around 13,000 females of 15-29 age group, will get empowerment and entrepreneurship privileges through need- based promotional activities.
Of them, 3,000 youths will be imparted either three or six-month need-based vocational and technical training and job placement for improving their living and livelihood condition.
Farzana Parveen said the programme intends to promote socio-economic empowerment of the beneficiary people.
City Mayor Musaddique Hossain Bulbul addressed the meeting as chief guest with Chief Executive Officer Shah Mumin in the chair. Chief Engineer Ashraful Haque and Executive Engineer Nur Islam Tusser also spoke.
Speakers at a discussion mentioned farmers in the Hard Barind area need time-fitting training and motivation on how to cultivate more water-saving crops to lessen the existing pressure on groundwater.
They viewed there is no alternative to encourage the farmers to promote various cereal crops and vegetables instead of only Irri-boro paddy on the dried land to face the water stress condition as its groundwater table has gradually been declining.
They were addressing a daylong farmers training styled “Production of Quality Wheat and Paddy Seed and Cultivation of Less Water Consuming Crops”.
Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) organized the event at its Naogaon Zone office in association with its ‘Quality Seed Production, Distribution and Farmers Training for Crops Production’ project yesterday.
BMDA Chairman Dr Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Deputy Manager (Agriculture) ATM Rafiqul Islam addressed the training sessions as chief and special guests respectively with Executive Engineer Shariful Islam in the chair.
Rafiqul Islam said more than 600 farmers will be brought under the training programme for cultivation of less-water consuming crops like cereal, pulses, oilseed, tuber and vegetables in the preliminary stage.
He said around 3,500 liters of water is needed to produce one kilogramme of paddy as irrigation. But seven bighas of wheat could be cultivated with the same irrigation water.
Dr Akram Chowdhury suggested development and dissemination of appropriate farm machinery like power tiller operated seeder, strip till and zero till, bed planter, reaper and thresher to promote the less-water consuming crops especially wheat successfully.
He views the continuous paddy farming in the barind tract will face an acute crisis. So, more importance should be given on the crops which need less-irrigation.
On the other hand, he said the agriculture system of the drought-prone barind tract has started facing problems due to multifarious reasons including the adverse impact of climate change.
So, there is no way but to adopt modern technologies to protect the farming practice from further deteriorating condition after addressing the constraints to ensure food security of the nation in the days ahead.
Dr Chowdhury says BMDA has been working relentlessly to protect the farming system from all sorts of adverse situation.
BRAC distributes educational tools among 100 poor students: Some 100 primary students coming from poor and extreme poor families in the city received education equipment like schoolbag, Tiffin-box, notebook, pen and pencil free of cost.
Brac distributed the tools in association with its ‘Urban Development Programme’ at a function in the conference hall of Rajshahi City Corporation here on Wednesday.
The educational appliances will help the students conducting their regular schooling and institutional learning.
Brac Regional Coordinator Farzana Parveen told the function that around 53,000 people of 12,500 households living in different slum areas in the city are getting time-fitting tools of improving their living and livelihood condition for reducing multi- dimensional poverty and deprivation under the urban development programme.
An empowering situation is being created so that the targeted people are able to get access to adequate, safe and affordable housing, basic and inclusive services and upgrades slums.
Around 17,500 youths, including around 13,000 females of 15-29 age group, will get empowerment and entrepreneurship privileges through need- based promotional activities.
Of them, 3,000 youths will be imparted either three or six-month need-based vocational and technical training and job placement for improving their living and livelihood condition.
Farzana Parveen said the programme intends to promote socio-economic empowerment of the beneficiary people.
City Mayor Musaddique Hossain Bulbul addressed the meeting as chief guest with Chief Executive Officer Shah Mumin in the chair. Chief Engineer Ashraful Haque and Executive Engineer Nur Islam Tusser also spoke.
