BSS, Rajshahi :
Speakers at a daylong discussion urged the farmers and others concerned to expand cotton farming in the vast barind tract for boosting up its production to meet up the country’s demand.
They viewed prospect of boosting cotton production in the drought-prone barind region is bright as its topography and climatic condition suitable for the cash crop.
For the sake of best uses of the prospective scenario and as adaptive means of changed climatic condition, the farmers should come forward towards the farming so that they can gain more money from the cultivation side by side with meeting up the national demand.
The observations came at a regional workshop titled “Prospect of Cotton Farming in Barind Tract and Extension Strategy” held at the conference hall of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in Rajshahi metropolis on Sunday. Cotton Development Board (CDB) under its ‘Extensive Cotton Cultivation Programme’ organized the workshop.
Abdul Mannan, MP, Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, addressed the opening session as the chief guest with Dr Farid Uddin Ahmed, Executive Director of CDB, in the chair.
Speakers at a daylong discussion urged the farmers and others concerned to expand cotton farming in the vast barind tract for boosting up its production to meet up the country’s demand.
They viewed prospect of boosting cotton production in the drought-prone barind region is bright as its topography and climatic condition suitable for the cash crop.
For the sake of best uses of the prospective scenario and as adaptive means of changed climatic condition, the farmers should come forward towards the farming so that they can gain more money from the cultivation side by side with meeting up the national demand.
The observations came at a regional workshop titled “Prospect of Cotton Farming in Barind Tract and Extension Strategy” held at the conference hall of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in Rajshahi metropolis on Sunday. Cotton Development Board (CDB) under its ‘Extensive Cotton Cultivation Programme’ organized the workshop.
Abdul Mannan, MP, Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, addressed the opening session as the chief guest with Dr Farid Uddin Ahmed, Executive Director of CDB, in the chair.
