BSS, Rajshahi :
Addressing a farmers training here on Sunday , scientists and researchers viewed that the farmers should come forward towards farming drought-tolerant and short-duration varieties of paddy in the vast Barind tract to bring diversity in its farming system.
They mentioned the drought situation has been exposed in the Barind tract comprising 25 upazilas of Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabgonj districts due to the adverse impact of climate change.
The declining rainfall coupled with the enhanced temperature due to adverse impact of the climate change has put the agriculture sector at a vulnerable condition. So, promoting need-based varieties and technologies has become an urgent need, they added.
Regional Office of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) organised the training styled “Promotion of Drought Tolerant Paddy Varieties” held at its seminal hall recently. Enhancement of Quality Seed Supply Project supported the event where more than 50 farmers from different areas attended.
During his keynote presentation, Dr Shahjahan Kabir, Director (Administration and Common Service) of BRRI, said some drought-tolerant varieties like BRRI 42, 43, 57 and 58 paddy varieties were released on the field.
The farmers in the drought-prone Barind area are cultivating those which are fit for the dried area.
Six more varieties are now being examined and are likely to be released among the growers level very soon. He hoped that the upcoming entries would be more drought tolerant and higher yielder than the present varieties.
He said the varieties give satisfactory yield with scanty rainfall without any irrigation during the rain-fed transplanted Aman season in the area.
With Dr Mostofa Kamal, Chief Scientific Officer of BRRI, in the chair, Senior Scientific Officer Dr Nazmul Bari and Scientific Officer Harun-Or-Rashid also spoke.
Dr Kamal termed the development of the drought- tolerant varieties as the demand of time and expected that the new varieties would contribute a lot to ensure food security.
He hoped that the varieties would bring a positive result for around 2 million hectares of land in the rain-fed drought prone area alongside playing a vital role in boosting rice yield in the days ahead.Distressed children need support for protection of rights
Highlighting the aspects of ensuring child-friendly atmosphere in the society, speakers at a view-sharing meeting here today mentioned that all the government and non-government organizations concerned should come forward towards protecting the legitimate rights of the distressed children in Char (river bed) areas.
They viewed children irrespective of privileged and underprivileged are equal in the eyes of law. So, there is no way but to protect the rights of children living in scattered areas like char.
The observation came in a participatory discussion styled “Role of Society in life cycle Char areas children” held at Safawang Restaurant in Rajshahi city. Incidin Bangladesh and NCTF Bangladesh jointly organized the discussion in association with ‘Child Rights in Higher Academia in Bangladesh Project’ and Save the Children.
In the meeting, the vulnerable issues of Char Mazar Diar and its Char Nabi Nagar Govt. Primary School under Paba Upazila were discussed elaborately for devising ways and means to overcome their problems collectively.
Additional Director of Department of Narcotics Control Mujibur Rahman Patwari addressed the discussion as the chief guest with Mushfiqur Rahman, Operation Chief of Incidin Bangladesh, in the chair.
District Children Affairs Officer Mosharraf Hossain Prodhan, Paba Upazila Vice Chairman Begum Khairunnessha, Upazila Education Officer Saiful Islam, Upazila Youth Development Officer Syed Ali Reza and Headmaster of Char Nabi Nagar Rakhi Bhattacharia also spoke.
Addressing a farmers training here on Sunday , scientists and researchers viewed that the farmers should come forward towards farming drought-tolerant and short-duration varieties of paddy in the vast Barind tract to bring diversity in its farming system.
They mentioned the drought situation has been exposed in the Barind tract comprising 25 upazilas of Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabgonj districts due to the adverse impact of climate change.
The declining rainfall coupled with the enhanced temperature due to adverse impact of the climate change has put the agriculture sector at a vulnerable condition. So, promoting need-based varieties and technologies has become an urgent need, they added.
Regional Office of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) organised the training styled “Promotion of Drought Tolerant Paddy Varieties” held at its seminal hall recently. Enhancement of Quality Seed Supply Project supported the event where more than 50 farmers from different areas attended.
During his keynote presentation, Dr Shahjahan Kabir, Director (Administration and Common Service) of BRRI, said some drought-tolerant varieties like BRRI 42, 43, 57 and 58 paddy varieties were released on the field.
The farmers in the drought-prone Barind area are cultivating those which are fit for the dried area.
Six more varieties are now being examined and are likely to be released among the growers level very soon. He hoped that the upcoming entries would be more drought tolerant and higher yielder than the present varieties.
He said the varieties give satisfactory yield with scanty rainfall without any irrigation during the rain-fed transplanted Aman season in the area.
With Dr Mostofa Kamal, Chief Scientific Officer of BRRI, in the chair, Senior Scientific Officer Dr Nazmul Bari and Scientific Officer Harun-Or-Rashid also spoke.
Dr Kamal termed the development of the drought- tolerant varieties as the demand of time and expected that the new varieties would contribute a lot to ensure food security.
He hoped that the varieties would bring a positive result for around 2 million hectares of land in the rain-fed drought prone area alongside playing a vital role in boosting rice yield in the days ahead.Distressed children need support for protection of rights
Highlighting the aspects of ensuring child-friendly atmosphere in the society, speakers at a view-sharing meeting here today mentioned that all the government and non-government organizations concerned should come forward towards protecting the legitimate rights of the distressed children in Char (river bed) areas.
They viewed children irrespective of privileged and underprivileged are equal in the eyes of law. So, there is no way but to protect the rights of children living in scattered areas like char.
The observation came in a participatory discussion styled “Role of Society in life cycle Char areas children” held at Safawang Restaurant in Rajshahi city. Incidin Bangladesh and NCTF Bangladesh jointly organized the discussion in association with ‘Child Rights in Higher Academia in Bangladesh Project’ and Save the Children.
In the meeting, the vulnerable issues of Char Mazar Diar and its Char Nabi Nagar Govt. Primary School under Paba Upazila were discussed elaborately for devising ways and means to overcome their problems collectively.
Additional Director of Department of Narcotics Control Mujibur Rahman Patwari addressed the discussion as the chief guest with Mushfiqur Rahman, Operation Chief of Incidin Bangladesh, in the chair.
District Children Affairs Officer Mosharraf Hossain Prodhan, Paba Upazila Vice Chairman Begum Khairunnessha, Upazila Education Officer Saiful Islam, Upazila Youth Development Officer Syed Ali Reza and Headmaster of Char Nabi Nagar Rakhi Bhattacharia also spoke.
