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In Habiganj district, 95% of BRRI rice yielded as expected. This information was obtained on Wednesday (November 22, 2023) morning in Charhamua village of Habiganj Sadar Upazila during the field day of this crop. Later, a gathering was held with the devotees present.
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Regional Office Habiganj Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Mamunur Rashid said that due to climate change, many varieties of rice in Bangladesh are on the verge of extinction. But the hope is that new varieties are being invented with the change of time. Farmers should be encouraged to cultivate new varieties of rice. He said that the population of Bangladesh is increasing. Along with this, the demand for food is increasing.
The amount of agricultural land is decreasing under the pressure of overpopulation. Keeping that in mind, we have to increase food production by cultivating improved varieties of rice to meet the additional food demand. And the farmers have to be motivated in this regard. As a result of climate change, there has been an outbreak of blast disease in the area.
In the last season, the farmers of the area were affected by this disease by cultivating BR 28 and BR 29. So farmers will benefit more if they cultivate disaster tolerant BR 96, BR hybrid 3, and BR hybrid 5. Because this paddy will not get spoiled easily even if it gets submerged in rainwater. Moreover, BR hybrid 3, and BR hybrid 5 are affected by blast disease very less. So the farmers are encouraged to cultivate this rice.
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Regional Office Habiganj Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Under the chairmanship of Mamunur Rashid and under the supervision of the Chief Executive of Esed Habiganj, Zafar Iqbal Chowdhury, crop cutting and field day was held at Charhamua of Lashkarpur Union on Wednesday morning. Muhammad Muniruzzaman, Deputy Director of Islamic Foundation Habiganj, AKM Abdullah, Deputy Director of Youth Development Department Habiganj, and Senior Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Regional Office, Habiganj, were present here as guests. Abu Saeed, Scientific Officer Abu Naeem, Habiganj Representative of ATN Bengal Md. Abdul Halim, Associate Editor of “Dainik Habiganj-er Mukha†Moin Uddin Ahmed, Project Officer of Practice and Expansion of Disaster Resilient and Climate Adapted Agriculture Project Zulfikar Ali, Assistant Project Officer Dulal Miah, Program Organizer Mahmudur Rahman, Program Organizer Saiful Islam.
Deputy Assistant Agriculture Officer of Charhamua block, village farmers and eminent persons were present in the program organized in collaboration with JICA and Directorate of Agricultural Extension Habiganj and implementation of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Share the Planet and Aced Habiganj.
Source: Online/GFMM
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