RANGPUR, July 02 (BSS): Experts at a summit workshop in the district laid emphasis on adoption of zero tillage (ZT) in rice-wheat farming to increase food production.
They said it saves costs of labour, irrigation and fuel.
They expressed the views at the workshop titled ZT Seeder Summit under 'Value chain policy interventions to accelerate adoption of zero tillage in the rice-wheat farming systems across the Indo-Gangetic Plains' project held at RDRS conference room, said a statement on Monday.
Under the project, a field research study is being conducted to examine how the adoption of ZT seed drills could be accelerated to reduce prevalence of stubble-burning and boost sustainable food production amid water security in the Eastern Gangetic Plains region of Bangladesh.
The University of Adelaide in Australia and RDRS Bangladesh jointly organised the event with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)-funding to re-orientate future state and national policies for faster adoption of ZT seed drills.
With Project Leader and Senior Lecturer of the University of Adelaide Dr. Adam Loch in the chair, Chairman of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority Dr. Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury attended the workshop as the chief guest.
A total of 25 participants, including agricultural policymakers, scientists, extension workers, machinery importers and manufacturers, machine operators, farmers associated with the Happy Seeder (HS) and ZT Seed drill value chains attended the workshop.
Director (Field Operations) of RDRS Humayun Khaled delivered welcome speech while Project Coordinator and Adjunct Senior Fellow of the University of Adelaide Dr Jay Cummins narrated workshop objectives.
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