Agriculturists for enhancing inbred seed production

FE Team | Published: May 13, 2018 20:56:17

RAJSHAHI, May 13 (BSS): Agriculturists at a participatory discussion on Saturday laid emphasis on the need for boosting the production of inbred seeds.
They also called for an integrated effort to boost the seed production of various crops at farmers' level to meet the gradually mounting domestic seed demands.
The observation came at the daylong seminar titled "Inbred Trial Assessment Programme Enhancement" in the conference hall of the additional director office of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in the city.
Regional Seed Certification Office organised the event for devising ways and means of boosting inbred seeds for the sake of increasing yields to ensure food security.
Director of Seed Certification Agency Khairul Bashar addressed the meeting as chief guest while additional directors of DAE Mustafizur Rahman and Matiar Rahman spoke as special guests with Regional Seed Certification Officer Sirajul Islam in the chair.
During his keynote presentation, Ahmed Safi, Assistant Regional Seed Certification Officer, says close-coordination between all the departments concerned is very important to enhance inbreed trial assessment.
Seeds should be reached the farmers after a proper and effective trial assessment.
In his recommendation, Agriculturist Safi said only the seed varieties which are suitable for conservation to the farmers need to be expanded to them so that they can be satisfied in producing and conserving those for cultivation year after year without any loss of yield.
Agriculturist Khairul Bashar puts emphasis on optimum inbred trial assessment for quality control and said all the authorities concerned should come forward and work together to this end.
He mentioned the seed varieties especially of cereal crops like paddy, wheat and maize, which could be sustained in the field for long, only should be permitted for releasing to the farmers.
"If we can ensure it the farmers could be freed from burden of purchasing their necessary seeds every year," he opined adding that farmers' interest must be given priority as they are the vital strength of making the country self-reliant in seed production.