RANGPUR, Feb 26 (BSS): Experts at a training course have stressed for expanding cultivation of short duration mung bean as an additional cash crop to earn more profits, improve soil health and meet local pulse demand.
RDRS Bangladesh organised the day-long farmers' training course on the cultivation technologies of BARI Mug-6 at Barovita Union Federation under Kishoreganj upazila in Nilphamari district on Sunday.
The training was arranged for disseminating farming technology of mung bean adopting new cropping pattern of 'Short duration Aman rice-mustard/potato-mung bean- short duration Aus (pariza) rice' to get four crops on same land annually.
RDRS Bangladesh evolved the cropping pattern in 2011 under the 'Validation and Scaling up of T-Aman- Potato/Mustard-Mung bean- T.Aus Cropping System in Northern Districts of Bangladesh' project with the assistance of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University and Krishi Gobeshona Foundation.
The NGO has been providing training to 300 farmers on farming technologies of BARI Mug-6 in 10 batches from February 2 last to February 18 next at three union federation offices in Sadar and Kishoreganj upazilas of Nilphamari alone this season.
Expanded mung bean cultivation for more profits stressed
FE Team | Published: February 27, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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