JHENIDAH, July 8: Mujibnagar Integrated Agricultural Development Project (MIADP), a DAE component, is playing a major role in disseminating agri-technologies among the farmers of 19 upazilas under four districts - Jhenidah, Kushtia, Chuadanga and Meherpur- of S-W region of Bangladesh.
The five-year long project (July 2011-June,2016) covered activities of 1228 demonstrations, 450 training of DAE personnel, 2850 farmers' training, 19 farmers' rally, 475 field day, 24 motivational tour, one workshop and 23 agriculture fair in the outgoing fiscal year (FY) 2013-14.
The project teaches the farmers the use of IPM, bio-technology, crops of new varieties, vermicompost, modern irrigation practices, AWD, sex pheromone trap, parching, light trap, logo technology in transplanting rice and urea super granule through different programs. It is also disseminating some other technologies among the farmers in the region such as high-yielding variety seed, modern cultural practices, crop rotation, judicious using of fertilizer and seed preservation.
According to MIADP Kushtia official source, the activities have so far been conducted at more than 400 villages in all the 19 upazilas of the project area.
Dr. Khan Md. Moniruzzaman, Jhenidah Sadar Upazial Agriculture Officer (UAO), told the FE that one of the good approaches of the project is to retain the fruits which are on the verge of extinction due to impact of climate change, through the villages styled after some fruits like chalta, tamarind, green banana, wood apple, Kul and horseradish. The project covers the concept of "Sujala, suphala, shasysa shyamala Bangladesh", Dr. Zaman observed.
Under the project in the last FY 2013-14, Khajura village was styled as wood apple village, Laxmikol as chalta village, Ghorshal as kul village, Badpukuria as horseradish village, Harishankorpur as green banana village and Ganna as vermicompost village in Jhenidah Sadar upazila. A considerable number of families from every village was selected and were provided with two plants of a particular fruit each in order to encourage other farmers of the village to cultivate the specific fruit. Besides, buyers will also know what fruit will be found in which village.
Hazral Ali, DD, DAE, Jhenidah said through diversification of crops, effects are being taken to restore the health of soil that has profusely started deteriorating. Introduction of new crops and vegetables in the project area, are making the farmers more benefited economically.
Golam Maruf, Deputy Project Director, MIADP told the FE that the project could make 100 per cent physical and 99.95 per cent financial achievements of the Tk. 35 million fund during the FY 2013-14.
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