RANGPUR, Jun 4 (BSS): Experts at a daylong workshop here have stressed for adoption of the easiest ribbon retting technology for rotting jute plants amid water scarcity to get upgraded quality of the fibre with increased yield rate.
They called upon the farmers for large-scale adoption of the lowest-cost technology that might be crucial in future following adverse impacts of ongoing climate change that continues affecting the agriculture sector and creates water scarcity.
They were addressing the workshop on 'Production of Jute and Jute Seeds and Method of Rotting Jute Plants Adopting Modern Technology' at the upazila parishad hall room in Mithapukur here in the district on Tuesday.
The Jute Development Department in association with Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) organised the workshop for the selected farmers to assist them learning the technology practically for its extension at the grassroots levels.
With Senior Assistant Project Director (Coordination) of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) for Rangpur Region Agriculturist Mossarraf Hossain in the chair, Mithapukur UNO Harun-Ar-Rashid attended the workshop as the chief guest.
Deputy Director of the DAE at its Rangpur Regional office Zulfikar Haider attended the workshop as the special guest.
Agriculturist Mossarraf Hossain, Chief Inspector Dr Barjahan Ali and Principal Scientific Officer of Rangpur Regional Station of BJRI Dr M Aiyub Khan took part as resource persons in the workshop moderated by Upazila Jute Development Officer Dilip Kumar Malakar.
Ribbon retting to rot jute plants amid water scarcity stressed
FE Team | Published: June 05, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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