‘DAE officials can play vital role in boosting yield’

RAJSHAHI, Mar 31 (BSS): Officials, scientists and researchers of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) were urged for discharging their duties with more sincerity and honesty for boosting farm output.
They also should put in their best efforts and work together for promotion of growers' level farm mechanisation to boost crop outputs.
Additional Secretary (Administration and Inputs) to the Ministry of Agriculture Nazmanara Khanum made the observation while sharing views with officials and researchers from all departments under the ministry at the office conference hall of Additional Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in the city on Saturday as the chief guest.
Chaired by DAE Additional Director Dev Dulal Dhali the meeting was addressed by Deputy Directors Joynal Abedeen, Rafiqul Islam, Shamsul Haque and Monjurul Huda.
Principal Scientific Officer of Fruit Research Station Dr Abdul Alim, Principal Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute Dr llias Hossain and Principal Scientific Officer of On Farm Research Division Dr Mazharul Anwar also spoke.
The additional secretary revealed that the cropping intensity can be increased to 250 per cent even 400 per cent from the existing 200 per cent through reducing the existing time gap between the two crops after the best uses of the farm mechanisation.
To this end, she said, all the officials and others concerned including the scientists and farmers should put in their level best efforts.
Nazmanara also mentioned that the government has attached top priority to the agriculture sector and added that the field level officials and researchers should take the responsibilities of reaching the government's services to the farmers' doorsteps.