Effective measures to protect soil fertility underscored

RAJSHAHI, June 27 (BSS): Need-oriented and effective measures should be adopted to protect the soil fertility and productivity in the greater interest of boosting agricultural output to ensure food security of the country.
Time has come to bring all the farmers and others concerned under training and awareness programme on how to protect the soil health from further degradation through judicious uses of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
Agriculturists and soil scientists stated these while addressing the closing session of a six-day training workshop on "Using Guidelines of Upazila Land and Soil Resources" organised by Regional Office of Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) at NCDP Training hall here Thursday.
SRDI Director and Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture Syed Ali Nasim Khaliluzzaman addressed the session as the chief guest while SRDI Principal Scientific Officer Kamruzzaman presided over the function.
Additional Director of Department of Agriculture Extension Nurul Amin, Deputy Director Abul Kalam Azad and SRDI Project Director Mokbul Hossain also spoke on the occasion.