Matia for use of advanced agri-tech to increase productivity
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
FE Report
Agriculture minister Begum Matia Chowdhury on Sunday said adaptation to advanced agriculture technologies is vital to enhance gross productivity but that has to be suited for Bangladeshi usages.
"Advance use of technology, good seed, availability of fertiliser is vital for a good harvest," she said.
Technology that proved useful in other countries might not be the same for Bangladesh. We need to adopt a technology that is best in practical use in our fields, she said while addressing a book launching ceremony as chief guest on food safety and agriculture in Bangladesh.
Written by Kawser Rahman and Reaz Ahmad the book titled - 'Journalist View, State of Agriculture in Bangladesh: Secured Food, Secured Future' was published under FIDA-Syngenta fellowship program 2009.
The Agriculture minister in her address also said that the present government is keen to increase domestic food grain production and gives priority to the needs of farmers.
"With adequate supply of fertiliser, good seeds and irrigation subsidy ensured by the government, we are expecting a good Boro harvest, if supportive nature sustains," she added.
Vice president of the Forum of Information Dissemination on Agriculture (DIDA) Reaz Ahmed, publisher of the book Forkan Ahmed, IRRI representative in Bangladesh Dr M Zainul Abedin, MD of Syngenta Bangladesh Ltd Sarwar Ahmed, Executive Chairman of BARC Dr Wais Kabir and Executive Director of BRAC Dr Mahabub Hossain attended the programme.
Praising the book, speakers said media exposure is vital to make research based knowledge and technologies to the end users-farmers.
"We can't reach farmers as journalists can, which is vital to promote what we invent in our labs," they said.
They urged media personals to give further intense concentration to work together with the experts and ensure food security.
Agriculture minister Begum Matia Chowdhury on Sunday said adaptation to advanced agriculture technologies is vital to enhance gross productivity but that has to be suited for Bangladeshi usages.
"Advance use of technology, good seed, availability of fertiliser is vital for a good harvest," she said.
Technology that proved useful in other countries might not be the same for Bangladesh. We need to adopt a technology that is best in practical use in our fields, she said while addressing a book launching ceremony as chief guest on food safety and agriculture in Bangladesh.
Written by Kawser Rahman and Reaz Ahmad the book titled - 'Journalist View, State of Agriculture in Bangladesh: Secured Food, Secured Future' was published under FIDA-Syngenta fellowship program 2009.
The Agriculture minister in her address also said that the present government is keen to increase domestic food grain production and gives priority to the needs of farmers.
"With adequate supply of fertiliser, good seeds and irrigation subsidy ensured by the government, we are expecting a good Boro harvest, if supportive nature sustains," she added.
Vice president of the Forum of Information Dissemination on Agriculture (DIDA) Reaz Ahmed, publisher of the book Forkan Ahmed, IRRI representative in Bangladesh Dr M Zainul Abedin, MD of Syngenta Bangladesh Ltd Sarwar Ahmed, Executive Chairman of BARC Dr Wais Kabir and Executive Director of BRAC Dr Mahabub Hossain attended the programme.
Praising the book, speakers said media exposure is vital to make research based knowledge and technologies to the end users-farmers.
"We can't reach farmers as journalists can, which is vital to promote what we invent in our labs," they said.
They urged media personals to give further intense concentration to work together with the experts and ensure food security.