Thrust on attaining autarky in foodgrain production
Sunday, 12 December 2010
FE Report
Implementing modern technology based irrigation is vital for an agricultural revolution which would lead the country to self-sufficiency in foodgrains, officials and experts commented at a prize-giving ceremony Saturday.
They also expressed the view that because of the high growth of population in the country her food production must also be increased.
"Fertiliser is indispensable for ensuring high yield of crops," they remarked.
They were speaking at the 'Guti Urea Award Ceremony' organised jointly in city by the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Director General of DAE Md. Sayeed Ali spoke at the programme as the chief guest while Director General of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) Dr Md Abdul Mannan, Director of the field wing of DAE Md. Habibur Rahman and Director General of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute(BARI) Md. Rafiqul Islam Mondol spoke as the special guests.
Resident Representative (Asia Division) of IFDC Ishrat Jahan delivered the address of welcome.
Sayeed Ali said, "to ensure food security, we will have to multiply our food production."
"For attaining high yield of food crops fertilisers, both chemical and biological, are essential," Sayeed Ali said.
He also said the cost effectiveness of 'Guti' urea was proved but the problems of the farmers in using Guti urea should be resolved.
He expressed his optimism that the four 'fertiliser applicators' which had been approved by the joint committee of the agriculture ministry, would be able to solve the health problems of the farmers in relation to any particular fertiliser.
Ishrat Jahan, in her address of welcome, disclosed that the government of Bangladesh was promoting the expansion of the 'urea deep placement (UDP)' technology among the farmers through DAE with the technical support of IFDC. She said the project was in the process of implementation with a grant from USDA, since November 2008.
Under this project, UDP technology, popularly known as Guti urea, had been expanded to 80 upazilas under 18 districts, where about one million farmers used Guti on their 380,000 hectares of land, she said.
She also said this particular fertiliser is 30 per cent cost effective compared to normal urea.
Meanwhile, this year 254 farmers and 201 DAE officials were awarded for their outstanding performance in government's 'urea deep placement (UDP)' technology project.
Implementing modern technology based irrigation is vital for an agricultural revolution which would lead the country to self-sufficiency in foodgrains, officials and experts commented at a prize-giving ceremony Saturday.
They also expressed the view that because of the high growth of population in the country her food production must also be increased.
"Fertiliser is indispensable for ensuring high yield of crops," they remarked.
They were speaking at the 'Guti Urea Award Ceremony' organised jointly in city by the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Director General of DAE Md. Sayeed Ali spoke at the programme as the chief guest while Director General of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) Dr Md Abdul Mannan, Director of the field wing of DAE Md. Habibur Rahman and Director General of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute(BARI) Md. Rafiqul Islam Mondol spoke as the special guests.
Resident Representative (Asia Division) of IFDC Ishrat Jahan delivered the address of welcome.
Sayeed Ali said, "to ensure food security, we will have to multiply our food production."
"For attaining high yield of food crops fertilisers, both chemical and biological, are essential," Sayeed Ali said.
He also said the cost effectiveness of 'Guti' urea was proved but the problems of the farmers in using Guti urea should be resolved.
He expressed his optimism that the four 'fertiliser applicators' which had been approved by the joint committee of the agriculture ministry, would be able to solve the health problems of the farmers in relation to any particular fertiliser.
Ishrat Jahan, in her address of welcome, disclosed that the government of Bangladesh was promoting the expansion of the 'urea deep placement (UDP)' technology among the farmers through DAE with the technical support of IFDC. She said the project was in the process of implementation with a grant from USDA, since November 2008.
Under this project, UDP technology, popularly known as Guti urea, had been expanded to 80 upazilas under 18 districts, where about one million farmers used Guti on their 380,000 hectares of land, she said.
She also said this particular fertiliser is 30 per cent cost effective compared to normal urea.
Meanwhile, this year 254 farmers and 201 DAE officials were awarded for their outstanding performance in government's 'urea deep placement (UDP)' technology project.