Thrust on Integrated pests managements
Monday, 8 October 2007
RANGPUR, Oct 7 (BSS): Experts in the concluding session of a five-day orientation course on 'integrated pests managements' (IPM) methods here Sunday said the overall agro-productions of all variety crops would increase significantly if the farmers properly implemented the methods.
Besides, the production costs will come down and the soil health will remain better if the farmers ensured usages of the IPM methods at field levels after being educated on the issues under the guidance of the field-level agro-workers, they said.
Burirhat Horticulture Centre (BHC) organised the course at its training centre here for the filed-level sub-assistant agriculture officers (SAAOs) and plant protection specialists (PPSs) with a view to educating farmers at the grassroots about the positive impacts of the IPM methods.
A total of 55 SAAOs and PPSs from 11 districts -- Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Joypurhat, Sirajganj and Kishoreganj -- took part in the residential orientation course.
Earlier, Additional Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Rangpur zone Kazi Nazim Uddin formally inaugurated the orientation course at BHC training centre as the chief guest Tuesday.
Deputy Director of the DAE Nur Mohammad, Course Coordinator Atiar Rahman, agriculturists Abdullah Ebrahim, Moududul Islam and concerned senior officials were present in the inaugural and concluding programmes.
Seven trainers and experts of BHC and the DAE conducted the orientation course to educate the trainees on the vital IPM methods of pests managements with a view to disseminate the technology among the farmers of their respective areas.
The participants will form field-level IPM schools after returning their respective areas and conduct 14-day training course on the IPM for the selected farmers to educate them with the knowledge they acquired from the orientation course in Rangpur.
Later, IPM clubs will be formed comprising farmers of the IPM schools at the field levels where the farmers will be provided practical trainings from the period of sowing seeds and harvesting the crops and preserving seeds.
The participants were provided trainings on the IPM for cultivating paddy, wheat, maize, pulses and different vegetables including brinjal, bean, cauli-flowers, cabbages, gourds, pumpkins, high-valued fruits and many other crops in the course.
The trainings also included selecting quality seeds, cutting of the excess leaves and 'kushis' of the growing vegetables and some other crops, ensuring nutritional needs of the growing crop plants by adopting eco-friendly methods and inputs, ways for saving and improving the soil health, detection of the harmful pests and their managements through the natural IPM methods, organic methods of pests managements and other related aspects of agro-farming activities.
Besides, the production costs will come down and the soil health will remain better if the farmers ensured usages of the IPM methods at field levels after being educated on the issues under the guidance of the field-level agro-workers, they said.
Burirhat Horticulture Centre (BHC) organised the course at its training centre here for the filed-level sub-assistant agriculture officers (SAAOs) and plant protection specialists (PPSs) with a view to educating farmers at the grassroots about the positive impacts of the IPM methods.
A total of 55 SAAOs and PPSs from 11 districts -- Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Joypurhat, Sirajganj and Kishoreganj -- took part in the residential orientation course.
Earlier, Additional Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Rangpur zone Kazi Nazim Uddin formally inaugurated the orientation course at BHC training centre as the chief guest Tuesday.
Deputy Director of the DAE Nur Mohammad, Course Coordinator Atiar Rahman, agriculturists Abdullah Ebrahim, Moududul Islam and concerned senior officials were present in the inaugural and concluding programmes.
Seven trainers and experts of BHC and the DAE conducted the orientation course to educate the trainees on the vital IPM methods of pests managements with a view to disseminate the technology among the farmers of their respective areas.
The participants will form field-level IPM schools after returning their respective areas and conduct 14-day training course on the IPM for the selected farmers to educate them with the knowledge they acquired from the orientation course in Rangpur.
Later, IPM clubs will be formed comprising farmers of the IPM schools at the field levels where the farmers will be provided practical trainings from the period of sowing seeds and harvesting the crops and preserving seeds.
The participants were provided trainings on the IPM for cultivating paddy, wheat, maize, pulses and different vegetables including brinjal, bean, cauli-flowers, cabbages, gourds, pumpkins, high-valued fruits and many other crops in the course.
The trainings also included selecting quality seeds, cutting of the excess leaves and 'kushis' of the growing vegetables and some other crops, ensuring nutritional needs of the growing crop plants by adopting eco-friendly methods and inputs, ways for saving and improving the soil health, detection of the harmful pests and their managements through the natural IPM methods, organic methods of pests managements and other related aspects of agro-farming activities.