Use of latest tech for boosting crop, fruit output stressed

Experts at the Agriculture Technology and Fruit Tree Fair in Mithapukur in Rangpur have stressed for adoption of the latest agriculture technologies to increase production of crops and fruits to ensure food security, meet nutrition demand and alleviate poverty. Citing adverse impacts of climate change, they put emphasis on innovating time-befitting technologies for cultivation of crops and hybrid variety fruits through imparting training to the farmers, men and women to further increase crop and fruit production in the country. They were addressing the concluding ceremony of the 3-day ‘Upazila Agriculture Technology and Fruit Tree Fair-2014’ jointly organised by Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and Mithapukur Upazila Parishad on Monday afternoon. Earlier, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Ministry of Public Administration H M Ashikur Rahman, MP, inaugurated the fair at a ceremony on Friday as the chief guest, according to BSS.