Call to transfer bio-pest tech to farmers

RAJSHAHI, Sept 19 (BSS): Field-level officials and staff of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) have been urged to transfer the biorational-based pest management technologies to the farmers to make them knowledgeable about producing safe food.

As they are the pioneers to disseminate the innovated technologies to the farmers, they have to take the responsibility of making them aware about the biopesticide method.

Large-scale promotion of biorational pest management in the farming of fruit and vegetables has become crucial for protecting the public health from harmful impacts of toxic chemical pesticides.

Agricultural scientists and researchers came up with the observations while addressing a regional workshop on "Biorational Based Pest Management Technology Transfer" at the DAE conference hall in Rajshahi on Sunday.

Entomology Division of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) hosted the programme in association with its 'Development and Expansion of Bio-rational-based Integr-ated Pest Management Technologies of Vegetables, Fruits and Betel Leaf' project.

Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Komolaranjan Das addressed the workshop as chief guest with Dr Debasish Sarker, Director of Pulse Research Centre, in the chair.