GAIBANDHA, Oct 23, 2020 (BSS)- Agri experts in a function here urged the
farmers to cultivate climate resilient paddy adapting to changed climate
condition aimed at getting desired output to achieve the sustainable food
security in the country.
As the country has been experiencing an abnormal climate change in recent
years due to geographical setting, there is no alternative to taking proper
strategies and using modern technologies to cultivate climate resilient crops
to keep continuing production, they said.
They made the comments while addressing a field day workshop on BRRI dhan-
71 harvesting on the land of Rekha Rani at Talukhoridash village under
Khoddokomorpur union of Sadullapur upazila in the district on Thursday.
RDRS Bangladesh organized the function in cooperation with International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to motivate the farmers to cultivate BRRI
dhan-71 on large scale in next season.
District seeds certification officer agriculturist Showkat Osman addressed
the function as the chief guest and sub assistant agriculture officer of
Sadullapur Upazila Agriculture Office Younus Ali was present as the special
guest.
The speakers underscored the need for farming climate resilient BRRI dhan-
71, BRRI dhan-66 and BRRI dhan-56 on large scale in coming season to get
desired output.