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JUTE-TRAINING WORKSHOP (with picture)
Experts for adopting latest technologies to increase jute production
RANGPUR, Jan 6, 2020 (BSS) – Experts at a training workshop today called upon farmers for adopting latest technologies to increase production of local variety jute, quality jute seeds and rotting jute plants amid water scarcity.
They made the opinion at the training workshop on ‘Production of high yielding local varieties of jute, jute seeds and improved retting technology’ project at upazila parishad auditorium in Domar upazila town of Nilphamari district.
The Directorate of Jute under the Ministry of Jute and Textiles and Upazila Jute Department organised the event participated by 100 selected farmers for extension of the technologies at farmers’ level.
Domar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shahina Sabnam attended the workshop as the chief guest with Assistant Upazila Jute Development Officer Mohibur Rahman Lohani in the chair.
Deputy Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension for Nilphamari Nikhil Chandra Biswas, Deputy Director of Domar Potato Breeder Seed Production Farm Md. Enamul Haque, Chief Inspector of the Directorate of Jute Md, Borjahan Ali and Nilphamari District Jute Officer Abdul Awal Sarker conducted the workshop as resource persons.
Mohibur Rahman said adoption of ribbon retting technologies for rotting and separation of the fibre helps farmers in getting maximum production of high yielding local varieties of jute with upgraded quality fibre.
Abdul Awal Sarker discussed the lowest-cost ribbon retting method of the fibre during droughts or water scarcity in only nine days to improve quality and grade of jute-kenaf-mesta fibre for ensuring higher market price.
Nikhil Chandra Biswas said large-scale adoption of the lowest-cost ribbon-retting technology might be crucial to increase jute production in the future amid climate change that continues affecting agriculture sector and creating water scarcity.
The chief guest called upon farmers for adopting latest technologies to further enhance production of quality fibre along with achieving self-reliance on locally produced quality jute seeds.
“Expanded and multidimensional use of jute products continues increasing its demand following adverse effects of synthetic fibre on environment ushering a new hope for revival past glory of the ‘golden’ fibre in the country,” she added.
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