NARSINGDI, Jan 09, 2020 (BSS)- Salina Jahan, a woman farmer cum
entrepreneur of Narsingdi district has set an example through establishing a healthy and organic agriculture with the usage of natural fertilizers in this imbalanced nature and soil.
Salina Jahan who brought out women from home to lands inspired many women
towards agriculture and involved women with diverse agriculture for becoming
self reliant.
She also inspired the rural women producing vermin-compost for organic
farming.
Salina Jahan, the pioneer for her good achievement in establishing a
healthy and organic agriculture received “Bangabandhu National Agriculture
Award” from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2007.
She also received the 9th Edition of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) prize
for women’s contribution to food security and development as the laureate for
the 1435 H prize in individual category.
She received the prize consists of cash award US Dollar 25000 and crest
from the king of Saudi Arabia Ibrahim AL- Abdul Aziz in a ceremony held on
the occasion of 39th annual meeting of IDB Board of Governments.
In 2017, Salina also received award Joyeeta (economic category) from
district administration Narsingdi.
Talking to this correspondent at Salina’s organic agriculture farm at
Shoikarchar village of Shibpur upazila she said her organization Grameen
Krishak Daridra Bimochan Atmakallyan Sangstha started organic agriculture
farm since 2007 with the assistance of the then Deputy Commissioner Amrita
Baroi .
She brought out the unemployed rural women from home to farming lands and
engaged them in producing vermin compost for organic vegetables and made the
women with diverse agriculture to become self-reliant.
Salina said at present, she cultivated organic vegetables and rice on 25
bigas of land and is getting excellent income from agriculture.
She also engaged her in poultry farming and Turkey bird farming at Joynagor
union of the same upazila in Narsingdi district from 2015.
At present, there are over 5000 layer poultry and 5000 boiler poultry in
her poultry farm and 700 turkey bird in turkey bird farm .
She also inspired the women rearing poultry and turkey bird for
accelerating growth of the prospective sector to strengthen national economy.
Salina jahan said women participation in agriculture and poultry sector has
been contributing in poverty alleviation and meeting nutrition demand of the
population .