NARSINGDI, May 16, 2020 (BSS) – Salina Jahan, a woman farmer-cum-entrepreneur of Narsingdi district, set an example establishing a healthy and organic agriculture using organic fertilizers, unleashing an inspiration for other women to be self-reliant.
Salina brought out women from home to lands by her work, inspiring a lot of women towards agriculture and involving them in producing vermin-compost for organic farming.
Being a pioneer for woman, she received ‘Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Purasker’ from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2007.
She was also awarded Islamic Development Bank (IDB) prize for her contribution to food security and women’s empowerment. In 2017, she also received award Joyeeta in economics category from district administration.
This BSS correspondent last week visited Salina’s organic agriculture farm at Shoikarchar village of Shibpur upazila.
Talking to BSS, Salina said she and her organization ‘Grameen Krishak Darida Bimochan Atmakalyan Sangstha’ started organic agriculture farm in 2007 with the assistance of the then Deputy Commissioner Amrita Baroi.
She brought out the unemployed rural women of their home to lands and engaged them in producing Vermin compost for organic vegetables, she said.
Salina said at present she cultivated organic vegetables and rice on 25 bigas of land and getting excellent income from agriculture.
She also engaged herself in poultry farming and Turkey bird rearing at Joynagor union of the same upazila in the district from 2015. At present there are over 5000 layer and 5000 boiler chickens in her poultry farm and 700 turkey birds in turkey bird farm.