NARSINGDI, March 6, 2021 (BSS) – Salina Jahan, a woman farmer cum
entrepreneur of Narsingdi district has set an example through establishing a healthy and organic agriculture system with the uses 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.
In 2017, Salina also received award Joyeeta (economic category) from
district administration Narsingdi.
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 an organic agriculture farm in 2007.
She brought out the unemployed rural women from home to lands and engaged
them in producing vermin-compost for organic vegetables. She involved the
women with diverse agriculture for becoming self-reliant.
At present she has cultivated organic vegetables and rice on 25 bigas of
land and is earning 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 broiler poultry in her
poultry farm and 500 turkey birds in her turkey bird farm.
She also inspired the women rearing poultry and turkey birds for
accelerating growth of the prospective sector to strengthen the national
economy.
Salina Jahan said women participation in the agriculture and poultry sector
has been contributing in poverty alleviation, meeting nutrition demand of the
population and becoming self-reliant.