Farmers urged to cultivate Bangabandhu Dhan 100

Agri experts at a function in Gaibandha urged the farmers to cultivate Bangabandhu Dhan 100 which is also known as BRRI Dhan 100 at a larger scale to get desired output against the variety and to achieve sustainable food security.

"It is a high-yielding variety of rice enriched with protein and zinc. This rice is similar to Nazirshail rice. The quality of this rice is very good and the production of yield is satisfactory", they said.

The agri experts made the observations while they were addressing a function on sample crop cutting of 'Bangabandhu Dhan 100' on the land of farmer Al Amin at Bara Daudpur Village under Rasulpur union of Sadullapur upazila in the district on Tuesday.

Sadullapur upazila agriculture office arranged the function to give inspiration to the local farmers so that they are interested to farm the variety in coming seasons.

Upazila agriculture office Matiul Alam attended the function and addressed it as the chief guest and upazila agriculture extension officer Mahabul Alam Basunia spoke at the event as a special guest.

Sub assistant plant protection officer Abdur Rab and farmer Al-Amin spoke at the function, among others.

The speakers in their speeches underscored the need for farming the variety to get the desired production, to earn economic profit against the variety.

Earlier, the guests elaborately described the farming and technological methods of Bangabandhu Dhan 100 and urged them to disseminate the ideas received from the function to other fellow farmers of the locality.

After harvesting, the farmers present expressed their satisfaction over the yield as 27.50 maunds of paddy with moisture have been produced from a bigha of land.

A large number of farmers, local elites including media men were present on the occasion.