Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) has held a training programme to raise the incomes and financial security of marginal farmers, organised by the university's outreach programme department.
The training, titled "Bringing financial solvency to marginal farmers through sack ginger cultivation technology and onion production", was held on Sunday at the Keraniganj Agricultural Training Centre in Dhaka.
Who took part
SAU pro-vice-chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Belal Hossain was chief guest, and Keraniganj upazila agriculture officer Mohua Sharmin Munmun was special guest. The trainers were Md. Shariful Islam, additional deputy director (crops) of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), and Md. Nasir Uddin, monitoring officer of the B-Strong project and additional director (on deputation). The session was chaired by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Jamshed Alam, director of SAU's outreach programme department.
What farmers learned
Participants received detailed guidance on:
- practical techniques for growing ginger in sacks;
- improved management for onion production;
- applying modern agricultural technology;
- marketing their produce.
Prof. Belal Hossain said that growing ginger in sacks on limited land and producing onions with improved methods can be profitable and sustainable for marginal farmers, cutting production costs, raising incomes and creating jobs. Prof. Jamshed Alam said such training will continue in future to build farmers' skills and strengthen the rural economy through technology-based agricultural extension.
Source: Jagonews24. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.
Comments
(0)