Jamalpur: A two-day regional agriculture research-extension review workshop commenced today at the seminar room of Jamalpur Regional Agriculture Research Station (RARS) in the district.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, a total of 70 officials from RARS, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), NGOs, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI), and Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) of Jamalpur, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Mymensingh districts are participating in the workshop. The event is organized by Jamalpur RARS.
During the workshop, experts emphasized the need to disseminate modern food grain varieties and technologies developed by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) at the field level to enhance agricultural production. BARI presented a research report on various crop experiments and demonstrations conducted during 2024-25.
Director (Research) of BARI in Ga
zipur, Dr. Munsi Rashid Ahmad, inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest, with Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Jamalpur RARS, Dr. Md Manjurul Kadir, presiding over the session. Additional Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension in Mymensingh Region, Dr. Salma Laizu, and former CSO of BARI, Dr. Md Samsur Rahman, attended as special guests.
In the first session, presentations were made by CSO Dr. Md Rajab Ali, Principal Scientific Officer Md Jillur Rahman, Senior Scientific Officer Dr. Hafizur Rahman, Dr. Md Saidur Rahman, Dr. Muhammad Khorshed Alam, Dr. Mukaddasul Alam Riad, and Scientific Officer Anwara Akter, who shared their research findings.