Cultivation of Binadhan-8 in salty southern coastal dists stressed to yield more 40 lakh mts paddy
Satkhira, May 8 (UNB) - Cultivation of Binadhan-8, a high yielding variety paddy, in 10 lakh hectares salted land in southern coastal districts will produce 40 lakh metric tons more paddy in a year.
Innovated by Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agricultural (BINA), the salt-resistant paddy seeds brought smile back to the farmers of vast salted land in coastal district Satkhira.
Binadhan-8 yielded 6.5 tons to 8 tons per hectare in Satkhira in the boro season this year.
Agriculture officers as well as farmers said use of Binadhan-8 has proved boon for growers in different upazilas of the district affected by saline water.
Successful harvesting of Binadhan-8 has created new momentum in the district. BINA researchers said that farmers can harvest the crop within 127 days of sowing the seeds on the briny lands.
This type of paddy is salt resistant and it can grow in 8-10 deci-cimen/meter brackish land in coastal belt.
Some 30/40 lakh mts of paddy can be produced in 10 lakh hectares salted land using the HYV seeds which will help ensure food security in the country, they affirmed.
Dr M A Satter, Direcore General of BINA advocated bringing all salt affected land of the country under Binadhan-8 cultivation. He said using Binadhan-8 in land will help Bangladesh attain food autarky.
He along with other officials and agriculture scientists made the observation at a function, titled `Field Day` organized to mark success of BINA-8 farming at the Nuclear Agriculture Research Center in Binerpota, Satkhira, on Saturday.
At the function beaming farmers said they sowed the Binadhan-8 paddy and reaped rich harvest in short time. The growers said they produced 20 maunds of Bina paddy per bigha land, double the quantity yielded by other paddy per bigha in salted land of coastal belt districts.
The innovator of the Binadhan-8 Dr Mirza Mofazzel Islam said changing climate is fast affecting Bangladesh as salinity in southern districts is increasing day by day due to climate change effect.
``To offset this effect, we embarked on innovating new variety of salt-resistant paddy seeds that can be cultivated in salted land``, he said adding “After a decade of research we have successfully invented Binadhan-8 seed.”
Innovated by Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agricultural (BINA), the salt-resistant paddy seeds brought smile back to the farmers of vast salted land in coastal district Satkhira.
Binadhan-8 yielded 6.5 tons to 8 tons per hectare in Satkhira in the boro season this year.
Agriculture officers as well as farmers said use of Binadhan-8 has proved boon for growers in different upazilas of the district affected by saline water.
Successful harvesting of Binadhan-8 has created new momentum in the district. BINA researchers said that farmers can harvest the crop within 127 days of sowing the seeds on the briny lands.
This type of paddy is salt resistant and it can grow in 8-10 deci-cimen/meter brackish land in coastal belt.
Some 30/40 lakh mts of paddy can be produced in 10 lakh hectares salted land using the HYV seeds which will help ensure food security in the country, they affirmed.
Dr M A Satter, Direcore General of BINA advocated bringing all salt affected land of the country under Binadhan-8 cultivation. He said using Binadhan-8 in land will help Bangladesh attain food autarky.
He along with other officials and agriculture scientists made the observation at a function, titled `Field Day` organized to mark success of BINA-8 farming at the Nuclear Agriculture Research Center in Binerpota, Satkhira, on Saturday.
At the function beaming farmers said they sowed the Binadhan-8 paddy and reaped rich harvest in short time. The growers said they produced 20 maunds of Bina paddy per bigha land, double the quantity yielded by other paddy per bigha in salted land of coastal belt districts.
The innovator of the Binadhan-8 Dr Mirza Mofazzel Islam said changing climate is fast affecting Bangladesh as salinity in southern districts is increasing day by day due to climate change effect.
``To offset this effect, we embarked on innovating new variety of salt-resistant paddy seeds that can be cultivated in salted land``, he said adding “After a decade of research we have successfully invented Binadhan-8 seed.”
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