Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Tuesday said the much-awaited saline tolerant paddy farming has begun in the country.
"We have to motivate local farmers to cultivate saline tolerant paddy varieties aimed at making food security sustainable," he said, calling upon authorities concerned to disseminate the paddy varieties among farmers.
The minister said this while joining virtually a function of development organization 'Sushilon', marking its 30th founding anniversary from his secretariat office.
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Terming the lunching cultivation of the particular variety a 'golden' opportunity, Majumder said the local people have to be motivated with the cultivation of the varieties so that the internal rice production could be boosted up.
Considering fair price of crops and purchasing capacity of marginal people, the food minister said the government has taken diversified measures to make food security strengthened and real-based.
Chaired by Sushilon Executive Council Chairman A JM Azizur Rahman, the programme also was attended, among others, by Khulna City Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque, Direndra Devnath Shambhu, MP, Mir Mostaque Ahmed Robi, MP, Mostafa Lutfullah ,MP, M Akhteruzzaman Babu ,MP, NGO Affairs Bureau Director General KM Tariqul Islam and Shusilon founder and chief executive Mostafa Nuruzzaman.
