Boost agriculture research to increase production: PM
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her call to scientists to put extra efforts on research to attain excellence in agricultural production.
“I always think that without research it’s not possible to attain excellence. As we are agriculture dependent country, we have given extra importance on agriculture,” she said.
The prime minister was speaking at a programme to mark the 50th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) and inauguration of the “Bangabandhu Pierre Trudeau Agricultural Research Center”.
She, however, said the government has given importance on the research work in other sectors too.
“Besides, we have given emphasis on research works on health, education and science,” she said.
The PM said Bangladesh frequently faces adverse circumstances due to the geographical location and impact of climate changes. “So, we have to produce our crops.” She said the production has to be continued with new varieties of crops in tune with the climate changes and environment.
Hasina said the country is about to enter the fourth industrial revolution and so, the government has taken steps to create skilled manpower. She emphasised on learning and producing bio-informatics, nano-technology, machine learning, internet of things and new agriculture technologies.
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