Using rice transplanter can increase harvest by 10-15%: BRRI
BRRI’s ‘Rice Transplanter cum Fertilizer Applicator’ can lower planting costs by 20–25% and increase yields by 10–15%, revealed a workshop on rice tech upscaling. The project, funded by KGF and BKGET, was implemented by BRRI’s FMPHT department. Officials praised the innovation’s potential to transform rice farming across Bangladesh.
Using ‘Rice Transplanter cum Fertilizer Applicator’ technology, invented by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), can reduce planting costs by 20-25% and increase yields by 10-15%.
The information was revealed today (15 April) at a workshop on ‘Validation and up-scaling of rice transplanting and harvesting technology in the selected sites of Bangladesh (VRTHB)’ at BRRI headquarters in the city, said a press release.
Financed by Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF) and Bangladesh Krishi Gobeshona Andaumentrash (BKGET), Farm Machinery and Post Harvest Technology (FMPHT) department of BRRI implemented the project.
BRRI Director General Dr Mohammad Khalequzzaman attended the workshop as the chief guest while Bangladesh Krishi Gobeshona Council (BARC) Executive Chairman Nazmun Nahar Karim attended the workshop as special guest.
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Source : The Business Standard
