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Trainers' Training on Vegetable Seed Technology for Homestead Production System by Small Farmers held  |
| The training held on on 22 May 2008 at BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur. Thirty one field level officers from FoSHoL-projects and progressive farmers took part in the training. The main objective of the training programme was to improve the capacity of selected officials of FoSHoL-NGOs and their partner NGOs and some resource farmers of FoSHoL-projects on vegetables seed production, processing and storage. more... |
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| Workshop on Strengthening Farmers' Access to Improved Vegetable Seeds for Homestead Vegetables Production System held |
| Workshop on Strengthening Farmers' Access to Improved Vegetable Seeds for Homestead Vegetables Production System held on 21 May at 9:30 am at BRAC Centre Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka. The main focus of the workshop was to strengthen the local production and supply system of improved vegetable seeds for homestead vegetable growers for better yield and quality of vegetables. more... |
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| The 4th meeting of Programme Consultative Committee (PCC) of FoSHoL-Programme held |
| The 4th PCC meetingwas held on 13 May 2008 in the Conference Room of Aristocrat Restaurant, Shaheb Bazar, Rajshahi. Dr. M. Zainul Abedin, IRRI Representative for Bangladesh and Team Leader, FoSHoL-Coordination Project/IRRI conducted the meeting as a Chairman as per request of Mr. Manjurul Alam, Food Security Advisor, EC who was present in the meeting on behalf of Dr. Klaus-Dieter Gautsch, the Chair of the PCC. more... |
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| Technology Fair-cum-Training for FoSHoL-NGOs Field Officers/ Development workers at National Mushroom Development & Extension Centre held |
| FoSHoL-Coordination/IRRI Project and the National Mushroom Development & Extension Centre has jointly organized a technology fair-cum-training for FoSHoL-NGOs field officers and development workers. It was held in the National Mushroom Development & Extension Centre in Savar, Dhaka during 9–10 April 2008. more... |
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| Technology Fair-cum-Training for FoSHoL-NGOs development workers held |
| The third Technology Fair-cum-Training for FoSHoL-NGOs field officers/development workers was held at Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) in Savar, Dhaka during 7-8 April 2008. Community development facilitator, farmers' representative, field officers and development workers from FoSHoL-NGOs took part in the programme. more... |
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The soils and agro-climate of Bangladesh are highly conducive to produce quality vegetables; over 100 types of vegetables are grown almost throughout the year. During the last 10 years, vegetable area and production have increased considerably. But farmers often fail to obtain the expected yields from vegetable cultivation due to heavy damages caused by a number of pests. In order to protect the vegetable crops from pest damage, farmers resort to frequent use of poisonous pesticides. Vegetable crops consume about 10% of the total pesticide use in Bangladesh. more... |
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