The New Nation - Internet Edition

BAU Correspondent, Mymensingh

Food Security is a priority goal for the Government of Bangladesh and researches in different branches of agriculture can play a vital role in developing new agricultural technologies leading to increased production of crops, livestock, fisheries and forest resources. Such increases in production, development of post production, technologies, efficient marketing and better distribution system jointly with diversification of food habits can greatly contributes towards achieving food security.

This was stated by Scientist of international repute and National Professor Dr. A.K. Aminul Haque while speaking as chief guest at a day-long seminar on 'Household Food Security: Problems and Opportunities for the Resource Poor Farmers' at the TSC Conference Hall organised by the Ph.D. Students' Association of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).

Presided over by Professor Dr. M. Burhan Uddin, Co-coordinator, CASR, BAU, the annual session were attended by BAU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain as chief patron while Dr. F. H. Ansarey, Executive Director, Agri-Business, ACI Ltd was special guest. Eminent agriculturalist Professor Dr. S. M. Altaf Hossain of the BAU Agronomy Department presented the keynote paper at the seminar. BARI Director Dr. Md. Azizur Rahman stressed the need for agricultural research and autarky in food production of the country.

Former UGC Professor Dr. Md. Aziziul Haque of the Department of Horticulture presided over the Technical session. In all, 31 research papers and articles were presented in the seminar.

Dr. Md. Aftab Hossain and Mr. Md. Abdul Awal, President and General Secretary respectively of the BAU Ph.D. Association spoke on the occasion explaining the academic and research activities of the students.