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Call to ensure balanced use of chemicals to attain food autarky
A two-day conference on "Production and Use . of Multinutrient Fertilizers In Bangladesh" began here Monday with a call to ensure balanced use of chemicals for attaining food autarky, reports UNB.
Inaugurating the conference at the BARC auditorium this morning. Additional Secretary of the Agriculture Ministry Md Irshadul Haq urged the agro scientists to evolve ways and means to reach the benefits of fertilizer use to the farmers.
Chaired by Dr. M Sujayct Uli ah Chowdhury, Executive Vice Chairman of BARC, the inaugural session was also ad dressed by USAID Mission Director Ms Mary C Kilgour. Executive Vice President of the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) Dr. Amitava II Roy. IFDC Asia Director and Chief of Party. Dhaka K L Moots and BARC Member Director Dr Z Karim.
Haq underscored the need for ensuring balanced use of fertilizers to achieve sustainable agricultural development.
Ms Mary C Kilgour said her government will continue its support for developing a dynamic private sector In Bangladesh and added that the use of multinutrient fertilizers would help attain self-sufficiency In food.
Dr. Amitava H Roy said his organisation recently decided
to set up a division in Dhaka for expediting sustainable agricultural development in the country.
Partnership in progress is the theme of cooperation, K L Moots observed and said his organisation would extend all possible help to the private sector to boost food production In the country.
The conference arranged In the backdrop of nutrient deficiency. acute crisis of bio-mass fuel and depicting organic matter of soil will focus on the grading of multrinutrient fertilizers matching with agronomic situations and cropping patterns.
About 250 scientists, chemists, extension specialists and fertilizer manufacturers arc participating In the conference.
BSS adds: Dr Z. Karim, in his paper presented al the conference, said the unbalanced application of fertilizer and shortage of biomass were-aggravating soil fertility problems. leading to decline In crop yields tn many areas of the country.
He said the long-term soil productivity would be affected if this situation was not improved.
Dr. Karim said about two million tons of different varieties of fertilizers were now being used in Bangladesh of which nitrogen constitutes
more than 70 per cent. He suggested use of other fertilizers. particularly phosphorous, potassium and sulfur to restore soli fertility.
Dr. Karim pointed out that the annual nutrient removal by major field drops is nearly 1.75 million tons as against the application of only 0.65 million tons from the fertilisers.
The uneven supply-removal situation is creating serious problems for many essential plant food elements, he said.