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Bangladesh is planning to double its rice productivity by 2050, as outlined in a strategy paper titled "Doubling Rice Productivity in Bangladesh". The country aims to increase its rice yield from over 38 million tons to 60 million tons by implementing a strategy that focuses on genetic gains, area expansion, and improved crop management. The government also emphasizes the need to release some rice lands for the cultivation of other crops to reduce import dependency. Additionally, the plan encourages value addition in agro-products, greater private sector participation and investment, and better crop management to feed a growing population. The strategy was presented by Dr Md Shahjahan Kabir, Director General of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, and received support from key ministers and agricultural experts.
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Bangladesh aims at doubling its rice productivity by the year 2050 and has just chalked out a detailed strategy paper, drawing plans for growing more food for an increasing population and producing some exportable surplus. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Director General Dr Md Shahjahan Kabir presented the strategy paper, “Doubling Rice Productivity in Bangladesh”, before a full-house audience at a city hotel yesterday. The event took place at a time when Bangladesh requires to import a huge volume of rice despite having a good domestic crop year. Ministers attending the program stressed a debunking of the puzzle relating to the shortfall in a year when domestic rice production was estimated to be higher than in previous years. Also Read - Food import: Government at wit’s end over puzzling mismatch Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque and State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam were joined by several hundred agricultural scientists, breeders, extension workers, ...
Source: DhakaTribune
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