rice varietes – Ubinig

Nayakrishi Andolon Ainal Hoque (42),Delduar, Tangail inherited 90 decimal land from his father. He has been living a happy life with two sons anda daughter. His residence is on the bank of the Dhaleshwari river. The river water flows over his land in every rainy season. As a result there is regular siltation on land. Rabi crops grow well in the locality. Broadcast amon rice varieties including Chamardkigha, Hijaldisha, Laldhepa, Patishail, Patjag have been grown. The rice plants would grow about three feet tall before the entry of the flood water in the field in the rainy season. The plants would grow fast keeping pace with the rising flood water. There would be no loss of yield of rice due to flood. Rather it would increase yield by siltation on the base of the rice plants. A f...

UBINIG In the month of Agrahayan, the eighth month of Bengali calendar, (early December) over 500 Nayakrishi farmers from 19 districts got together in Tangail to exhibit the rice varieties in their own collection and to discuss the issues that has caused threats to the preservation of rice varieties. It was a festival organized by UBINIG and Nayakrishi Andolon held during December 2 – 4, 2010 in Bishnupur village of Tangail. Climate change and natural disasters are being used as an excuse to introduce hybrid and GE rice to farmers without looking into the potentiality of the local varieties to address these situations. However, Nayakrishi farmers demonstrated that such technological solutions are not needed as they have enough experience, knowledge and the collection of vari...

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