Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The field day of Bina Paddy-17, a high-yielding and short-duration variety developed by Bina, was held in Rangpur. Monday afternoon, Bina organised a field day at Balarhat in Mithapukur Upazila of the district with the support of the Department of Agricultural Extension and funding from the Bina Research Programme Strengthening Project.
The chief guest was Dr Palash Sarkar, Seed Certification Officer of Rangpur Region; Dr Rafiqul Islam, Chief Scientific Officer of Bina and Officer-in-Charge of Bina Sub-Centre; Bina Chief Scientific Officer and Project Director Dr Mohammad Mahbub Alam Tarafdar; Chief Scientific Officer and Deputy Project Director Dr Md Ashikur Rahman; and Mithapukur Upazila Agriculture Officer, Agriculturi...