Speakers at a function have stressed the need for applying ribbon ratting method to separate ribbon from jute sticks within 3 hours just after harvesting and to keep those under water for rotting aimed to ensure quality fibre.
'In this method, the farmers have no necessary big water bodies but they would get quality jute fibre and could be benefited economically by selling it to the markets or government jute purchasing centres', they said.
They made the observations while addressing a ribbon distribution function to the farmers organised by sadar upazila agriculture office at the auditorium of upazila parishad of the town in Gaibandha on Sunday.
Mahabub Ara Begum Gini, MP, addressed the function as chief guest and deputy director of Department of Agriculture Extension AH Bazlur Rashid was present as the special guest.
With UNO Ashib Ahsan in the chair, the function was also addressed, among others, by upazila agriculture officer Golam Mostafa, journalist Sircar Shahiduzzaman and Ghagoa UP chairman Aminuzzaman Rinku.
Local lawmaker urged the field-level DAE officials, sub-assistant agriculture officers to popularise the modern method to the farmers through motivating them in groups.
DD of DAE AH Bazlur Rashid elaborately briefed the jute growers about the applying system of ribbon retting method in the function.
Source : New Age
