Experts on agriculture sector from different SAARC countries on Tuesday stressed the need for exchanging information on agricultural research and development to multiply success in the field.
They underscored the need at the inaugural session of a three-day training workshop on 'Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development and Strengthening Regional Agricultural Information Systems in the SAARC countries' at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council in the city.
BARC, SAARC Agricultural Centre, Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions, Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations jointly organized the workshop being attended by 35 participants including 22 from other SAARC countries.
Bangladesh Agricultural University vice-chancellor MA Sattar Mandal, addressing the ceremony as the chief guest, said, 'We can contribute a lot to the agricultural research and development through sharing information and timely intervention.'
BARC executive chairman Wais Kabir, who chaired the session, said South Asia is faced with multiple challenges like ensuring food security, gradual decrease of arable land and increase of population.
He urged APAARI to play an active role in sharing agricultural information in the Asia-pacific region and taking measures for timely forecasting of the possible outbreak of trans-boundary animal diseases to minimise loss.
APPARI coordinator Attaluri Srinivasacharyulu, GFAR representative Ajit Maru, FAO representative Gerard Sylvester, SAC director Abul Kalam Azad and SAC deputy director (Agriculture) SK Pal also addressed the session.
The organizers said the training aims at strengthening capacity and skills of information and communication managers in the SAARC countries to improve participation in the RAIS activities as well as CIARD.
Source: New Age
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