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February
18, 2001
Thakurgaon, Feb 17 (UNB) - A daylong training course on modern techniques of mango cultivation was held at the Training Centre of Agriculture Extension Department here on Thursday.
Some 30 mango cultivators and 20 employees, including 11 bloc supervisors and 3 officials, from Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts took part in the training course, organised by the Mango Research Centre, Chapainawabganj.
Problems and prospects of mango cultivation in greater Dinajpur district, methods of fertiliser application and irrigation in mango fields, checking insects and pests, and procurement and transportation of mango were discussed in the workshop.
Chief Scientific Officer of Mango Research Centre Dr Golam Mortuza, Principal Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) Amin Ahmed Majumder, Chief Scientific Officer Manomohan Bishwas and AED Deputy Director Abdus Salam were present.
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