Local seed company Lal Teer Seed Ltd and Sweden-based firm OlsAro Crop Biotech along with Gothenburg University of Sweden have developed chemical mutations of a wheat variety that can be grown on salt affected soils, a press release said.
The government is planning to take projects for developing the agriculture sector under public-private partnerships (PPP) for the first time in order to grow more agro-entrepreneurs and reduce pressure on the state coffer, according to a decision of the agriculture ministry.
Rice researchers have identified advanced breeding lines suitable for various types of environments which could help in developing new breeding lines and varieties highly adapted to local ecosystems in Bangladesh to help farmers increase productivity, and in turn, strengthen the country's food security. The outcomes of the trials were presented during the Annual Advancement
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