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This time, 32 officials will travel abroad to learn how to grow weed. Everyone will have to spend 10 lakh rupees. A total allocation of Tk 3 crore 20 lakh has been requested.
This allocation has been proposed in the project entitled “Expansion of improved varieties of grass for the development of animal nutrition and the transfer of appropriate technology”.
The Tk 101.53 million rupee project will be presented at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) next Tuesday. In addition, Tk 20 lakh has been requested for audio, video and film production.
If approved, it will be implemented by the Department of Livestock between this year and March 2024. However, experts say that the cost of such trips abroad is wasteful and unnecessary. But those interested say that the visit is necessary to learn about the methods and processes of pasture production in neighboring countries.
Previously, a project of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, which had a trip abroad to learn how to cook Khichuri, provoked wide debate and criticism. In addition to learning how to dig ponds at different times, dig canals, transfer fish farming technology, grow almonds, develop roads, and visit foreign buildings to view high-rise buildings, the proposal was also widely criticized. On this occasion it is proposed to visit the outside to see the cultivation of pastures.
In this context, said the former chairman of the Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association and a member of the General Economics Department of the Planning Commission (Senior Secretary). Shamsul Alam told Jugantar on Thursday that growing grass is not a technical problem and that one has to go abroad. Rather, the country would have benefited more if this money had been spent on research. In addition, those who come to see the cultivation can be transferred. Or there may be many unnecessary officials on this tour. Therefore, it is advisable to exclude such spending on development projects.
Former chief economist at the World Bank office in Dhaka. Zahid Hossain said it is ridiculous to organize a trip abroad to learn how to grow weed. These spending proposals continue to be questioned.
It is questionable whether those who will participate in this tour should go abroad spending so much money. Also, if more than Tk 3 crore is spent just on overseas tours on a project worth Tk 101 crore, what will the status of the original project be? As a percentage, this money may not be large, but it is much more in terms of numbers.
There are several recognized agricultural research institutes in the country. Can’t they discover an improved weed crop? It is not a complicated technical project that has to go abroad. In this case, the amount of financial benefit can be calculated by spending 3 crore 20 lakh.
If you want to meet the General Director of the Livestock Department. Abdul Jabbar Sikder told Jugantar that growing grass is not popular in our country. As a result, there is no need for separate pasture for the cows. Through this project the cultivation of improved pastures will spread. Improved grass is definitely needed to get more milk. The project will be implemented privately so that nutritious grass is available. In this case, in the countries of the world where more nutritious grass is produced on less land, arrangements have been made to visit foreign countries to learn about farming methods and some technical problems. In response to a question, he said, out of 32 people, it can be seen that there may be around 5 officials from the Department of Livestock. The rest are officials from the Planning Commission, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock and the Ministry in charge of the project.
According to the source, the goal of the project is to improve livestock nutrition by expanding and popularizing high-yielding grass varieties at the farm level. In addition, in the process of technology transfer, the demonstration of farm level animal feed development technology and the encouragement to adopt silage technology to ensure the availability of cow feed during disasters. To develop human resources trained in this regard through training in modern methods and techniques related to animal nutrition. Although there is a feasibility study rule for a project costing more than Tk 25 crore, it has not been adhered to. That said, the viability of the project has not been verified as it is expansive. However, from July 2015 to December 2016, this project was implemented on a small scale. There has been a great response to pasture cultivation among farmers in the project area. The project has been formulated based on their experience.
On January 22, a meeting of the Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) was held after receiving a proposal from the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. The meeting warned and recommended that pasture cultivation should not be an obstacle to the cultivation of conventional food grains. In addition, the calculation of whether pasture cultivation is more profitable than other conventional food grains, including rice, should be added to the DPP (development project proposal). However, no objection was raised at the meeting about the overseas tour.
Zakir Hossain Akand, member (secretary) of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Institutions of the Planning Commission, which is responsible for processing the project, said that the proposal was made to visit foreign countries to see the use of advanced technology and technology. silage. Those who bring experience from abroad will produce grass germ plasm. These grasses will not be ordinary grasses. There will be much more nutritious grass. Cattle will receive more nutrition even if they eat a small amount. Given all this, this proposal was not abandoned.
The main activities of the project are the creation of a permanent germ plasm nursery at the central dairy and cow breeding farm in Savar. In addition, 7,960 high-yield improved varieties of permanent or temporary pasture demonstration plots will be installed at the farm level.
Transfer appropriate technology (including silage) to 16,940 farms for the conservation of green grass in a scientific and modern way. More protein-rich grass seed distribution, vitamin and mineral pre-mixed feed distribution and deworming, selection of community outreach agents, public awareness and training activities will be carried out.
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