Crop modeling in context of climate change at BAU
BAU Correspondent :
A workshop on “Crop Modeling” was held at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) under the project titled “Improving Crop Productivity in Bangladesh’s char areas by examining the impact of climate change on crop production and adapting climate-resilient crop systems.”
The three-day training workshop was attended by PhD and postgraduate students of the Department of Agronomy at the university. The closing ceremony of the training took place on in the conference room of the Department of Agronomy on Saturday.
It is known that the three-day training workshop was inaugurated last Thursday (October 17) by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Dr. A.K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan. Professors Dr. M.G. Mostofa Amin and Dr. Mohammad Mizanur Rahman from the Department of Irrigation and Water Management served as trainers.
The workshop focused on the application techniques and importance of crop modeling in the context of changing climate conditions to increase crop productivity in Bangladesh’s char areas. This training was conducted over three days with funding from the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) and under the supervision of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
The closing ceremony was presided over by Professor Dr. Ahmad Khairul Hasan, the director of the project and a professor in the Department of Agronomy. The chief guest was Professor Dr. Md. Shamsul Alam, the coordinator of the Higher Education and Research Committee at BAU. Guest of honour included Professor Dr. Md. Ramiz Uddin, Head of the Department of Agronomy, and Professor Dr. Md. Abdus Salam from the same department.
Speakers at the event stated that crop modeling is a modern and dynamic model whose techniques can play a crucial role in increasing crop productivity in changing climate conditions.
They emphasized the importance of crop modeling in tackling the effects of climate change and discussed the necessity of adopting climate-resilient cropping systems to increase crop productivity in the char areas of the country. After the discussion, certificates were distributed to the participants of the training.
Training participant Faria Hossain mentioned that crop modeling can help tackle climate change and take agriculture in Bangladesh to new heights. Additionally, it allows for assessing climate and soil conditions to predict crop yields.
Another participant, Tamanna Rahman, stated that the goal of the training is to prepare themselves as modern and skilled professionals to assist farmers.
During the event, project director Professor Dr. Ahmad Khairul Hasan remarked, “To move the country forward, agriculture must be commercialized. To achieve this goal, we must certainly rely on modern technologies.
Such training is crucial to acquaint students with modern technologies and to equip them with the necessary skills.
I hope the knowledge gained from this training will enable the students to advance agriculture in Bangladesh.”