Zinc-enriched rice can boost children�s immunity: Experts

Enhanced cultivation and consumption of zinc-enriched rice can increase disease resistant capacity of children to ensure normal growth by preventing deficiency of vital micro-nutrients like zinc, iron and vitamin-A, reports BSS.
Agriculture experts said this at a day-long farmers' training course organised by RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, at its Training Centre in Panchagarh district on Sunday on 'Zinc Rice Verities & Benefit of Zinc'.
The NGO has been expanding technology for cultivation, seeds production, processing and storing of high zinc-enriched BRRI dhan-62 rice in four northern districts as a local implementing partner of The Harvest Plus Challenge Programme.
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have been coordinating the technology dissemination process for ensuring quality seeds production, processing and storing of high zinc rice.
Programme Manager (Filed Coordination) of RDRS Bangladesh for Panchagarh
Hasina Parveen presided over the training course participated by 25 male and female farmers of the district.
The training course was arranged for motivating the farmers to popularise cultivation of zinc-enriched BRRI dhan-62 by setting up 25 demonstration plots and 100 mini exhibition plots in Panchagarh during this Aman season.
The speakers called for expanded cultivation of BRRI dhan-62 rice to supplement zinc deficiency of the poor and vulnerable people, including children and pregnant women, and to improve strength, reproductive health and fertility for men and women.

 

Zinc-enriched rice can boost children�s immunity: Experts

Enhanced cultivation and consumption of zinc-enriched rice can increase disease resistant capacity of children to ensure normal growth by preventing deficiency of vital micro-nutrients like zinc, iron and vitamin-A, reports BSS. Agriculture experts said this at a day-long farmers training course organised by RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, at its Training Centre in Panchagarh district on Sunday on Zinc Rice Verities Benefit of Zinc. The NGO has been expanding technology for cultivation, seeds production, processing and storing of high zinc-enriched BRRI dhan-62 rice in four northern districts as a local implementing partner of The Harvest Plus Challenge Programme. The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have been coordinating the technology dissemination process for ensuring quality seeds production, processing and storing of high zinc rice. Programme Manager (Filed Coordination) of RDRS Bangladesh for Panchagarh Hasina Parveen presided over the training course participated by 25 male and female farmers of the district. The training course was arranged for motivating the farmers to popularise cultivation of zinc-enriched BRRI dhan-62 by setting up 25 demonstration plots and 100 mini exhibition plots in Panchagarh during this Aman season. The speakers called for expanded cultivation of BRRI dhan-62 rice to supplement zinc deficiency of the poor and vulnerable people, including children and pregnant women, and to improve strength, reproductive health and fertility for men and women.