Lavlu Mia Takes e-Krishok Advice
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Lavlu Mia is a farmer from Gulishakhali village under Mathbaria upazilla of Pirojpur district. He is 35 years old. He primarily cultivates paddy, potato and different types of gourds. He prefers to rely on his own experience and knowledge rather asking advice from someone else. During the last season Lavlu Mia cultivated potatoes in five bighas of land. One day he found that some insects attacked his tender potatoes and potato plants. This was something he hadn’t experienced before. So he took advice from his neighbor and applied insecticides on the affected potato plants. However, this did not show any improvement to his plants. Lavlu Mia was at a loss.
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Then one day an e-Krishok member advised him to avail agricultural information immediately over mobile phone from e-Krishok service to save his affected potato land. Accordingly, Lavlu Mia called an agriculturalist of e-Krishok about the insect attack of his potatoes. After listening to the problem, the agriculturalist provided instructions on necessary measures. Thus, after a couple of days, Lavlu Mia found that his potato land was free of the insects. He was very happy and told other farmers about how he became benefited taking agricultural information from e-Krishok service. He added more that he would have incurred a potential loss worth Tk.30,000/- if he had not taken the right information in right time from e-Krishok . This is why, now he is thankful to BIID.
Uploaded on: 30/09/2013
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