A seminar titled 'Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Workshop for Precision Agriculture using UAV techniques in South and Southeast Asia Region' was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday.
JU Geography and Environment department organized the seminar at the teachers' lounge of the Social Sciences faculty.
Addressing the seminar, JU VC said, "The government is focusing on maintaining agricultural land and increasing crop production through modern technology, as population growth and decreasing agricultural land demand lead to a decrease in agricultural land."
Prof TanzinulHaqueMolla conducted the programme. Pro-VC (Administration) Prof Sheikh MdMonzurulHuq, Treasurer Prof Rasheda Akhtar, acting Dean of Social Sciences Faculty Prof Bashir Ahmed, Professor of Hokkaido University, Japan Ram Avtar, Chairman of the Geography and Environment Department MdShahedur Rashid, among others, were present.