Mohammad Russell, Farmer, Barisal
“I cultivate rice on land taken from others on lease. During the last season, I cultivated Amon rice on 20 Katha land by taking loan from a micro finance organization. But diseases attack fast now-a-days, and suddenly my dream shattered. The paddy field got attacked by harmful insects once the rice flowers started to come out. I was on the verge of breaking down upon seeing insect attacked paddy field. I didn’t know how to pay back the loan.
Then I heard about the FQS (Farmer Query System) from an ICT champion. Without wasting a moment, he took pictures of my crops and explained my problem through mobile phone. Within 15 minutes, he got a call from an expert in Dhaka and got instructions. We did exactly as told and slowly, my crops were saved. I was able to gain good yield of Amon rice. I am so happy that I suggest this to all my farmer friends.”