A program featuring transplanted Aman rice seedlings using a rice transplanter and the distribution of tree saplings was held at Shopnoneer Agro BD farm in the Sijkandi area of Purbadhala, Netrokona, on Sunday morning. The initiative aimed to expand modern agricultural technology, reduce production costs and labour, and support environmental protection. Netrokona-5 member of parliament Masum Mostafa inaugurated the event.

The programme was organized under the overall supervision of the উপজেলা Agricultural Extension Department and chaired by Agricultural Extension Officer Rakibur Rahman. Mostafa said wider use of modern farm machinery such as rice transplanters, instead of traditional methods, could reduce both farmers' production costs and labour. He added that greater use of technology in agriculture could strengthen food security and improve farmers' living standards.

Shopnoneer Agro BD entrepreneur Sajjatun Nur Niloy said the farm uses modern machinery at different stages of farming, including cultivation and threshing, to save time and labour and popularize technology among farmers. Environment-friendly saplings of different species were later distributed among local farmers. Mostafa also planted a sapling on the farm premises, while local farmers and residents viewed the initiative positively.