<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Rice production in the country increased to 4.4 crore metric tonnes in the fiscal year2021-22, which broke the previous records, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Besides, in the past 14 years, rice production has increased by 29%, wheat by 37%, maize by 671%, potato 110%, pulse 328%, vegetables 645% and onion 395%, he said while addressing the eights convocation of Bangladesh Agriculture university (BAU) in Mymensingh.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister presided over the convocation ceremony on behalf of President Abdul Hamid, also Chancellor of the univerisity.</div><div>Due to the surprising success achieved in the agriculture sector there has been no crisis in food, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>He also urged the university authorities to prepare the agriculture graduates for developing climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural systems.</div><div><br></div><div>The agriculture minister also urged to invent climate-tolerant, high-yielding varieties of crops and modern farming methods and spread those among farmers quickly in a bid to boost agricultural production and ensure food security in the future by tackling various challenges including shrinking of land, population growth and climate change.</div><div><br></div><div>He also asked the graduates to be skilled to introduce use of robotics, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and drones in agriculture sector, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>He also stressed the need for modifying the curriculum of Agriculture Universities and modernizing it.&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">More than 6,000 students received degrees and 224 gold medals at the convocation.</span></div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>