United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB), under the agricultural support scheme 'Bhoroshar Notun Janala', has recently organized a skill development training program for agri-entrepreneurs hailing from Sherpur.
This is the 59th district where UCB conducted this skill development program. The day-long program was held at the auditorium of Sherpur Shilpakala Academy.
A total of 160 participants from 5 upazilas attended the training programme, says a press release.
Following the directives of the Bangladesh Bank, UCB has been organizing such training in different districts of the country for promising agricultural entrepreneurs as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
Rezaul Karim Siddique, Presenter of BTV's agriculture-based show 'Mati O Manush' and an agricultural analyst, was present at the event as the chief guest. Mohammad Shakhauth Hossain, Deputy Director, Department of Agriculture Extension, Sherpur; Dr. Palash Kanti Dutta, Upazila Livestock Officer of Sherpur; Pranab Kumar Karmakar, District Fisheries Officer and Md. Sharif Hasan Sarkar, Manager, Agrani Bank PLC, Jamalpur Branch, were present as respected guests.
Rezaul Karim Siddique said about the training session, "Given the changes underway all around the world, it is important to introduce modern technologies in our agricultural sector and enlighten our farmers and agri-entrepreneurs about those developments. Only then, we can develop a resilient agri sector, which will help the country achieve its goals related to food security and sustainable agriculture. This initiative aims to perform that task and help farmers develop skills."
It is mentionable that UCB has already implemented several initiatives under its 'Bhoroshar Notun Janala' project for farmers.
These include plantation of different varieties of trees, training for agri-entrepreneurs, distribution of agro-related smart devices such as the AI-driven 'Aro Maas (MoreFish)' device, promotion of maize farming as an alternative crop to tobacco, installation of lightning arresters to protect against lightning and distribution of food production machinery in different areas (free of cost) of the country.
