A skill development training programme was held at Shah Dine Community Centre in Rajshahi City on Monday.
On behalf of its agricultural support scheme, 'Bhoroshar Notun Janala' United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) organised the training for 240 agricultural entrepreneurs from nine upazilas of the district.
This programme was organised as per the directives of the Bangladesh Bank. UCB PLC has been organising such training in different districts of the country for promising agricultural entrepreneurs as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
Rup Ratan Pine, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Bank's Rajshahi office, was present as the chief guest of the event, with Deputy Managing Director of UCB PLC Shah Alam Bhuiyan in the chair.
ATM Tahmiduzzaman, Additional Managing Director of UCB PLC, and Rezaul Karim Siddique, presenter of BTV's agriculture-based show 'Mati O Manush' and an agricultural analyst, were present as special guests.
Besides, Bangladesh Bank's Additional Director Abul Kalam Azad, Deputy Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension Umme Salma, District Livestock Officer Dr Fazle Rabbi and District Fisheries Officer Jahangir Alam were also present as guests of honour.
Tahmiduzzaman said they are organising skill development training programme as per the directives of Bangladesh Bank to up-skill agricultural entrepreneurs of different districts through timely knowledge, advice and training.
He mentioned that there is no other way to ensure the country's food security than to make farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs efficient.
"We are very delighted to take up this initiative for agri-entrepreneurs. Through this programme, they will get to learn details about modern farming methods and various funding options," he added
He also mentioned that UCB PLC has already implemented several initiatives under its 'Bhoroshar Notun Janala' project for the convenience of the farmers.
These are: 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.
