A workshop on "Mango production, processing and increasing prospects of exporting fresh mangoes and mango products" was held at Mobarakpur union under Shibganj upazila of the district on Saturday.
Bangladesh Mango Producer Merchants Association (BMPMA) arranged the daylong workshop in association with Business Promotion Council of the Ministry of Commerce.
It was held at the conference room of Mobarakpur Union Parishad (UP) with the secretary of BMPMA Md. Shukuruddin in the chair. Chairman of the UP Md. Mahmudul Hoque Haidari attended the programme as the chief guest while Director of Horticulture Bangabandhu Live Mango Museum, Chapainawabganj D. Md. Zahurul Islam spoke in the workshop as the chief speaker. Former vice-president of Chapainawabganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry Md.
Monwarul Islam Dalim and former general secretary of BMPMA M. Quraishi Milu attended the workshop as special guests. Different issues like production of safe chemical-free mangoes, diseases and pest management of mangoes, increasing production through nursing and increasing prospects of exporting fresh mangoes and mango-products were discussed in the workshop.
A total of 70 mango farmers and traders participated in the workshop.
