The government will train 32 thousand farmers on climate
September 23, 20242 Mins Read
Jumbangla Desk: The government has taken an initiative to train 32,000 farmers on climate change adaptation strategies by selecting 800 farmer groups in 9 upazilas of five districts of the country.
This information was given at a National Validation workshop held at Tula Bhaban in Khamarbari of the capital on Sunday (September 22).
The day-long workshop on 'Vulnerability Risk Assessment' was held under the DAE part of the 'Building Climate Resilient Livelihoods in Vulnerable Landscapes in Bangladesh (BCRL)' project. The chief guest was Director General of Agriculture Extension Department. Tajul Islam Patwari.
It was informed at the workshop that the project is being implemented under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding with technical assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under the initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Affairs. The project will be completed in June 2028 at a total cost of Tk 66 crore. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has allocated Tk 56 crore and the remaining Tk 10 crore for Department of Environment.
In the workshop, it was informed that farmers will be trained on climate change adaptation strategies in Rajshahi's Godagari, Chapainbaganj's Nachol and Bholahat, Khulna's Dumuria, Batiaghata and Paikgacha, Rangamati's Kaukhali, Khagrachari's Manikchari and Sadar upazilas and will be provided with necessary agricultural materials through assessment. Entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurs will be created. Market linkages, value chain mapping will be done to ensure fair price of agricultural produce.
Director of DA planning, project implementation and ICT wing. Under the chairmanship of Nurul Islam, the main article was presented by the professor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (Bakribi). Md. Ramiz Uddin. Officials of different levels of five districts and 9 upazilas participated in it. DAE component director of the project gave a welcome speech. Mohammad Lokman Hossain Majumdar. Participants participated in it.
