UCB organises skill development training for agriculture entrepreneurs in Sirajganj

United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) organised a skill development training for agriculture entrepreneurs in Sirajganj under Agri-CSR project 2023 'Voroshar Notun Janala' on Thursday on the Sirajganj NDP premises. 

Under the direction of Bangladesh Bank, UCB, as part of its social responsibility, organised this day-long training programme with 300 entrepreneurs from nine upazilas of Sirajganj district, says a press release. 

Agronomist and president of BSAFE Foundation Dr Md Zainul Abedin, deputy managing director and company secretary of UCB ATM Tahmiduzzaman, deputy managing director Mohammad Shah Alam Bhuiyan, Rezaul Karim Siddique, anchor Maati O Manush of Bangladesh Television, NDP’s executive director Md Alauddin Khan and several other UCB officials also spoke at the opening ceremony.

Speakers said that for the development of commercial agriculture, the skills of agricultural entrepreneurs across the country should be ensured and support should be provided on easy terms. 

Besides, assistance should reach the doorsteps of farmers to increase the use of modern technology in the agricultural sector, they added. 

UCB is trying to do just that through the 'Voroshar Notun Janala' project. 

It is worth mentioning here that under UCB's Agricultural Assistance Project, a strategy has been adopted to identify the right agricultural, food, and livestock entrepreneurs and provide support for the development of a total of 13,000 entrepreneurs, 25 from almost all the upazilas of the country's 64 districts. 

A total of 50 selected upazilas will be developed as 'model areas' through intensive project implementation. 

Planting a required number of palms or other trees in model upazilas based on local demand, installation of lightning protection devices in lightning-prone areas, an extension of climate-smart/agriculture technology and use of machinery, distribution of personal safety equipment (safety glasses, pesticide-resistant clothing, etc.) among farmers, food processing, various programs are being implemented including providing assistance in the application of organic methods. 

The main objective of this project is to ensure food security and improved nutritional quality in the country, as well as to expand climate-tolerant and sustainable agriculture. 

BESAFE Foundation is working as a partner in the implementation of this project of UCB.