Gazipur Correspondent :
The Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering Division (FMPE) of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has arranged a Workshop on Progress of Talent Hunt and Development Activities for Agricultural Machinery at its Seminar Room on Monday.
The programme was funded by (FMD) project. Department of Agricultural Extension, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, CIMMYT Bangladesh, International Rice Research Institute, International Potato Center, ACI Motors, Metal Agro, WeGro Agri-Fintech, Teacher-students from government and private universities and various agricultural machinery inventors participated in this workshop BARI’s Director (Research) Dr. Munshi Rashid Ahmad presided over the session while Director (Support & Services) Dr. Ashraf Uddin Ahmed was present as chief guest. At this time, Director (Training and communication) Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman was present as special guest in this workshop.
Senior scientists from various center/regional station/sub-station/division/section of BARI and BARI’s Former Director Generals and Directors were present there also. Chief Scientific Officer (FMPE Division) and Project Director (FMDP) Dr. Md. Nurul Amin presented the keynote paper on the project activities in this workshop. Senior Scientific Officer (FMPE Division) Dr. Muhammad Arshadul Hoque presented information about the various agricultural machinery displayed at this workshop.
As part of the workshop, poster exhibition was organized where participants presented various innovative ideas related to their research and innovation projects. During the event, heritage traditional agricultural tools were also displayed.
Additionally, modern agricultural technologies and effective methods developed under the project were showcased, contributing to the generation of new ideas among participants and facilitating technology transfer.
At the event, top ten inventors were awarded certificates, crests and prize money for technologies invented at different times under the talent Hunt program.
