Youth festival held at BARI

Gazipur Correspondent :

The Training and Communication Wing of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has arranged a BARI Innovative Technology Exhibition and Agricultural Education Motivational Program for Youth at the Institute’s Kazi Badruddoza auditorium on Tuesday.

Students of BARI High School, young agricultural entrepreneurs and various stakeholders related to agriculture participated in this program. The programme was a part of the celebration of “Youth Festival-2025”.

A workshop was held after the BARI’s Technology Exhibition program. BARI’s Director (Training and communication) Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman presided over the session while Director General of BARI Dr. Md. Abdullah Yousuf Akhond was present as chief guest.

At this time, Principal Scientific Officer (Training and Communication) Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaque gave short brief presentation of BARI.

Director (Research) Dr. Munshi Rashid Ahmad and Director (Support & Services) Dr. Ashraf Uddin Ahmed were present as special guests in this program. Director (Planning & Evaluation) Dr. Md. Mazharul Anwar; Director (Oilseed Research Center) Dr. Md. Monjurul kadir; Director (Tuber Crop Research Center) Dr. Md. Altaf Hossain and Divisional Head, senior scientists from various center/division/section of BARI were present there also.

The focal point of the program was Chief Scientific Officer (Vegetable Division) Dr. Md. Obaidullah Kaisar.

The “Youth Festival” program was co-ordinated by Senior Scientific Officer (Training and Communication Wing) Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman.

Various improved varieties, modern cultivation methods, environment-friendly agricultural technologies and exportable agricultural products invented by BARI were displayed at the exhibition.

The participants got acquainted with these technologies and visited various stalls.

This program will creating interest in agriculture among the youth and developing agriculture-based entrepreneurs.