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Workshop on Transforming Bangladesh Agriculture: Outlook 2050

(Activities of BARC)

Moments of Technical Session of the workshop

A day-long workshop on “Workshop on Transforming Bangladesh Agriculture: Outlook 2050 (Activities of BARC)” was held on 15 June 2025 at BARC. The main objective of this program was to share inputs of different divisions/units of BARC for formulating Agency Planning 2050. Dr. Nazmun Nahar Karim, Executive Chairman, BARC presided over the workshop. The session commenced with the recitation from the Holy Quran. The technical session started with a brief presentation by Dr. Md. Rezwan Molla, Principal Scientific Officer (Crops), BARC and BARC Focal Point for formulation of the MoA Perspective Plan 2025-2050. Mr. Molla outlined the background and objectives of the workshop. Then nominated scientist/officer of the different divisions/units of BARC presented their inputs in prescribed format for formulating Agency Planning 2050. The open discussion event was moderated by the Chair and Scientists/officers from various divisions/units of BARC actively participated in a lively and constructive discussion. Seven expert members viz., Dr. Md. Abdus Salam, Member Director (Crops), Mr. Ajit Kumar Chakraborty, Member Director (Fisheries), Dr. Md. Baktear Hossain, Member Director (NRM), Dr. Md. Saifullah, Member Director (A & F), Dr. Md. Mosharraf Uddin Molla, Member Director (C.C.) AERS Division, BARC, Dr. Moin Us Salam, Consultant (HRD), PARTNER Program, APCU-BARC and Dr. Md. Shamsher Ali, Former Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh attended the technical sessions for overviewing and providing suggestions for further improvement. The event concluded with a summary of expert opinions and recommendations which will help to formulate Agency Planning 2050 and make the workshop successful and fruitful.