The Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) and non-government organisation Shukrishi (Shupannya Brand) will jointly work for the development of agri-business entrepreneurship, particularly among youths and women in the country.

In this regard, Shukrishi and Programme on Agricultural and Rural Transformation for Nutrition, Entrepreneurship and Resilience in Bangladesh (PARTNER-DAM Part) of the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) of the Agriculture Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the capital on Tuesday.

Agency Programme Director of the PARTNER-DAM Part Dr Mohammed Abdullah Al Faroque and Shukrishi CEO MA Baten Khan signed the deal on behalf of their respective sides.

The deal is a formal commitment of the two organisations to jointly work to run practical development activities through training to create agricultural entrepreneurs at the field level.

This MoU aims to establish a partnership with Shukrishi in its mission to empower rural communities through impactful training and development initiatives.

As per the deal, Shukrishi will conduct hands-on training programmes to enhance the capacity and skills of the potential agro-entrepreneurs as well as monitor and support the activities of agro-entrepreneurs, particularly providing market access support to the participants through the Shukrish’s supply chain on completion of the training programme.