Bangladesh will host its first international conference on agricultural mechanization.
Around 240 participants, including scientists, agricultural engineers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and farmers from seven countries—Bangladesh, the United States, Canada, China, Japan, India, and South Korea—will take part in the conference.
With the theme of advancing the Fourth Agricultural Revolution through modern mechanisation and efficient use of bioresources, the conference aims to accelerate the transformation of agriculture into smart and sustainable farming, organisers said.
The details were shared by conference convener Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Awal at a press conference held at the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), on Monday afternoon.
“This conference will generate key recommendations, which will be forwarded to policymakers for implementation through the Bangladesh Society of Agricultural Machinery and Bioresource Engineering (BSAMBE),” said Awal.
He added that the main objective of the event is to address agricultural challenges and support the Fourth Agricultural Revolution through modern technology, mechanisation, and effective use of bioresources.
Prof Dr Muhammad Ashik-E-Rabbani, member secretary of the conference; Prof Dr Md Zainul Abedin, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology; Associate Prof Dr Tumpa Rani Sarker, Head of the Department of Farm Power and Machinery were present at the time, among others.
The International Conference on Agricultural Machinery and Bioresource Engineering will take place on February 12-13 at BAU’s Syed Nazrul Islam Conference Hall.
The event will feature six technical sessions, one business session, and two poster sessions, during which 160 research papers will be presented. Additionally, plenary sessions will focus on smart agriculture, smart technology, agricultural mechanisation, and bioresource energy.
A machinery exhibition will also be held alongside the conference, showcasing modern agricultural technologies and equipment from eight government and private organisations. Technologies developed by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) will also be on display.