A workshop on "Private Sector Engagement – Lead Firms" was held at the BARC Auditorium, Farmgate in Dhaka on Wednesday.
International Fertilizer Development Center’s CSA Project organized the event, according to a press release.
The workshop brought together a diverse group of distinguished professionals from the public and private sectors, it said.
Wahida Akter, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), delivered her speech as the Chief Guest at the programme.
Dr Shaikh Mohammad Bokhtiar, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), addressed the audience as the Chairperson; and Reed J Aeschliman, Mission Director of USAID, expressed his views as the Special Guest of the occasion.
Industry leaders from the leading private companies and commercial banks in Bangladesh were present at the workshop, said the release.
The focus of the workshop was on how private organizations can play a key role in promoting climate-smart agriculture in Bangladesh.
The workshop discussed and identified ways for both private and public sectors to team up. These collaborations aimed to kickstart innovative CSA products and activities that enhance sustainable agriculture in 21 districts of southern Bangladesh, added the release.