Visiting Bangladesh

Tamara Jackson traveled to Bangladesh from the 20th to the 24th of August to meet with project partners. The first stop was Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) in Rangpur, where it was excellent to meet with RDRS staff and get updates on their work in Rupantar and other ACIAR projects. The trip included a visit to new partner Hajee Danesh Science and Technology University to discuss the project and Mamun Rashid’s Ph.D. proposal. We also met the Rangpur district Department of Agricultural Extension who will be an important connection for the project.

At Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh, we had detailed discussions around project activities including case studies and interactions with ACIAR projects and with proposed students. BAU is playing an important role in Bangladesh in shaping the project and working with RDRS, CIMMYT, and other ACIAR partners.

ACIAR’s NUMAN project is a sister project, and we had the opportunity to share project aims and experiences with Dr. Enamul Haque in Dhaka.

In Dhaka, we also met with Advisory Committee members Dr. Wais Kabir and Dr. FH Ansarey. It was helpful to reconnect and get their insights and expectations for the project.