Sonia Khatun from Lokkhikhola, Dacope Upazila, shares her remarkable journey in fisheries. Being born into a society where gender roles are strictly defined, Sonia and her sister found themselves engaged in various tasks alongside their father, as they lacked a brother.

In their community, traditional norms dictated that women's economic engagement was limited to government or non-government jobs, leaving little room for exploration in other sectors. However, Sonia refused to conform to these limitations and envisioned a different path for herself and her community.

Mousumi Sarkar is one of the poultry farmers who received training from Upazila Livestock Officer trained by FAO ECTAD programme and made impressive changes in her farming methods. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) takes a comprehensive approach to pesticide management and actively assists countries in implementing best practices through various field projects on sound pesticide management. In line with this strategy, FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) extended an invitation to Bangladeshi officials for the training workshop on the Lifecycle Management of Pesticides at its headquarters in Rome, Italy.

How Renu Bala built a dairy cooperative that helped change women's lives

Renu Bala is one of thousands of Bangladeshi farmers befitting from agricultural investment programmes supported by FAO with funding from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP).