Dear FFS Friends,

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Sara Bangla Krishak Society (SBKS) organized an inception workshop titled “Integrating Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) into Farmer Field School (FFS) Programming and Advocating for Private Sector Engagement” on 24 April 2025 at BARC Auditorium, Farmgate, Dhaka.

The workshop aimed to promote dialogue, showcase the innovation accelerator on SAM, and facilitate public-private-Producers’ Organization collaboration on sustainable mechanization. This event is a part of the recently awarded project titled “Accelerating Economic and Social Inclusion of Smallholder Farmers through Strong Producers’ Organizations (ACCESS)”, funded under the Producer Organization (PO)-led window of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP). The participants of the workshop were farmers, extension agencies, bankers, academicians, researchers and private sector actors of the machinery industry.

With this initiative, we're moving closer to making agricultural mechanization socially acceptable, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable.

To learn more about this workshop please click here!