http://www.newagebd.com/2010/apr/24/busi.html#9
JAICAF interested to facilitate technology-based agricultural info in Bangladesh
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka
Japan Association for International Collaboration of Agriculture and Forestry has expressed its interest to help the government in disseminating technology-based agricultural information services to the rural farmers in the country.
They showed the interest when a two-member JAICAF delegation, led by its technical advisor Kichiji Yajima, on Wednesday met with Agric-ulture Information Service director M Nazrul Nazrul Islam at the latter’s office.
During the meeting, the delegation also showed interest in setting up rural community radio, agriculture information and communication centre to reach IT-based agriculture services at the farmers’ doorsteps.
Talking to UNB, the AIS director said that the Japanese delegation lauded the AIS initiative on farmers TV and AIS website featuring agriculture related information.
He said the Japanese team agreed to cooperate with the government in empowering the farmers through their introduction with the agriculture related information as well as to help the government’s vision in building digital Bangladesh. The AIS director said the more the farmers will have access to information like marketing information, the chance of incurring financial loss will reduce.
