Bangladesh and the Philippines have agreed to exchange information, experience and research in the field of agriculture for its development as well as farmers of the respective countries, said an official handout, reports BSS.
Mohammad Nasiruzzaman, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh, joined a meeting with the Philippines Agriculture Ministry's Undersecretary for Operations Ariel T Cayanan at the latter's office in Manila, Philippines, to enhance the cooperation between the two Asian countries.
During the meeting, the Bangladesh agriculture secretary highlighted the South Asian country's outstanding achievement in agricultural sector and achieving self-sufficiency in food.
He said Bangladesh could utilise technical skills, training and experience of the Philippines for further development of agriculture.
Nasiruzzaman said the Philippines is one of the successful countries in the world in preservation and exporting of cash fruits like banana, mango, pineapple and jackfruit.
He sought technical cooperation from the Philippines in fruit production and export processing.
Dhaka, Manila to enhance co-op for agro dev
FE Team | Published: September 08, 2019 23:26:35
Dhaka, Manila to enhance co-op for agro dev
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