CDAIS Coordination Country team:

  • Baktear Hossain, National Project Coordinator (NPC)
  • Claire Coote, Agrinatura-EEIG Focal Person (AFP), NRI
  • Karin Nichterlein, FAO HQ Technical Support Officer FAO Rome HQ, Italy
  • Manuela Bucciarelli, FAO Technical Support Officer FAO Rome HQ, Italy
  • Nasreen Sultana, Country Project Manager (CPM)
  • Nur A.Khondaker, FAO Country Office CDAIS Focal Person
  • Rozana Wahab, Lead National Innovation Facilitator (lead NIF)

Niches National Innovation Facilitators

  • Fish niche NIF: Moshiur Rahman, BFRI; Niche reps: Ritish Pandit, hatchery and fisheries owner; Kudrat-E-Alahe, hatchery and fisheries owner
  • Mango niche NIF: Shorof Uddin, BARI; Niche reps: Omar Ali, President of Shibgagj Mango Foundation; Ismail Khan Shamim, General Secretary of Shibgagj Mango Foundation
  • Pineapple niche NIF: Jamal Uddin, BARI; Niche reps: Lal Hai Bawm, Jessi Chakma, Lian Dir Bawm

Technical Advisory Group

  • Abdur Rashid, Deputy Director (training/coordination), Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM)
  • Afzal Hossain Bhuiyan, Advisor-Strategic Partnership, iDE
  • Anirban Bhowmik, Country Director, General Manager, Katalyst
  • Bhagya Rani Banik, Executive Chairman, BARC convener/chair
  • Fakhrul Islam Munshi, President, Bangladesh Agro-Processors Association (BAPA)
  • Mitul Kumar Saha, AGM (Marketing), Hortex Foundation
  • Mohammad Shahjahan, NPC, BARC, secretary
  • Mustafizur Rahman, Director Innovation (Joint Secretary), A2I Programme, Prime Minister’s Office
  • Salma Akhter, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Dhaka University
  • Wais Kabir, Executive Director, Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF)
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