iFarmer Limited and Winrock International will work together on climate-smart farming practices to make farmers climate-resilient. To this end, the two parties signed a partnership agreement to work closely on the US Department of State-funded B-PEMS Agrajatra Climate Change Project.
Fahad Ifaz, Chief Executive Officer of iFarmer Limited and Nasir Chowdhury, Project Director of Winrock International’s B-PEMS Agrajatra Climate Change Project, signed the agreement at the head office of iFarmer Limited on Wednesday.
The agreement signing ceremony was attended by – Climate Change Senior Technical Lead of Winrock Zakia Nazneen; Livelihoods and Skills Development Specialist Lyal Md. Zahirul Islam; Communication and Knowledge Management Specialist Nusrat Khan; iFarmer’s VP of Field Operations Farhad Zulfikar Rafel and Head of iFarmer Financing Operations Kallol Kumar Roy. Among other officials from the two parties, Development Project Coordinator Deb Kumar Nath, Impact Analyst Mohammad Adeeb Sharif and Assistant Manager Marketing Investment and Digital Activation Mayesha Binte Mahbub were also present.
According to the agreement, Winrock International’s B-PEMS Agrajatra Climate Change Project aims to address the impact of climate change and human trafficking in helping farming and fishing households in 11 districts become more climate-resilient. The project will also work with the government to incorporate policy and structural outcomes. This partnership with iFarmer aims to advance climate-resilient agriculture and aquaculture in 5 climate-prone districts of northern and southern Bangladesh.
Fahad Ifaz, CEO of iFarmer said, “This partnership with Winrock International is an important step towards achieving our goals related to climate-smart agriculture.”
Nasir Chowdhury, project director of B-PEMS Agrajatra Climate Change Project, said, “Through this project, we will have the opportunity to work deeply with the most vulnerable people in making them more climate-resilient.”
iFarmer Centers will be set up at all locations where the project is being implemented; From where the farmers will get all necessary support. This collaboration will contribute to formal financial inclusion among climate-vulnerable farming communities and increase resilience to climate uncertainties.
