Ispahani Agro Ltd (IAL). signed a Market Actor Agreement (MAA) on Thursday, February 15, 2018, with the US nonprofit international economic development organization ACDI/VOCA to act as a partner for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops (RDC) activity.
Ms. Fawzia Yasmeen, Director of Ispahani Agro Ltd. (IAL); and Mr. Tim Russell, Chief of Party RDC signed the MAA on behalf of their respective organizations. Officials of Ispahani Agro Ltd. and RDC project witnessed the event.
IAL will use a ‘One Stop Service Centre’ model to support farmers produce aromatic and fine grain rice for their premium quality rice brand. This model will strengthen distribution channels for agricultural inputs (seeds and bio-pesticides) and establish a crop collection process at the Upazila level. Through the ‘One Stop Service Centre’, IAL will improve the technical knowledge and skills of smallholder farmers and other value chain actors through training programs, mentoring by IAL technical staff and links to local service providers
