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The program was initiated by national agriculture technology program–phase ii, ministry of agriculture, the government of Bangladesh with the aim of capacity building fostering Local innovation for sustainable agriculture in line with the national commitment to the UN sustainable development goals. The academic program has been developed in collaboration with Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute with two main components:
  • Academic program at Curtin University, Western Australia
  • Action research projects in Bangladesh
The academic program had the following components:
  • Seminars on core modules
  • Seminars on elective modules
  • Field visits and case studies
  • Workshop on action research scoping
The core modules include:
  • Sustainability and sustainable development: concept and measures
  • Action research theories and applications for SDGs localization
  • The issues in sustainability agriculture in Bangladesh
The seminars on the elective modules include the following topics:
  • Sustainability and sustainable agriculture
  • The prospect of industrial Hemp
  • Land care management
  • Permaculture
  • Planetary health
  • Land management research cases
  • Sustainable agribusiness
  • Carbon markets and agricultural sustainability
  • Sustainable waste management in agriculture
The participants were taken to visit places and projects to have an exposure on the sustainability practices in western Australia. The places include:
  • A citrus orchard in Margaret River Region
  • Industrial hemp cultivation in Manjimup
  • Sustainable agriculture in Margaret River Region
  • A bioenergy plant in Perth
  • City farm and urban agriculture in Perth
  • Humane agriculture in Swan Valley
  • A local government agriculture department in Western Australia
The participants along with the academic seminars and field visits attended several workshops on:
  • Action research project scoping
  • Local innovation for sustainable agriculture
  • Action research scoping for implementation in Bangladesh
In the workshops the participants were distributed in groups. Each group has been made responsible for developing an action research project to implement in Bangladesh, within the scope of the industrial policy of the government. The action research projects include:
Title Location SDG
Research And Development on Lean Season Fruit Production In Bangladesh RARS, BARI, Barishal; Regional Horticultural Research Station, BARI, Patuakhali, Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Sathkhira and Agricultural Sub-Station, BINA, Sathkhirai; Horticulture Division, BINA, Mymensingh and Pomology Division, HRC, BARI, Gazipur The project directly addresses goals 3 and 11
Sustainable Cotton Production in Barind Tract RARS, BARI, Barishal; Regional Horticultural Research Station, BARI, Patuakhali, Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Sathkhira and Agricultural Sub-Station, BINA, Sathkhirai; Horticulture Division, BINA, Mymensingh and Pomology Division, HRC, BARI, Gazipur The project directly addresses goals 1, 2, and 3
Transfer Of Safe Food Production Technologies of NARS Institutes Khulna, Barishal and Satkhira. The project directly addresses Goal 2
Livelihood Improvement of Haor Dwellers Through Rice Cultivation Khulna, Barishal and Satkhira. The project directly addresses Goal 2