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MYMENSINGH, Oct 21, 2025 (BSS) - A five-day training workshop on "Capacity Development for CBO Members Through Technical (Machine Operation and Fish Feed Formulation) Training" began today at the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI), Mymensingh.

The inaugural session was held at 8:30 am in the BFRI conference room with BFRI Director General Dr. Anuradha Bhadra as the chief guest. 

Chief Scientific Officer and Head of the Freshwater Station Dr. Md. Harunur Rashid, Senior Scientific Officer Dr. Md. Shariful Islam, and FAO National Capacity Building and Training Expert Kingkar Chandra Saha were also present. The session was conducted by Kingkar Chandra Saha.

A total of 21 participants from various community-based organizations (CBOs) in coastal and haor regions are taking part in the training, which will continue till October 25.

The workshop is organized under the Community-based Climate Resilient Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in Bangladesh Project (GCP/BGD/055/LDF), jointly implemented by the Department of Fisheries (DoF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, with financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

The training aims to enhance the technical and entrepreneurial skills of CBO members who have received fish feed machines under the project. 

Participants will receive hands-on training on machine operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and sustainable fish feed formulation using locally available ingredients.

Experts from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), the Department of Fisheries, and the private fish feed industry will conduct both theoretical sessions and practical demonstrations during the program.

Officials expressed that the initiative will improve the participants' technical efficiency and business management skills, enabling them to operate feed machines effectively and contribute to climate-smart, sustainable aquaculture practices across the country.