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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025
IFAD, Japan and Bangladesh to bring smallholder farmers closer to international markets

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TBS Report
21 September, 2022, 06:15 pm
Last modified: 21 September, 2022, 06:22 pm

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IFAD, Japan and Bangladesh to bring smallholder farmers closer to international markets

TBS Report
21 September, 2022, 06:15 pm
Last modified: 21 September, 2022, 06:22 pm
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The United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Grameen Euglena, a joint venture between Japan's Euglena Co Ltd and Bangladesh's Grameen Krishi Foundation, are collaborating on an initiative that supports smallholder farmers to cultivate mung beans. This high-value crop, will help the farmers increase their income and tap into international markets.

Arnoud Hameleers, IFAD Country Director, Bangladesh, and Yukoh Satake, Co-CEO of Grameen Euglena, signed a letter of intent at the IFAD Country Office in Dhaka on Wednesday (21 September), said a press release.

The partnership aims to strengthen public-private partnerships with IFAD's implementing partners in Bangladesh. It will enable farmers supported by IFAD-financed projects to access international markets, while Grameen Euglena will also have access to good-quality mung beans produced in large volumes by Bangladeshi farmers.

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As part of this project, coastal farmers will get training in technology used in Japan and technical help to join international mung bean value chains.

"IFAD values collaborative initiatives. This renewed partnership will spur engagement with the private sector in Bangladesh. If interests are aligned and the proposed activities improve rural farmers' conditions, we will endeavour to engage in more collaborations like this," said Arnoud Hameleers, IFAD Country Director, Bangladesh.

During the six-year partnership from 2022 to 2028, IFAD and Euglena will work together to ensure the availability of good-quality agricultural inputs at an affordable price, and train farmers to efficiently use inputs for safe, nutritious, and diversified production.

"Grameen Euglena is eager to eliminate the poverty and malnutrition of the farmers in rural areas. A key factor in achieving this goal is generating synergies between the public and private sectors. The collaboration between IFAD and Grameen Euglena will help both organizations achieve their respective goals. We are convinced that it will become an innovative model for new forms of international cooperation," said Yukoh Satake, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Grameen Euglena.

The joint initiative will focus on facilitating market access for producers in climate-vulnerable coastal regions, especially women and smallholders, and supporting farmers to meet quality standards and gain access to the export market.

Considering the value that IFAD brings to these partnerships, Hameleers noted that, "IFAD supports working with partners towards joint solutions that use IFAD's expertise in extension and micro-finance to help smallholder farmers achieve their full potential. The overarching goal is to build a resilient, diversified, and inclusive food system."

IFAD investments are implemented by partner ministries in the government and IFAD collaborates with other UN organisations and international financial institutions to implement projects.

IFAD has been investing in poor rural women and men in Bangladesh for over 40 years through 35 projects aimed at enabling rural people to better adapt their livelihoods to climate change; help small-scale producers and entrepreneurs benefit from improved value chains and greater market access; and empower marginalized groups, especially poor rural women. So far, IFAD has invested US $973.5 million, reaching 11.7 million households.

farming / Mung beans / Japan / IFAD / Global Market

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