National Agriculture Training Academy

National Agriculture Training Academy[1] is an autonomous national research and training institute under the Department of Agriculture Extension of the Ministry of Agriculture and is located in Joydebpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh.[2][3] Dr. Md. Abu Saeed Mian is the Director General of National Agriculture Training Academy.[4]

National Agriculture Training Academy
Formation1976
HeadquartersJoydebpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitehttps://nata.portal.gov.bd/

History edit

The program started in 1960 as the Pakistan Japan Agricultural Extension Training Institute. In 1965, the name was changed to Farm Mechanization Training Institute. After the Independence of Bangladesh, the government felt the institute was important and as a result the Central Extension Resources Development Institute was established in 1976 as a joint venture between the Governments of Bangladesh and Japan. Japan withdrew from the institute in 1983, the institute was reorganized through Gazette Notification on 27 June 1984.[2][5] On 3 April 2013 the organization was reorganized and renamed to National Agriculture Training Academy.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sweet fragrance of season's fruits". The Daily Star. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b Islam, Md Shahidul. "Central Extension Resources Development Institute". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ^ Labour Inspection in Agriculture in South Asia: Proceedings and Country/resource Papers of ILO/ARPLA, South Asian Seminar on Labour Inspection in Agriculture, Karachi, 20-24 December 1987. International Labour Organization. 1988. p. 150. ISBN 9789221066408. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ "মহাপরিচালক (ভারপ্রাপ্ত)". nata.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Detailed design report on Central Extension Resources Development Institute in Joydebpur, Bangladesh. -". open_jicareport.jica.go.jp. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ^ "At a Glance National Agricultural Training Academy (NATA)". nata.portal.gov.bd.