Manikganj Resource Centre

Affiliated with 
BARCIK
Bangladesh


It is a field learning centre for rural community, youth volunteer, student, researcher, journalist and development activists. This area is located in the middle part of Bangladesh and closes the capital Dhaka. This area is facing river erosion problem. Mostly Bengali people are live there and also Lohar and Rabidas Indigenous communities are there with their diversified culture.

More than 80 local rice varieties are conserving through on-farm conservation methods, participatory varietal trial and also women are involving in participatory plant breeding program to develop resilient variety. More than 40 types of vegetables and more than 40medicinal plants are conserving in this working area. Local breed of livestock are also conserving there.

88 farmers, fishers, youths and women organization are involved in this area. A sub-district level change monitoring committee and coordination committee are coordination all the grassroots activities.

Village: Porra, Belayet Hossain Khan Road, Manikganj Sadar, Manikganj, Bangladesh
Asia/Dhaka
Bimol Roy, Regional Coordinator, Manikganj
+88 01716367440
roybimal72@yahoo.com

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