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ACI Seed at DCCI Agro Tech Fair & SHIFT-MDDRM Mela 2018

In May 2018, ACI Seed participated in DCCI Agro Tech Fair 2018 jointly organized by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) and USAID’s Agricultural Value Chain (AVC) project at International Convention City, Bashundhara. The fair was held from 3-4 May 2018 to support agricultural exports, agro foods process machinery, and agro finished foods, and related stakeholders from Bangladesh. In the exhibition, ACI Seed demonstrated its innovative products, technologies, and services available for the agricultural sector, especially for farmers.

“SHIFT-MDDRM Digital Banijjo Mela 2018” hosted by Dnet, are a series of community fairs held in Sherpur and Jamalpur districts during May 2018. The aim was to promote and create awareness on Digital Financial Services, Digital Solutions, FMCG opportunities and issues of Consumer Rights as per the objectives of the Shaping Inclusive Finance Transformations: Merchants Development Driving Rural Markets (SHIFT-MDDRM) program. SHIFT-MDDRM is an initiative of The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Dnet, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity (BDMS) which is supported by the European Union. The aim is to enhance growth and competitiveness of retail merchants in rural Bangladesh through vertical integration with FMCG value chains and horizontal integration with financial service value chains, especially through the introduction and use of digital business technologies.

SHIFT-MDDRM targeted to reach 10,000 rural micro-merchants (Mudi Dokan) and women entrepreneurs in its working areas. ACI Seed participated in three SHIFT-MDDRM Community Fairs at Sherpur Sadar (8-9 May 2018), Nalitabari (10-11 May 2018) & Melandah (14-15 May 2018).