ORIAM
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fizul
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2016)
MOHAMMED
MOFIZUL ISLAM
began working for IFDC in 1987 as the dealer
development and training advisor for the Fertilizer
Distribution Improvement (FDI) II project in
Bangladesh. Always devoted to the farmer, Islam
managed hundreds of training programs through
FDI-II and pioneered the introduction of hybrid
maize cultivation practices in Bangladesh.
He played an instrumental role in the formation
and development of the Bangladesh Fertilizer
Association (BFA) in the early 1990s as its first
executive secretary. An expert in agro-dealer
development, he aided IFDC projects in many
countries, including Afghanistan, Burundi,
Cambodia, Nepal, Rwanda, and Vietnam.
Islam was a preeminent promoter of fertilizer
deep placement (FDP). As the field and fertilizer
program coordinator for the Agro-Based Industries
and Technology Development Project (ATDP),
Islam was one of the first to take the climate-smart
technology to farmers in the late 1990s. Later, with
the Adapting Nutrient Management Technologies
(ANMAT) project, Islam worked to conduct
demonstrations and on-farm trials of FDP. Using
television and media, he worked tirelessly to spread
the benefits of the technology. Under the AAPI
project, his early work in scaling out FDP paved
the way for its success in Bangladesh and its spread
to Africa.
Mofiz will be dearly remembered for being a people
person, working closely with farmers in the field
through practical, hands-on demonstrations. IFDC
staff – and farmers around the world – are indebted
to his legacy, a firm dedication to the mission of
food security.
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