A three-day BARCIK workshop in Satkhira trained youth, farmers and organisers on agroecology, food sovereignty and climate justice to strengthen sustainable food systems and community resilience in Bangladesh’s vulnerable coastal region.
A three-day basic training workshop on agroecology, food sovereignty and climate justice was held in Shyamnagar of Satkhira district, focusing on sustainable food systems and community-based climate resilience in Bangladesh’s coastal region.
The workshop was organised by private research organisation BARCIK at its coastal regional centre from May 14 to May 16.
BARCIK Director, writer and researcher Pavel Partha attended the programme as the lead trainer. BARCIK Director Syed Ali Biswas and Urban Coordinator Jahangir Alam also facilitated different sessions of the training. Coastal Regional Coordinator Shahin Islam was present during the workshop.
Participants were introduced to issues including food systems, food sovereignty, climate justice, agroecology, people’s movements, organisation building and public planning.
The trainers said local knowledge, agroecological practices and people-centered planning were crucial to addressing the impacts of climate change, particularly in vulnerable coastal areas.
They also stressed the need to strengthen agroecology practices and grassroots movements to build sustainable food systems in the coastal belt.
Youth representatives, farmers and local organisers from the region took part in the workshop.
