Bangladesh Agrochemical Manufacturers Association (BAMA) is a government-approved trade organization which reflects the general public opinion and works with the goals for the welfare and betterment of the general public as well.
This association is newly registered by the Ministry of Commerce on October 17 with License No 13/2022 and is affiliated as ‘A Class Association' member of FBCCI.
BAMA's main functions are to provide crop protection through the manufacturing and marketing of various agrochemical products, essentially safe for human and animal health and to help set standards and control product quality produced by the manufacturers and also to implement various government rules and regulations related to this industry.
The first general meeting of the organization was held in the presence of all the members of BAMA on December 6 at 4 PM at Krishibid Institute Bangladesh, Dhaka.
The convener of BAMA and the Managing Director of National AgriCare Group KSM Mostafizur Rahman chaired the meeting and shared the aims, objectives and achievements of the association.
Also, the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as per the agenda.
It is also to be noted that the pesticides industry is one of the most important wings of the Agrochemical Industry.
The meeting discussed the obstacles against the development of the local agrochemical industry and recommended future action plans to mitigate these challenges like - source opening, import and renewal of registration of carbofuran raw materials, import of Sulphur, LC opening, import and production of raw materials, patent ownership, reduction of government fees for registration and extension of renewal time, non-conducting of timely sub-PTAC or PTAC, discrimination of different levels in the same crop of the same product and taking new approvals for different company levels in the same crop etc.
In that general meeting, the convener of BAMA and the managing director of National AgriCare Group, KSM Mostafizur Rahman - was unanimously elected as the president of BAMA and a decision was taken to adopt a committee of 11 members for the next two years.
The full committee will be announced at BAMA's next meeting.
The president requested everyone's cooperation in developing the agricultural industry of Bangladesh, giving full shape to the domestic pesticide industry and protecting the interests of the farmers.