Preface:
The Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers’ Association – Bangladesh (AMMA-B) was established in 2005 to serve agricultural machinery manufacturers in Bangladesh. It is Bangladesh’s only parental Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Companies holding registration Number C- 603(55)/05, and A class association member of FBCCI (The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry).
Mission:
Encouraging the Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Companies in Bangladesh to manufacture Agricultural Machinery locally.
Vision:
Manufacturing quality agricultural machinery as per the farmers’ demand and convenience.
Objectives:
- To coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture entities and other organizations for research and development, testing, technical evaluation, and promotion of agricultural machinery and equipment.
- To provide advanced agricultural machinery to the farmers while upholding the interests of the members.
- To initiate/support the formulation and implementation of sustainable agricultural mechanization strategies and policies in Bangladesh in line with the national context.
AMMA-B Serves To:
- Organize exhibitions, demonstrations, and roadshows for newly developed machinery and technologies to show the features, benefits, and usages.
- Facilitate the implementation of relevant agricultural mechanization strategies and policies, and participate in Government Agriculture Mechanization Projects.
- Enable farmers to hit their ultimate goals in terms of production and income through sustainable agricultural mechanization.
Activities:
- To preserve the interest of agricultural machinery manufacturers.
- To provide business information and assistance.
- To undertake activities with a view to working with various government agencies.
- To work in coordination with research institutes.
- Encourage members to make agricultural machinery that is intuitive, and user-friendly.
- Provide technical training for the skill development of workers.