BRAC and the Japan International Cooperation Agency on Tuesday signed a memorandum to facilitate collaboration on different issues, including working for the development of Africa, Bangladesh and other regions.
The two parties agreed to establish the institutional cooperation framework necessary to build the partnership, said a release.
JICA's senior vice-president Kenzo Oshima and BRAC group executive director Mahbub Hossain represented their respective parties in signing the MoU.
Currently BRAC is working to promote agriculture in many African countries and has gathered experience in community access and capacity building activities.
On the other hand, JICA, having recognised the increasing importance of rice production in Africa, launched the Coalition for African Rice Development at Tokyo International Conference on African Development IV held in May 2008 in Japan.
The two organisations have found common interests in exploring the possibilities of partnerships in promotion of agriculture and rural development in Africa, in particular through the promotion of CARD.
Source : New Age
