Ilias, service provider, inventor and seed producer, Rajshahi
Not only does Ilias provide mechanization services and produce seed for the local market, he also helps develop and produce machinery for sale throughout Bangladesh.
Ilias had sold 18 of his new motorcycle-mounted shelling machine, and also sells maize, rice and wheat shellers and semi-mechanised rice threshers. “Farmers come to my shop from all around Bangladesh,” said Ilias, who also produced 4 tons of wheat seed in 2014.
Credit: CIMMYT/Sam Storr
Ilias, service provider, inventor and seed producer, Rajshahi
Not only does Ilias provide mechanization services and produce seed for the local market, he also helps develop and produce machinery for sale throughout Bangladesh.
Ilias had sold 18 of his new motorcycle-mounted shelling machine, and also sells maize, rice and wheat shellers and semi-mechanised rice threshers. “Farmers come to my shop from all around Bangladesh,” said Ilias, who also produced 4 tons of wheat seed in 2014.
Credit: CIMMYT/Sam Storr