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growing agro-based industries in Bangladesh. "We are ready to provide
French technologies and expertise to agro-food industry here," said
Timothee Mougeotte, area manager (Near & Middle East & South Asia) of
Adepta, at a roundtable at Lake Shore Hotel in Dhaka yesterday.
Adepta is a French association for the Development of Trade of
Agri-foods Products & Technologies. The Economic and Trade Department
of French embassy, Ubifranch (the French Agency for International
Business Development), France Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce &
Industry and Adepta organised the discussion. Representatives of
Bangladesh Agro-Processors Association and different local agro-food
manufacturers were present at the programme. Participants in the
discussion said agro-based industry is growing fast in Bangladesh
with an aim to tap both the domestic and global markets. Processed
food exports from Bangladesh increased almost fivefold to $46.68
million in fiscal 2008-09 from $10.46 million in fiscal 2005- 06 ,
luring new investment in the industry. Presently local agro-based
companies are mainly producing processed foods, spices and dairy
products. At the roundtable, two French companies -- Ets Charriau and
Sodime -- presented their technologies with focus on optimising milk
collection and agro-food manufacturing solutions.
