PRAN Agro Business Limited, a sister concern of PRAN Group, has received Standard Chartered-Channel i Agro Award-2019 for outstanding contribution in agricultural sector of the country.
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak handed over a crest and certificate to Uzma Chowdhury, Director at PRAN-RFL Group, through a program held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in the capital on Friday evening.
This year the award were given in eight different categories. PRAN Agro Business got the Jury Special award for significant contribution in agricultural sector.
Faridur Reza Sagar, Managing Director of Channel I, Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer at Standard Chartered Bank and winners of different categories were also present at the program.
PRAN works with one lakh contractual farmers across the country. The group collects mango, tomato, cassava, spice, rice, milk from the contractual farmers and manufactures agro-processing products.