The Society for Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Network (BAEN) started its journey on 15 December 2015 with legal registration under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The vision of BAEN is “Extension services for sustainable agricultural productivity”. “Sustainable growth in agricultural productivity through identification, documentation and dissemination of good agricultural practices and extension approaches for environment friendly socio-economic growth in Bangladesh” is the mission of BAEN.
BAEN is a country-wide network of agricultural extension actors and serves as a national platform for coordination and exchange of knowledge and information in Bangladesh. It aims to promote sustainable growth and agricultural productivity through identification, documentation and dissemination of good agricultural practices and extension approaches for environment-friendly and socio-economic growth in Bangladesh.
The network consists of representatives from national government agencies, industry-specific government organizations, universities, local and international NGOs, farmers/traders associations, agricultural media practitioners, registered agricultural professional associations and the private sector. Currently the number of Members of BAEN is 590.