Agriculture Information Service


The Agriculture Information Service is a Bangladesh government agency under the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for proving information on modern agricultural methods to farmers in the country. Nurul Islam is the director of the agency.
WWW ais.gov.bd

History

The Agriculture Information Service traces its origin to the Agriculture Information Agency which was founded in 1965. In 1985, the Government of Bangladesh re-organized the Agriculture Information Agency into the Agriculture Information Service. The agency publishes two journals, Krishikotha and Samprosharon Barta. It also produces Mati-O-Manush and Banglar Krishi programs on Bangladesh Television. The agency also produces programs for Bangladesh Betar, the public radio broadcaster, and community radios. It operates a call center were farmers can call for information on agriculture.