Cassia Mahjabeen

Cassia Mahjabeen is a Farmer Field Business School Expert working at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).4 She is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.4

In her role at FAO, Cassia Mahjabeen is involved in developing extension staff of the Government of Bangladesh through Farmer Field Business School Master Trainer and Facilitator programs.23 This work aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of agricultural extension workers to better support farmers in improving their business and management practices.

Farmer Field Business Schools (FBS) are an extension of the Farmer Field School (FFS) concept, focusing specifically on helping smallholder farmers develop business skills and make their farms more profitable.1 The FBS approach uses participatory methods and a learning-by-doing approach to help farmers improve farm management decisions and adapt to market changes.1

Cassia Mahjabeen's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username cassia-mahjabeen-15a62314, where she shares updates about her work in agricultural development and farmer education.23