Md. Rafiqul Islam Faruki

Md. Rafiqul Islam Faruki is an agriculturalist by training. He completed M.S. in Agriculture (Crop Botany) from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Mr. Faruki is a development professional with more than 20 years of experience in managerial and technical roles in different international organizations. He has significant expertise in market system development, value chains development, value chain assessment, private sector engagement, food security, livelihoods, agriculture, SME, business planning also facilitated workshop, seminar and training. He is also experienced in disaster risk reduction (DRR), emergency response and women empowerment. He facilitated partnerships with local NGOs, private sector actors, and Bangladesh public sector institutions such as agriculture, fisheries and livestock departments.

He worked as a National Value Chain specialist at FAO from February 2020 to October 2021. Before that, he worked as a Project Manager at VSO Bangladesh from April 2015 to January 2020. He also worked at Chemonics International as a Sector Advisor and iDE Bangladesh as a manager.