State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatunnesa Indira on Wednesday said woman entrepreneurs will play a vital role in producing processed food items as it is gaining popularity across the country, reports BSS.
“Processed foods are becoming popular due to changes in life-styles and habits of people. Women entrepreneurs will play an important role in producing processed foods,” she said. She was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Business Incubation Center of Joyeeta Foundation as the chief guest at Shahid Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Women Training Academy at Zirani Bazar in Savar.
The Business Incubation Center of Joyeeta Foundation has been established to provide advanced training to women entrepreneurs for producing processed food items. The state minister hoped that through this type of training women entrepreneurs would become self-reliant and play important roles in the economic development of the country.
With Joyeeta Foundation Managing Director Afroza Khan in the chair, Women and Children Affairs Secretary Kamrun Nahar and Women Affairs Director Department General Badrun Nessa attended the programme as special guests.