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Alim Industries Limited

Alim Industries Limited is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

History

Founded in 1990,[2] it is both the largest and oldest agricultural equipment maker in the country.[3][4] Having initially only associated with the tea processing industry in Sylhet,[5] it later expanded to include the manufacture of general farming machinery, specialising in tillers, seeders and power threshers among others.[3][6][7] At present, it exports its products throughout Bangladesh as well as delivering services internationally.[8]

In 2021, free equipment from Alim was distributed by the local upazila government to 64 farmers in the Nilphamari District of Rangpur Division.[9]

In 2022 company was cited by Bangladesh agriculture minister Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzaque as a successful local manufacturer of agricultural machinery, counterbalancing the import of machines from abroad.[10] The current owner received the "Agriculturally Important Person" award from the government in 2022, in recognition of its development of power tillers.[11] Alim has received assistance from the U.S.-supported Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia to help provide locally produced machines to support agriculture in the area of Cox's Bazar affected by Rohynga migration.[12]

References

  1. https://www.gonews24.com/feature/news/95890/সিলেটের-অর্থনীতিতে-প্রভাবশালী-ব্যবসা-প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলির-পর্যালোচনা gonews24.com, 2020-10-13^
  2. Alim: History Alim Industries Limited, retrieved December 14, 2019^
  3. Addisu Tadege Animaw, Jasper Alfred Mutegi Nkanya, John Mogaka Nyakiba, Tamiru Habte Woldemariam. Agricultural mechanization and south-south knowledge exchange: What can Ethiopian and Kenyan policymakers learn from Bangladesh's experience? International Food Policy Research Institute, February 5, 2016^
  4. Sohel Parvez. Local firm making farm machinery The Daily Star, 2019-01-23, retrieved 2019-12-14^
  5. Alim:Company Description Alim Industries Limited, retrieved December 14, 2019^
  6. Sohel Parvez. A sub-sector picks up steam The Daily Star, 2010-03-24, retrieved 2023-06-12^
  7. An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia? Intl Food Policy Res Inst, 2020-12-07^
  8. ফজলে এলাহী মোহাম্মদ ফয়সাল. https://www.gonews24.com/economy/news/69545/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE GoNews24, 2019-12-02, retrieved 2019-12-14^
  9. ডিমলা মাসুদ পারভেজ. https://www.dainiksangbadpratidin.com/details.php?id=64730 www.dainiksangbadpratidin.com, 2021-03-11^
  10. Agri minister: Why can't Bangladesh produce its own machinery? Dhaka Tribune, 2022-03-21, retrieved 2023-06-12^
  11. 13 get Agriculturally Important Person status The Business Standard, 2022-07-27, retrieved 2023-06-12^
  12. Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia Mechanization and Extension Activity Semi-Annual Report 2021-2022 retrieved 2023-06-12^