Description:
The Rural Development Academy is located at Sherpur, 16 km from Bogra town which is a specialized rural development institution for training, research and action research. It was established on 19 June 1974. One of the main functions of RDA is to provide training for both officials and non-official members of the public and private institutions. The total area of The Rural Development Academy is about 48.50 hectares which includes office, residence, school & college, play ground, children’s park and other establishments and about 29.50 hectares has been earmarked for demonstration farm for undertaking research in farming, horticulture, floriculture, tissue culture, pisciculture, livestock, Poultry etc. It is also known for undertaking quality research on different fields.
References
Golam Mostakim (2012). “Rural Development Academy”. In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
