A group picture of this meetup attendee photo credit:Mynulkabir
COVID-19 pandemic almost broken Small and mid-level Business supply chain in South Asia. in there business promotion/marketing and selling system different from Europe and America. there less than 5% chain shop there single product sold in a small shop.
Now Google Maps & Local Guides team also take the initiative to help small & local business so as a local guides plan to support Local Bussiness in Bangladesh. how they share their product in social media also share location from google maps. contact with a wholesale buyer and many more .
Meetup Summary
Meetup Name: Support Local Business in BD
BDLG Meetup No: 139
Number of Attendees: 21 [ 15 local guides from Dhaka ]
Photo album link :An afternoon in Fruit Garden -Poradia
we announce in Our Community Bangladesh Local Guides want to arrange a meetup like support local business. our one community member FahadUzzamanPapon offers us visit his village. there village area famous for cultivating organic pineapple, Burmese grape, and jack fruits.
then we fixed the location and announce this meetup. pandemic so we avoid public transport and use a motorbike to travel there village from Capital Dhaka. after check all people’s condition then 15 people we select from Dhaka and local 5/6 local guides.
10 motorbike 15 local guides travel more than 120 km to attend this meetup. almost 3 hours we ride to riched this village.
Now i explain meetup main part step by step
Swimming in the village river
After 3 hours ride we are little bit tired but can’t control ourself to enjoy swimming in the river . almost one hour we swimming in the river then visit Burmese grape garden .
Lunch :
Some local guides taking lunch in a Burmese grape garden
Fresh lotkon /Burmese grape and pineapple from papon’s fruit Garden
local Guides member taking picture in a garden
Organic pineapple farm
We buy 50 pineapple collect and buy from a local farmer
around 40 kg lotkon we buy from a local garden. not only we visit the garden also mapping the garden . also teach them how to share there garden location with customer . post their fruit in social media buy selling group etc. .
Meetup summery Video :
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