SBKS was formed in 2014 with the aim to serve the disadvantaged and marginal farmers living in the economically fragile areas of Bangladesh. The network primarily concentrates on organizing and mobilizing the downtrodden people of the farming society into viable socio-economic groups. The organization has received significant support from the FAO-TA for Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project (IAPP) financed by the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP).

Over the period of 2013-2014, leadership of SBKS has participated in two large federated FOs sharing workshops, one strategic planning workshop for FO strengthening, overseas visit in Philippines to observe national peasants network (PAKISAMA), national FO to FO exchange visit, successful completion of 19 sharing workshops for SAAO/FA/CF with the support from IAPP-TA of FAO-UN, the participating FOs felt the need for a formal network for sharing knowledge, worries and woes of marginal farmers, as well as right based advocacy with government. [Read More]