CARES has been born from an idea that there is a need to establish in Bangladesh a common platform where in the best among our farmers, the scientists and the industrial entrepreneurs will evolve a common course of action. In pursuit of the idea a group of likeminded people, spearheaded by Dr A Majeed Khan, an academic entrepreneur with a background in field action research, representing constituent interests resolve to establish an “apex” body and to call it a Committee of Action for Research, Extension and Services (CARES). The overall scheme is to promote research and active liaison amongst institutions and programs in the role of a catalyst to achieve a higher and faster growth of economy based research and extension of evidence based knowledge.