CMES has been unique among all NGOs working in Bangladesh in incorporating research on technology- developing processes and devices within its efforts. Adaptive research and piloting are undertaken so that useful new technology can be adapted and old ones can be improved for the income generating practices by the students and the graduates.

Here is a brief description on some of the technologies being practiced, and have been pioneered by CMES at the grassroot.

1.  Mushroom Culture: Mushroom is produced in packets containing plant medium on the shelves of a room. CMES has taken one of the first steps in the introduction of mushroom culture in the rural Bangladesh. As there was little practice among the people of eating mushroom, it was a challenge for CMES to promote and increase the awareness of eating it. In 1997, experimental production of oyster mushroom was started. Since then, this type of mushroom is being cultivated in almost every unit of CMES. The adolescents of CMES are engaged in this activity. We have devised methods to produce at a very law cost and small scale in our rural mushroom labs for producing the mother culture for mushroom so that commercial culture can be made available to our target group in an inexpensive manner. This is being done through simple tissue culture of mushroom. Solar dried mushroom are packaged and marketed by CMES units in bigger cities and towns.

2.  Apiculture: Beekeeping is the maintenance of honeybee colonies in boxes, to collect honey. The technology is a comparatively rare practice in Bangladesh. CMES has started this scientific apiculture in its unit level in the year of 1999. At present, the students of CMES are successfully producing high quality honey. The plants that are used by self-employed youth for bee keeping are mustard, sesame, corn, coriander and trees like lichies, tamarind, acacia and mango. They are marketing their honey with CMES brand through CMES’s meticulous quality control.

3. Vermicompost: Vermicompost is an organic fertilizer. Earthworms eat cow dung or other farm yard manures along with kitchen wastes and pass it through their body and in the process convert it into vermicompost. Vermicompost is a nutrient-rich, organic fertilizer and soil conditioner. CMES was the first in Bangladesh to start experiments with vermicompost and to introduce it to the market. CMES started experimenting with vermicompost to make it available to its target group. It has successfully disseminated the production of vermicompost in its units and among its graduates. A lot of graduates are successfully producing and marketing vermicompost in their locality.
   
   CMES organizes Farmer’s Conventions to make farmers aware about vermicompost and its benefits. Our  vermicompost has been tested by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) authorities.

4.  Solar electrification: CMES is one of the few NGOS who are taking solar home systems to the rural people who do not enjoy the benefit of grid electricity. The young graduates fabricate electronic accessories, install the system, explore the market and provide repair and maintenance services. The systems are made affordable to the customers through a microcredit arrangement. A total of 2923 systems have been already installed.

5. Soya Milk & Tofu: CMES has installed an innovative soya milk producing machine powered by human paddling and incorporating a boiler as a source of hot water. This is producing soya milk and tofu (soya curd). Soya milk and tofu, as well as various food products made with these. However only tofu has got some market entry and daily supplies of tofu are being made to the city market.