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Annual Progress Report

July 2013-June 2014

First Annual Progress Report

Integrated Farm Management Component (IFMC)

Agricultural Growth and Employment Programme

Department of Agricultural Extension September 2014

IFMC 02 October 2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Component Data......................................................................................................... 1

2. Executive Summary ................................................................................................... 2

3. Project area ................................................................................................................. 3

4. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 6

5. IFMC start up, management and administration ........................................................ 7

6. Main Activities description ........................................................................................ 9

7. Progress towards objectives ..................................................................................... 16

8. Achievement of Outputs........................................................................................... 19

2.1 Development of curriculum and training materials............................................ 19

2.2 Capacity building of Farmer Facilitators and Field Level officers of Department

of Agriculture (DAE) to implement IFM-FFS ................................................... 20

2.3 Curriculum for FO leaders and DAE Upazila and field staff have been designed,

reviewed and revised. ......................................................................................... 22

2.2 Capacity development of officers of DAE and other organizations for support of

FOs ..................................................................................................................... 22

2.3 FO’s established with business plan and linkages to markets and services ....... 23

9. Strategic Issues ......................................................................................................... 24

10. Budget and Expenditure ........................................................................................... 28

Annex

Annex 1: Work Plan for IFMC (July 2013 to June 2014) 29-30

Annex 2: Integrated Farm Management (IFM) FFS Curriculum Integrated Farm

Management Component (IFMC), 2014 31-39

Annex 3: Details of initial business activities of FOs 40-42

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1. Component Data

Country : Bangladesh

Name of Program: Agricultural Growth and Employment

Program. (AGEP)

Name of Component : Integrated Farm Management Component

(IFMC)

Executing Agency : Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)

Sponsoring Ministry : Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)

Component Period : July 2013 to June 2018

Date of Approval of ECNEC : 19 January 2014

Administrative Approval from MoA: 12 February 2014

Estimated cost of the Project :

i) Total : 43,200.00 million BDT

(300 million DKK)

ii) GOB : 10,800.00 million BDT

(75 million DKK)

iii) DPA : 32,400.00 million BDT

(225 million DKK)

Project Area: 61 Districts and 373 Upazila ( Excludes 3 Hill Districts).

Project Director :

Md Iqbal

Telephone No. 8115697 (Ext. 102)

Email : [email protected]

(13 March 2014 – 24 July 2014)

Md. Sadeque Hossain



Danida Adviser :

Rilla Norslund



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2. Executive Summary

This is the first Progress Report of Integrated Farm Management Component

(IFMC) covering the period from July 2013 to June 2014. The report covers the

period of start up and establishment of administrative structures of the

component as well as the first period of implementation. Although not all staff,

administrative structures and systems are in place by the end of the period

implementation, the main activity, implementation of IFM FFS is fully up and

running with 1397 FFS established. This is possible because the component

makes use of Farmer Facilitators who are supported by DAE, especially the

Upazila DAE offices, for monitoring, backstopping and distribution and

management of funds.

During the reporting period 1453 Farmer Facilitators (FFs) have received

capacity development through refresher courses and are facilitating 1397

Farmer Field School (FFS) on Integrated Farm Management (IFM) in 317

upazilas of 58 districts. A total of 69,800 farmers (over 50% female) are being

trained through these FFSs.

The FFs are supported by DAE field level officers who act as back-stoppers for

successful implementation of FFSs. To ensure quality monitoring and

backstopping 594 DAE officers have been trained through a 5 day crash course

and a day-long orientation on IFMC was given to 639 DAE officers of Region,

District and Upazila levels. The orientation course which took place at 13 venues

around the country gave DAE officers the opportunity to become acquainted

with the project strategy as well as the objectives, goal and activities.

Other activities included the development of Farmer Facilitators’ (FFs) ToT

curriculum and curriculum and training materials for IFM-FFS. To increase the

implementation capacity of the component 283 new FFs were identified and

their capacity built through a 26 days ToT course, follow up trainings and

mentoring.

For support to Farmer’s Organizations piloting for development Farmers

Business School (FBS) including curriculum development and piloting of FBS in

11 upazilas has been ongoing involving 225 members of 11 Farmer Organization

which will be ending in October 2014.

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3. Project area

Region District Upazila Remarks

Dhaka 12 65

Rajshahi 8 66

Rangpur 8 57

Barisal 11 66

Khulna 10 51

Chittagong 8 52

Sylhet 4 16

Total 61 373

38 sadars upazilas

will be phased out

towards 3rd year of

the project

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Project area map

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Map of Project Region

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4. Introduction

This report covers the activities of the Integrated Farm Management Component

(IFMC) for the period July 2013 to June 2014, the first year of implementation.

IFMC is one of three components of the Agricultural Growth and employment

Programme, (AGEP) financed jointly by the Governments of Bangladesh and

Denmark. IFMC is implemented through the Department of Agricultural

Extension (DAE) of the Ministry of Agriculture and will run for five years, from

July 2013 to June 2018.

The Development objective of IFMC is ‘Pro-poor, inclusive and sustainable

growth and employment creation’ and the immediate objective is ‘Increased

agricultural production among female and male members of landless, marginal

and small farming households.’

The specific objectives of the project are:

• Female and male farmers have been empowered and increased number of

total farm activities and diversification adopting Integrated Farm

Management (IFM) Farmer Field Schools (FFS) promoted technologies

and management practices

• Female and male farmers have been empowered in Farmer Organization

(FO) formation and linked to service providers, market actors and micro-

finance organizations to increase farm profitability

• National dialogue on farmer-centered extension approaches has been

strengthened

IFMC operates in 373 upazilas of 61 districts of Bangladesh. The three

districts making up the Chittagong Hill tracts are not covered by IFMC but are

covered in a separate UNDP implemented program where AGEP also

contributes.

The target groups of IFMC are landless, marginal and small farmer

households cultivating up to 2.5 acres of land, with a focus on total farm

activities and diversification and adoption of Integrated Farm Management

(IFM) Farmer Field School (FFS) promoted technologies and management

practices. The component emphasizes empowerment of female and male

farmers through formation of Farmer Organizations (FO) linking service

providers, market actors and micro-finance organizations to increase farm

profitability.

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5. IFMC start up, management and administration

Staffing and recruitment

Throughout the reporting period IFMC has been working with less than the full

staff outlined in the component document and DPP. In July 2013 only the Senior

Adviser was recruited while a number of GOB officers were working on

attachment from DAE. Technical Assistance (TA) staff of the earlier Danida

funded ASPS II were hired on short term contract to work with the DAE officers

to carry out the most urgent and important tasks including completion reports

for the just ended Agriculture Extension Component (AEC). The Project Director

was appointed in March 2014. The Deputy Project Director and two Assistant

Project Directors from GOB joined the project in May. A number of other officers

joined in June and by the end of the reporting period almost all GOB positions

(27 of 29) were deputed / recruited to the component.

Recruitment of TA staff had not taken place by the end of the reporting period,

however a 5 member Selection Committee chaired by Joint Secretary (Extension),

Ministry of Agriculture has been appointed and a number of positions had been

advertised and short-listed. The Institutional Development Adviser, an

international position, had been recruited but had not yet taken up the post.

Twenty eight positions had been proposed for direct recruitment from ASPS II.

Regional offices

IFMC has six Regional Offices in Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Jessore, Barisal

and Comilla. The Regional offices have been identified, rented and contracts

signed for all offices. Regional IFMC coordinators took up their posts and the

offices are in the process of being equipped with furniture and necessary

equipment.. The Barisal Region Office which is in a building previously occupied

by an ASPS II component is fully furnished while other offices have received

about half of the required furniture from furniture and equipment handed over

from ASPS II. This is sufficient for the current staffing levels but as soon as TA

staff recruitment goes ahead further furniture and equipment will be procured.

One vehicle (two station wagons and four pick-ups) has been sent to each of the

six Regional Offices to facilitate monitoring of on-going FFS and FBS activities.

As regional accountant are not yet in place expenditure at regional level is

managed from headquarters until systems are fully in place.

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Training Facilities

The renovation of six Horticultural Centers frequently used for IFMC trainings,

TOTs and workshops including bi-annual review and training workshops, has

started. The aim is that each of the 6 regions will have access to training venues

with full facilities for 50 trainees, including two training rooms, dining facilities

and suitable facilities for female trainees. The number of female trainees is

expected to grow gradually throughout the life of the project and any arising

issues in terms of facilities will be met.

Component Steering Committee (CSC) / Project Implementation Committee

(PIC)

In the DPP there is provision for two committees to guide IFMC implementation:

Component Steering committee (CSC) and Project Implementation Committee

(PIC). The CSC is an inter-ministerial committee composed of 14 members and

headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture; the sponsoring ministry. The

PIC is composed of 10 members and headed by the Director General, DAE; the

implementing agency. The CSC is responsible for reviewing progress, approval

of annual work-plans and budgets, as well as progress reports. PIC will review

IFMC progress and achievements. Both committees were formed during the

reporting period and PIC held its first meeting 22 June 2014. The CSC had the

first meeting shortly after the end of the reporting period, on 31st August 2014.

Procurement

Procurement of materials is ongoing as per work plan and DPP. Procurement of

various printing services including 400 cash book for each IFMC upazilas to

record their daily transactions and reports to IFMC office, as well FFS guide book,

FFS register, nutrition flip chart, various poster.

Forty-five motor cycles (hero splendor 100cc) were procured and distributed to

39 upazilas and 6 IFMC regional offices for monitoring of IFMC activities in the

field. Six photocopiers were also procured.

Procurement of two new component

vehicles was initiated through the UN

(UNOPS) procurement system as per DPP.

A draft M&E manual, service and financial

manuals have been prepared as well as

information handouts on IFMC and on IFM

FFS.

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6. Main Activities description

The main activities of IFMC are implementation of Farmer Field Schools on

Integrated Farm Management (IFM) with a module based curriculum allowing

farmer groups to select amongst crop, livestock and aquaculture modules and

support to farmer clubs and associations as a way to improve farmers links to

input and output markets and increase farm profitability.

IFM FFS participants develop and perform a drama on marketing

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Implementation of Farmer Field School (FFS)

IFMC uses the Farmer Field School (FFS) extension methodology to provide

demand driven extension services to its target group. The approach of FFS is a

non-formal education model. In this approach, adult learning principles such as

valuing farmers’ field experiences, listening to their explanations, collaborative

activities and encouraging group interactions but mutually supportive and

challenging are incorporated in order to promote the learning process for

conceptual change to take place. The Farmer Field School is not like a normal

school. It does not have four walls, tables, chairs and black boards, rather the

participants of this school sit near their crop field in an open place under the

shade of a tree and the site of school is not permanent. Crop field and homestead

are the learning places for the participants of FFS. An FFS lasts for one cropping

season and next season the facilitators move on to another village to work with a

new group of farmers in the Upazila. The IFM FFS will be established twice a year.

First cycle will start from Rabi season (October/ November) and second cycle

from Kharif II season (May).

IFM FFS curriculum and modules

FFS is field oriented and based on learning by doing. IFMC implements FFS on

Integrated Farm Management (IFM) through 9 modules which deal with rice,

livestock, fisheries, homestead vegetable production and family nutrition. The

curriculum of IFM FFS includes Integrated Crop Management which includes

Integrated Pest Management (IPM), soil health management, importance of

improved variety/seed, water management, in the rice and homestead vegetable

gardening modules. Nutrition through homestead gardening, hygiene, fruit tree

management and improved food preparation, and introduction to Farmers

Organizations are also included. In addition, homestead livestock management

(poultry, small and large ruminants) and pond fisheries management are

included. Modules on High Value Crops will be added as they are developed. The

IFM FFS curriculum including modules is attached as Annex 2.

IFM FFS is a holistic approach to increasing production and improving livelihood of

small, poor and marginal farmers who represents about 85% of farmers in Bangladesh.

FFS follows an Experiential Learning Cycle using Agro-Ecological System Analysis (AESA)

and Farm Management Analysis (FMA) as decision making tools. Included in the

curriculum are several small studies or trials that are carried out by the participants to

build up their confidence.

In general an FFS has 50 participants from 25 households (usually one female and one

male from each household). At the end of an FFS cycle the participants organise a field

day near the field to create awareness on IFM activities among the farmers of their

community.

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FFS Facilitators

Each FFS is facilitated by a pair of trained facilitators, in most cases by Farmer

Facilitators (FFs) though in some cases field level officers of DAE i.e.

Departmental Trainers (DTs). DTs get

training through Season-Long Training of

Trainers (SL-TOT) course prior to acting

as a facilitators. FFs, who are FFS

graduates, receive a 26-day intensive TOT

course.

Each pair of FFs run two FFS per season

in their local area and during the FFS

implementation period they also get

training (Season Long Learning) 2-3 times on effective implementation of FFS

and the duration of the training is normally 2-3 days. The FFs also get

backstopping support from the trained Upazila team (Agriculture Extension

Officer, Sub-Assistant Plant Protection Officer and Sub-Assistant Agriculture

officer (SAAO)) and also from component officers based at the regional offices

and Head quarter of the component.

IFM FFS organization

An IFM- FFS is implemented mainly through a crop life cycle, starting with seed

sowing and ending with the harvesting of the crop. Normally there are two

sessions per week, lasting two to three hours depending on topics to be covered.

The Upazila Agriculture Officer (UAO) is responsible for the implementation of

FFS in his/her upazila. The UAO, Livestock officer and Fisheries Officer and also

the concerned DAE officers of the district are responsible for monitoring the FFS

for its quality. Each FFS maintains a register of activities in the FFS which also as

a record and as a monitoring tool. For each FFS a Sub-assistant agriculture officer

(SAAO) is attached and has responsibility for backstopping.

IFMC organizes half yearly review and planning workshops. These workshops

are held at the end of each FFS cycle, and over a period of two days, FFS progress

is reviewed and planning of FFS for the next season is carried out. The DTs/FFs

who have implemented FFS are called for the workshop and are given the

opportunity to discuss any problems encountered during implementation of FFS.

Short training sessions are also included to address new issues and review some

important topics to improve the training quality of FFS. To improve the skill of

FFs as facilitators of FFS, IFMC organises occasional refreshers courses for 2-3

days.

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Development of Farmer Facilitators

Farmer Facilitators (FFs) are the main implementers of FFS in IFMC. They are

selected among the farmers of previously participated FFS following certain

criteria for selection. The main criteria are those have shown interest and

potential during their participation in the FFS and who have organising

capability in the community. However, age, educational level and knowledge of

FFS promoted technologies are also considered during final selection of farmers.

IFMC encourages selecting more female farmers to train as Farmer Facilitators.

Selection is done by component staff in close collaboration with Upazila staff and

includes individual interviews.

Training of Trainers

The finally selected farmers receive 26- days’ residential Training of Trainers

(TOT) course where facilitators from IFMC act as course facilitators. The TOT

curriculum follows the FFS curriculum combining practical and few theoretical

sessions with emphasis on the development of facilitation skills. After successful

completion of FF-TOT course the FFs begin implementation of IFM FFS in their

localities under the supervision of the Upazila Agriculture Officer and

backstopping support from IFMC. Under backstopping support the concerned

officers visit the FFS at least three times during the FFS cycle to provide hands-

on training after assessment of their performance in implementation of FFS. New

FFS attend a number of short SLL courses during the first year to reinforce

learning from the TOT.

Mentoring and follow up

The FFs do not have the depth of knowledge as of the departmental trainers but

they have the advantage that they are always easily available to the farmers in

their community. To build the capacity of the FFs, IFMC arranges backstopping

support as well as periodic refresher courses to improve their knowledge and

facilitation skills. FFs also attend review and planning workshops twice a year

and during these workshops they have the opportunity to interact and learn

from their fellow FFs, ask questions and seek advice from Master Facilitators on

FFS topics.

Through the whole process of development, the FFs become valuable resource

persons in their communities on agricultural related aspects. Most are involved

in advising their community farmers on farm management technologies. In many

cases FF develops strong linkages with the Upazila level officers of the

department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and also other service

providers, thus linking their community to a variety of services.

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Capacity building in Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)

An important activity of IFMC is the development of facilitators from DAE for

mentoring of FFs and for the implementation, monitoring and backstopping of

IFM FFS. To address this need IFMC has designed a season long (seed to seed)

Training of Trainers (SL-TOT) course for Upazila level DAE officers (AEO, SAPPO

and SAAO) following the principle of an FFS.

Season-long Training of Trainers

The curriculum of SL- TOT has been designed to develop all the qualities of a

good FFS facilitator. The 84 day course is divided into 7 spells with a break of 2

weeks between spells allowing participants to see all stages of growth of a rice

crop and other activities of other modules.

The 50 participants of a typical SL-TOT are divided into two groups for effective

training purposes. It is a residential training where minimum of six highly

qualified Master Facilitators are assigned as the facilitator of the course. The

curriculum of SL-TOT has been developed in such a way that the participants can

spend 60% time in the field and 40% in the class room. The class room training

is developed to be participatory and engage the participants fully, avoiding

lecturing and encouraging experience sharing. Participants visit and observe FFS

in the vicinity of the training centre and practice acting as facilitators. In the

curriculum of the course there is provision for evaluation of the participants at

various stages and the evaluation system includes not only technical matters but

also practical and facilitation skills. Only the successful participants are given

certificates of completion of course and can act as facilitator of an FFS.

In the SL-TOT, the participants get thorough field oriented, participatory and

discovery based training on the entire process of running an FFS effectively

which include facilitation skills, field observation techniques, discussion process,

analyzing data and how to make decisions for themselves based on

observation/data. Besides, the participants get training on backstopping and

monitoring the FFS.

The curriculum also includes a study trip (2-3 days) for the participants to see

the ongoing FFS of IFMC in the field, and visit farmers’ organisations. This gives

participants an opportunity to understand IFMC’s programme more fully and to

encourage them for future engagement in these activities. Therefore, the SL-TOT

course is not only for the development of facilitators for FFS but also it is

considered as a part of human recourses development and capacity building of

DAE’s field level officers more widely.

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Support to Farmer Organization

IFMC aims to support Farmers organizations (FOs) in increase farmers’ income

through improved access to markets and services, improve the efficiency of the

FOs and strengthening farmers understanding of value chain management. FO

support aims to improve farmers’ profitability by addressing bottlenecks such as

access to input and output markets and services including financial and

extension services. Initial piloting has focused on developing and piloting a

Farmer Business School model, which follows similar methods to the FFS

approach.

Development and Piloting of Farmer Business Schools (FBS)

Curriculum Development for FBS

To develop the FBS pilots a draft curriculum was developed based on the

concepts of FFS and experience of other organizations working with farmer

organization’s business development. Prior to the development of draft

curriculum a Training Need Assessment was conducted with members of FOs,

potential facilitators and Upazila level DAE officers. A total of 24 TNA sessions

were conducted and analyses prior to the development of three separate training

curricular for FO leaders, DAE Officials and another for the training of trainers

for FBFs. A series of sharing sessions were arranged with similar projects

including Katalyst, Char Livelihood Program (CLP) and Blue Gold program and

inputs from these have been used to finalize the curriculum and a Facilitators

Handbook.

The FBS curriculum has 13 major areas

introduced through 21 sessions. The

areas of focus are understanding

business and marketing, value chains,

business idea generation, FO’s business

capacity development, value addition,

business planning, service and market

Information, development of linkage,

good governance and transparency and

accountability. There are also 3 follow

up sessions and a Field day.

Each Farmer Business School is implemented by a pair of facilitators selected

based on criteria including having some business experiences and knowledge, a

permanent resident of the union, interest appropriate age and education level.

Those already trained from any IPM/ICM/IFM FFS get preference as do suitable

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female candidates. IFMC and Upazila DAE team interview and select candidates

based on these criteria.

After selection the FBF attended a 12-days ToT course which covered the FBS

curriculum as well as facilitation skill development, the FBS implementation

process and FBF role, trials in FBS, record keeping, and group dynamics.

For farther capacity building the TOT was followed by short training sessions or

Season Long Learning (SLL) to give an opportunity for sharing and discussing

any emerging problems as well as covering some new areas such as more focus

on trials including economic analysis, maintenance of the FBS register and

preparation on how to conduct upcoming session in FBS.

To develop the capacity of

Upazila level DAE officers for

effective implementation and

follow up of FBS, a 2-day

orientation course on Farmer

Business School was organized

for DAE officials from the areas

where pilot FBS are implemented.

Major area of this course are;

FBS curriculum, FBS budget and

materials, FBS implementation

process, role of FBFs, role of DAE

officials (UAO, Upazila IFMC team member & SAAO), monitoring and

backstopping process, and other related activities.

In the selection of Farmer Organization to participate in the FBS piloting

preference was given to FOs that have recieved FFS training in earlier programs.

IFMC is doing some joint piloting with Katalyst and Blue Gold program areas and

identified 3 FOs where joint piloting was possible. The assessment of FOs was

conducted through focus group discussion and interviews of FO members,

community Farmers in FO areas, Trader Association/Business Member

Organization members.

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7. Progress towards objectives

A baseline survey was carried out prior to the start of IFMC against which

progress will be measured.

Major findings of the baseline survey:

Characteristics of the Households

1525 households were surveyed from amongst potential target households and

of these only 41 were headed by females. Farming was the primary occupation of

81% of household heads, while 61 percent of them had some secondary

occupations. The average household size and number of earning members per

household was 5.5 and 1.5 respectively. The FHH had fewer earning members

than male headed.

83% owned some cultivable land and average homestead and cultivable land

size was 12 decimals and 83 decimals respectively. Typical landless farm

households had homestead of 8.5 decimals and cultivable land of 15.5 decimals.

The FHH had larger homestead area but less cultivable land. More than half of

the households (53%) were tenant farmers where 17 percent were pure tenant

farmers and the remaining were owner cum tenant farmers.

Total Farm Activities

Field crop cultivation common to all households, while 79% of the households

had poultry, 65% had cow rearing, 50% had orchard, 43% had homestead

vegetable garden, 28% had goat/sheep rearing and the same had fish culture.

The average number of total farm activities per households was four, while about

one-fifth of the households had less than three activities and very few had over

six activities. The FHH had comparatively less total farm activities than the male

headed households.

Field Crop Production

Cereals, vegetables, fibre crops, oilseeds, pulses, nuts and spices were found to be

the major field crops of the farm households. Cultivation of rice was almost

universal, with HYV rice cultivation being more popular. Mean rice cultivation

area was 160 decimals and average yield rate of rice was 17 kg per decimal.

There was a significant variation in respect of area coverage and yield rates of

rice production in different regions of the country. Vegetable was another

popular crop which is cultivated by nearly 18% of the households. Mean

vegetable area was 31 decimals with yields of 59 kg per decimal.

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High Value Crop Production

Relatively few households cultivated high value crops with aromatic rice, maize,

brinjal and banana being most common. High value crops covered two percent of

the total crop area and were more common in Rajshahi and Rangpur districts.

Homestead Production

More than 32% of households had homestead vegetable production and 50%

had orchards with landless households having less involvement. Nearly three-

quarters (73%) of the farm households had some farm animals and slightly more

(78%) engaged in poultry production. Beef fattening was rare. About 47% of

households had a milk cow which gave on average 1.4 kg milk per day. Mean

number of poultry per household was 13.6 and their annual average egg and

chick production was 231 and 26 respectively.

More than 27 percent of the households had pond aquaculture. The average

pond area was 12 decimals. The majority of the households involved in

acquaculture (59%) cultivated 3-4 species in their ponds and the average yield

rate was about 20 kg per decimal per year.

Marketing of Farm Products

Farm gate and village market were found to be the most common place for

marketing of farm products irrespective of product type. However, 25% of

households sold their perishable and cash crops and 41 percent of the

households sold their cereal crops in a secondary market, such as the union or

upazila market. Selling at the mill gates or directly to factories was rare. Most of

the households sold their produces individually. Value addition activities like

drying and cleaning were common to almost all households selling farm

products, but activities like sorting, grading and packaging were not equally

common. 75% of households collected market information before selling, with

most information coming from neighbors, friends and own observation.

Household Income

The mean gross income of households was Tk 11,482 per month which is similar

to the national household income of Tk. 11,479 reported by Bangladesh Bureau

of Statistics, The monthly income of the landless farm households was below the

average while the monthly income of the marginal and small farm households

was above average. FHH had lower monthly income than the male headed

households. Field crops contributed 43 percent of the household income and all

farm products of the household together contributed 58 percent of the

household income.

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Status of full time equivalent non-paid household work

On average, the non-paid farm work of all household members together was ten

hours in a normal day. 60% of the jobs were on homesteads, one-third was on

field crops and 10% was on off-farm business. Within homesteads, nearly half of

the jobs were concerned with farm animals, 20% with poultry, 20% involved

post harvest operations and very few on other areas. Two-thirds of the jobs were

performed by adult males and one-third was performed by adult females. Very

few jobs were performed by children.

Household Capacity Development

Only 18 percent of the male household heads were members of a farmer club or

organization and of these only 14 percent held a position such as chairman,

secretary, cashier or other executive post in the club or organization. About 11

percent of the household heads had received training of some sort and 37

percent of them were fairly confident in speaking to a public meeting. In the last

one year, 49 percent of the household heads met agriculture extension workers.

About 20 percent of the households used balanced fertilizer, 63 percent practice

line planting and 70 percent used an IPM technology in the rice field. About 28

percent of them vaccinated their farm animals, 33 percent de-wormed their

animals and 14 percent vaccinated poultry. About 24 percent of the household

had access to institutional loan.

Women Empowerment

55% of the female household heads owned poultry, 17% owned home garden

and 48% owned ornaments independently. Nearly 14-36% owned the assets

jointly with partner or other household members. Only 1-6% independently

owned a range of household assets excluding poultry, home garden and

ornaments.

25-66% of the women provided inputs in some of a range of household decisions

on the purchase of inputs, sale of outputs, use of technology and use of incomes

generated from household enterprises. 46% of the women accessed credit.

Among them 65% shared decisions to borrow and utilize the loan with their

partners or other household members. In 51% of the cases the women and their

partners and in 28% of the cases the partners had the most responsibility to

repay the loan.

38% of the women had independent control (right to spend) over the income

generated from poultry and another 38% shared control with their partners and

other household members. 1-3% had independent control over the incomes

generated from the other household enterprises and over the overall household

incomes and expenditures.

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8. Achievement of Outputs

Output 1 – Farmers’ Field Schools

2.1 Development of curriculum and training materials

An initial activity of the component was the development of the curriculum for

the new IFM FFS. Also training curricula for Training of Trainers and monitoring

officers - farmer facilitators and DAE officers respectively, were also a top

priority. Various training materials to support the IFM FFS were also needed for

the successful start up of implementation of core activities.

Curriculum for Farmer Facilitators Training-of-Trainers

Based on experiences from earlier FFS programs, a 26-day FF-TOT curriculum

has been developed involving the major stakeholders, mainly the DAE personnel

and the Master Facilitators of AEC. This curriculum covers the 9 modules

included in IFM- FFS. Emphasis has been given on the development of facilitation

skill and how to conduct simple trials and studies with the involvement of FFS

participants.

Curriculum for Season-Long Training-of-Trainers for DAE officers

A curriculum for the SL-TOT for the departmental trainers has been drafted and

will be finalised in the first half of the second year of the component. The drafted

curriculum for DT-TOT is 84 days covering all the activities of 9 modules of an

IFM-FFS. Emphasis has been given on the development of facilitation skill and to

the role of DAE officers as mentors to the FFs and their role in backstopping and

monitoring the implementation of IFM FFS.

Curriculum for IFM FFS

The IFM FFS curriculum lies at the core of IFMC activities and the development

and piloting of this curriculum was started during ASPS II. Reviewing the

curricula of IPM and ICM by experienced staff and through a series of discussions

and workshops and piloting activities involving major stakeholders and also

related organisations a curriculum of IFM-FFS has been developed following the

basic concept of FFS experiential learning or learning by doing. It has covered

nine modules with 52 sessions including a field day. Initial sessions include

informing and guiding the FFS farmers on modules selection. The curriculum

provides a guideline for the facilitators and based on the need of farmers of the

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locality the topic(s) within the session can be adjusted. Periodically the

curriculum will be reviewed and revised based on lessons learning.

Training Materials

During the period the component prepared and printed several training

materials for TOT’s and FFS. The component developed and printed 3500 copies

of module based IFM-FFS guidelines for farmer facilitators. The component also

developed and printed 2500 Flip charts on nutrition to assist FFS facilitators in

the IFM FFS sessions on nutrition. Training posters were also developed

including printing 12 000 copies of posters on region based year-round

vegetable growing for homestead gardens, 4000 copies of modern rice

cultivation and 3000 copies of vegetables pest management guidelines. An FFS

register which has a wide range of formats for use by the FFs during FFS

implementation and which acts both as a guide for FFs and a tool for monitoring

was also developed and 1400 copies printed..

2.2 Capacity building of Farmer Facilitators and Field Level officers of Department of Agriculture (DAE) to implement IFM-FFS

Capacity building of Farmer Facilitators to implement IFM-FFS

As per DPP, there is provision for the development of 1,000 new farmer

facilitators to implement IFM-FFS. During ASPS-II, 1,250 farmer trainers (FT)

have been developed to implement FFS on integrated crop management (ICM).

Prior to starting the implementation of IFM FFS the component organised 24

days crash course for these facilitators on IFM focusing especially on the aspects

of IFM which vary from ICM FFS and introducing the module approach including

modules which were new to the facilitators and adjusted to the groups of

facilitators depending on their previous training and experience. These

facilitators are now the farmer facilitators implementing IFM FFS.

During the reporting period the component conducted five batches of FF-

TOT courses for new FFs where 283 (male 219 and female 64) farmers have

successfully completed the course and graduated as Farmer Facilitators. These

FFs are from 150 upazilas of 50 districts of the operational areas of IFMC.

Selection of FFs has aimed to increase the number of FFS in areas where there a

relatively few FFs, and an important criteria in selection has been that the future

FFs should have participated in an FFS, whether ICM or IPM.

During the reporting period the component also organised a four day

refresher course for all FFs, focusing on an areas of identified weakness giving

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final information on the curriculum and implantation methodology for IFM FFS.

This was combined with planning workshops for the first season of FFS

implementation.

Capacity building of Field Level officers of Department of Agriculture (DAE) to

implement IFM-FFS and its backstopping and monitoring

Upazila level officers of DAE have the role of providing backstopping support to

the IFMC FFs. To be able to carry out this task effectively field level officers

require training of IFM FFS which includes a number of new modules. A total of

594 field level officers (AAO/AEO, SAPPO, SAAO) of DAE were given 5 days

intensive course on monitoring and backstopping of IFM-FFS so that they can

provide backstopping support to the FFs implementing FFS in their upazila and

also monitor the FFSs. To ensure the quality of FFS, the Upazila Agriculture

Officers (UAO), Livestock Officers(ULO), Fisheries Officers (UFO) and district

level Agriculture Officers will monitor the FFS periodically. For this purpose 639

officers of all the 373 upazilas and 61 districts were given a one day orientation

in batches on IFMC and IFM-FFS.

Implementation of FFS

IFMC could not establish FFS in October/November of the reporting period due

to delays in start up so the first cycle of FFS were established in Kharif season

from May 2014. A total of 1,397 FFS have been established in 317 upazilas of 58

districts (out of 373 Upazilas of 61 districts covered by the component) where 69,

800 farmers (over 50% female) participate in IFM FFS. Regional distribution of

FFS was Barisal 320 FFSs, Comilla 174 FFSs, Jessore 117 FFSs, Mymensingh 172

FFSs, Rangpur 304 FFSs and Rajshahi 309 FFSs. Each pair of FFs were allocated

2 FFS to implement of which one included rice and one targeted land-less

farmers or former ICM or IPM groups. ICM and IPM groups have already received

training on rice but not on other IFM modules. For many of the facilitators this

was the first experience of working with land-less farmers.

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Output 2 – Farmers’ Organisations

2.3 Curriculum for FO leaders and DAE Upazila and field staff have been designed, reviewed and revised.

During the inception of the IFMC a plan for support to FOs was developed which

identified the concept of Farmer Business Schools as a useful tool in the capacity

building and support of FOs. The initial period of implementation has focused on

the development and piloting of this concept. Throughout the process there

have been consultations and sharing of ideas with Katalyst (responsible for

implementing Business Development Component of AGEP) and Blue Gold (Dutch

funded DAE project working with FFS and FO development).

A curriculum has been developed for the pilot Farmer business school based on

curricula from other oganisations, FFS concepts and experience of IFMC

facilitators, as well as sharing with other organization undertaking similar

activities. A curriculum for the training-of-trainers has been developed based on

the FBS curriculum. Finally a curriculum for the orientation of DAE staff involved

in the backstopping, mentoring and monitoring of FBS and FBS facilitators has

been developed and tested.

2.2 Capacity development of officers of DAE and other organizations for support of FOs

Following the development of FBS curriculum and the plan for piloting activities

DAE staff involved in the monitoring of piloting activities have been trained and

received orientation through a 2-day course for Upazila level DAE officers.

32 DAE officials attended the orientation of which 2 were female. Also one

official from Katalyst and three officials from Blue Gold program attended the

orientation session as observers. Major area of this course are; FBS curriculum,

FBS budget and materials, FBS implementation process, role of FBFs, role of DAE

officials (UAO, Upazila IFMC team member & SAAO) and monitoring and

backstopping process and procedures.

For the implementation of FBS 22 facilitators (F-4 & M-18) were selected and

trained through a 12-day Training-of-Trainers course in March 2014. FBS

facilitators were selected through an interview process (Written and oral). The

course facilitators from IFMC were supported by facilitators from Katalyst and

Blue Gold projects. Beyond the FBS curriculum the TOT also included facilitation

skill development, record keeping and group dynamics.

After FBS implementation started a second 3-day course was organized for the

FBFs to reviewed the initial sessions and give opportunity for sharing and

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discussing any emerging problems as well as covering some new areas including

economic analysis, maintenance of the FBS register and in general preparation

on upcoming FBS sessions.

2.3 FO’s established with business plan and linkages to markets and services

IFMC is currently piloting 11 FBS and based on the findings of these the strategy

and instruments for FO support will be adjusted. The pilot FBS are located in 11

districts within 5 IFMC regions. There are 83 female and 187 male participants in

the FBS. The duration of FBS is six months with current pilots started in April

2014and ending in October. The selected FOs were not previously involved in a

any substantial business activities but most had some system of savings and loan

distribution within the group. By June 2014, on average 9 sessions (out of 21

sessions) has been conducted by FBFs. Sessions include linking farmers to

Traders associations and financial institutions.

Details of the activities undertaken by the pilot FBS are included in Annex 3.

For selection of pilot FOs consideration was given to the performance and

potential of existing FOs with initial selection done by DAE Upazila level staff.

Before final selection personnel from IFMC, and Upazila level DAE official visited

and assessed 24 FOs. A baseline report of the 11 selected FOs was carried out.

Upazila officers of DAE (UAO, AAO/AEO & SAPPO) monitor the FBS activities

with backstopping from IFMC officers. A draft monitoring format has been

developing. In future an IFMC district team will be established to support

monitor and backstopping and further develop linkage activities for FOs. FBS are

being implemented by the FBFs under administrative and financial control of

UAOs

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9. Strategic Issues

Gender:

Recruitment

Recruitment is on-going, but indications in terms of applications are that there

are few qualified female candidates. This might be because female development

workers face better opportunities in the NGO sector, however special

consideration has been taken to attract some female candidates.

Facilitators (FFS and FBS)

At this level the aim is equal involvement of men and women through mixed

facilitator teams with shared responsibilities. There has been special attention in

the selection process of FF and FBF and there are a growing number of female

facilitators. However the requirements in terms of mobility are a challenge and

discourage some potential female candidates. During training-of-trainers and

other trainings and workshops consideration of requirements for female

participants in terms of child care and security and female dormitories has been

taken.

FFS participants

FFS focus on household activities including poultry and livestock has lead to high

female interest and participation in FFS and in most FFS modules. Despite the

baseline survey indicating relatively few female headed households the

experience in the first season of FFS implementation is that there are a

significant number of FHH interested in participating in IFM FFS and this will

lead to an FFS participation rate for females of well over 50% overall. Although

no detailed analysis has been done indications are that on a per session bases,

female participation will be markedly higher than male participation. The

inclusion of land-less households will further strengthen this effect as often, in

these households male members are involved in day labour and are not able to

attend FFS regularly, while female members are particularly interested in

household activities which are an important source of food and income for

landless households.

Farmer Organizations:

The Farmers’ Business School concept aims to create scope for equal

membership opportunities for women and men in terms of access to services

and marketing as by offering support, services and activities addressing female

members needs and interests. The FBS also create scope to encouragement of

female members to take on leadership positions and support the developing of

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leadership skills. Female inclusion is included as a cross-cutting issue in all TOT

sessions.

Learning and sharing knowledge:

During the reporting period there has been a range of initiative for learning and

knowledge sharing. Although Output 3 of IFMC, which focuses on supporting

National Dialogue on extension has not yet started due to shortage of manpower,

IFMC took a number of initiatives for building relationships with other, similar

projects and programmes.

IFMC coordinates closely with other DAE projects, especially IPM project which

also implements FFS. IFMC works closely with AFSP under UNDP which

implements FFS in CHT through funding from AGEP.

In the work with Support to FOs the FBS curriculum development and piloting is

being done in collaboration with similar projects addressing marketing issues for

the farmers especially Katalyst (multi donor funded organization project partly

funded by AGEP) and Blue Gold program. Other projects and programs involved

in support to FOs were also consulted including Char Livelihood Program (CLP),

Market for Char (M4C) implemented by Swiss Contact, PROOFS project

implemented by iDE.

IFMC also engaged in starting an Agriculture Sector Gender Network and

assisted in organizing the first meeting of this network.

Poverty focus

The inclusion of landless farmers in IFM FFS has been ensured through a new

strategy for how to allocation FFS at the start of each new season. During

Planning workshops each pair of FFs are allocated two FFS for the season. One of

these is an IFM FFS including rice as one of the modules, and must target new

farmers who have not previously participated in any FFS. In general these will be

farmers who own or are tenants on enough land to grow a rice crop. The other

IFM FFS should not include the rice module and must target either former IPM or

ICM club members who have previously participated in a rice-based FFS but not

had the opportunity to cover other household, livestock and fisheries modules or

a group of landless farmers. For the most FFs this is the first experience of

working with landless farmers and experience so far has been positive and is

reaching communities which earlier DAE implemented FFS programs have not

been able to reach. In landless communities the participation by FHH is observed

to be higher than in other communities.

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Concrete Support to Farmers through IFM FFS

The farmers who participate in FFS receive exposure to new technologies that

can help them increase their production and income. They are encouraged and

advised on how to maximize income for the resources they have in terms of land

and labor, including proper utilization of space in the homestead area and

increasing income by integrating their various farm activities.

Each FFS has a number of trials depending on the modules selected. The FFS

budget includes 18,000 Tk for purchase of materials for trials, studies and

demonstrations. These can include fruit trees for those involved in space

utilization trials, vegetable seed, 50% of the cost of feed for beef fattening trials,

fertilizer and rice seed for rice trials, feed and housing cost for poultry

demonstration, etc.

The FFS budget further includes an allocation for snacks for the field day held at

the end of the FFS. The field day budget is 5,500Tk in total, for preparation and

snacks.

Each FFS group receives 10,000 Tk for a study/motivational tour to visit nearby

successful Farmer Organizations.

Each participating family receive 1,500 Tk at the end of the FFS which may be

used to procure relevant inputs such as seeds, seedlings, ducklings or fish

fingerlings based on interest generated from the learning during the FFS.

Farmer Facilitators, who are themselves farmers, receive an honorarium of 300

including travel costs to the FFS site for each FFS session. There are also back

stopping allowances for the Upazila IFM team.

Total FFS budget including all modules is 120,000, however in most cases it will

be somewhat less depending on the modules selected.

There is a provision in the DPP to increase the budget by 5% per year based on

inflation.

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Risk Mitigation

Slow and inflexible implementation

Although there have been considerable delays in the start up of some activities

there has been no inflexibility on the side of DAE who have worked closely with

IFMC CMU to ensure that major activities have gone ahead despite shortage of

manpower through attachment of officers and releasing DAE field level officers

to support training and other activities.

Lack of clear sector policy for integration of extension services will inhibit

objectives

This risk appears to be declining and the expectation that successful integration

of various farm activities (including crops, household, livestock and fisheries) by

IFMC would lead to a positive trend in terms of integration more widely seems

already to be on the way to being met. At Upazila level departments are working

well together, UAOs are taking the lead in a positive way and IFMC is not meeting

any resistance due to inflexibility in terms of traditional roles and mandates.

Gender social conditions will not allow for full participation of female members in

FFS, training and FO activities

This issue is addressed in the chapter on gender, but again there is good progress

and IFMC is able to benefit from enormous shifts in gender perceptions that are

taking place throughout Bangladeshi society during these years.

Market opportunities will not exist for farmers producing high value crops and

other high value agricultural commodities

It is too early to assess these risks, however there are indications that access to

markets may be a concern in some areas and for some commodities due to the

control systems operating in many market places. These will be addressed on a

case to case basis and cannot be addressed in a general way.

There is no change in the assessment of risks in terms of coordination

mechanisms and fiduciary risk and sufficient mitigation measures are in place.

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10. Budget and Expenditure

When drawing up annual work-plans IFMC follows the budget of the DPP of the

GOB which is developed based on the component description but which has

some differences. Allocations from GOB and the budget monitoring process is

based on the Annual Development Program (ADP) and the Project Director is

held accountable to the latest ADP budget. This budget is reviewed during the

year and because of the late start of activities of IFMC in 2013/2014the budget

was reviewed significantly downwards and final expenditure was reported as

98% of the budget.

According to the Component document the first year budget was 41 million DKK

from DPA (including contingency allocation of about 1.5 million DKK) and 17

million from GOB, total 58 million DKK. Expenditure is only 4.33 million DKK of

which DPA is 3.62 million or 8.8% of the budgeted amount. This however,

excludes 11.4 million DKK FFS funds sent to the Upazilas, as these funds will only

be accounted for once the FFS implementation is complete. Thus a more accurate

picture is DPA expenditure of 15 million DKK or 36.6% of the first year budget in

the component description.

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Annex 2

Integrated Farm Management (IFM) FFS Curriculum Integrated Farm Management Component (IFMC), 2014

Module Session Activities Notes

• Transect Walk - 2 FF and tag SAAO will

prepare primary list of 30 farm

families

• Conduction of community meeting

Preparatory

module

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours) • IFM concept - Facilitator himself make an

interaction between different

farm components for

visualising IFM concept

• Household survey

- No need to sit all together

Preparatory

module

Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours) • Module based farmer selection - During household survey

module based farmer should

select.

• Problem analysis of different farm

components and prioritize the

problems according to component

(Group work) Preparatory

module

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours) • Module based farmer list

finalization

After presentation of problems,

relate the problems with the

topics of curriculum

• Finalization Meeting

(FFS norms, Day and time of FFS)

• Formation of group, selection of

group leader and naming of group

- Divide 25 families into 4

groups, includes male and

female member of same family

in the same group.

• Month wise module plan

preparation

-When which farm component

will be practiced in FFS village

• Pre evaluation (BBT) -Prepare 20 ballot box

questions from 7 modules

(Rice, Poultry, Small ruminant,

Homestead garden, Large

ruminant , Aquaculture and

Nutrition equally)

Preparatory

module

Session-4

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Participatory Monitoring and

Evaluation (PME)

Conduct preparatory portion of

PME and write in Register

• Introduction of this module

• Selection of site and farmer for

field studies of this module

• Characteristics of good quality

seed, seed sorting and germination

test

• Group Dynamics – “Across the

river”

Rice

production

Before

Transplanting

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Ideal seedbed preparation

(Practical)

-Seed bed will establish within

this week.

• Recap Rice

production

Before

• Observation and short discussion on

results of germination test.

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• Functions of different fertilizers

including liming and their deficiency

symptoms

• Group Dynamics - “List as many as

you can”

Transplanting Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Importance of organic manure and

Effect of organic matter on water

holding capacity (Practical)

- Use flip chart or poster on

nutrient deficiency symptom

• Recap

• Observation and brief discussion on

seed bed

-Discuss within small group

first then all together on

seedbed observation

• Group Dynamics- “Message relay”

• Fertilizer recommendation on the

basis of AEZ for study plots and for

that locality

• Adjustment of different chemical

and organic manure

-Facilitators themselves make a

fertilizer recommendation chart

earlier of session (Fertilizer

recommendation blank chart

supplied from project)

Rice

production

Before

Transplanting

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Discussion on preparation of

different study/ observation plots

• Recap

• Uprooting and transplanting

technique

• Discuss and set-up the study /

observation plots

- ICM plot versus FP plot

- Variety observation plot

Rice

production

During

Transplanting

Session-4

(2.5-3.0 hours

- Saving urea fertilizer study plot

(Granular and prilled urea)

• Recap

• Discuss and set-up of Insect Zoo

(IZ)

• Application of USG in Saving urea

fertilizer study plot

- USG should placed 15-20

DAT during Boro season and 7-

10 DAT during T.aman season

Rice

production

( 07 Days after

transplant

DAT)

Session-5

(2.5-3.0 hours

• Adverse effect of pesticides and

how to reduce risk of pesticides

(discussion and role play)

• Recap

• Observe insect zoo

• Set-up Detillering (DT) &

Defoliation (DF) study plots.

• Sorting, collection and identification

of pests and defenders

• Group Dynamics- Role play on

predation.

Rice

production

( 21 DAT)

Session-6

(2.5-3.0 hours

• Discussion: Introduction to the

concept of Agro-ecosystem. What is

Agro Ecosystem Analysis (AESA)?

How to do AESA

Reset the insect zoo, if

necessary

• Recap Rice

production

( 28 DAT)

Session-7

(2.5-3.0 hours • Observation: Saving urea fertilizer

study plot and insect zoo


necessary

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• Collection and identification of rice

disease sample

• Group Dynamics. “Water Brigade”

• Practice AESA-1

• Important current pest management

(Insect/disease)

Discuss on top dressing of

fertilizer, water, weed and pest

management practices of that

stage during AESA practice

• Recap.

• Observation: DT & DF study plots

and insect zoo

• Follow up of AESA-1 decisions

• Practice AESA-2

Rice

production

( 42 DAT)

Session-8

(2.5-3.0 hours


(Insect/disease)


necessary

During AESA practice, discuss

on top dressing of fertilizer,

water, weed and pest

management of that stage

• Recap.


and insect zoo

• Collection, Sorting and

identification of pests and defenders


• Practice AESA-3

Rice

production

( 56 DAT)

Session-9

(2.5-3.0 hours

• Special topic: Conservation and

Augmentation of Natural Enemies

(parasitoids and predators)


necessary





• Recap.

• Observation: Variety observation

plots & insect zoo

• Group Dynamics -“Role play on

seed”

• Discussion on seed production

techniques and practice roughing

Rice

production

( 63 DAT)

Session-10

(2.5-3.0 hours


(Insect/disease)


necessary

Woman participants should

give priority

• Recap.

• Observation: Saving urea fertilizer

study plot & insect zoo


• Practice AESA-4

• Group Dynamics- ‘Titanic’

Rice

production

( 70 DAT)

Session-11

(2.5-3.0 hours


(Insect/disease)


necessary





• Recap.


and insect zoo


• Practice AESA-5

• Group Dynamics- ‘Blind fold

game’

Rice

production

( 91 DAT)

Session-12

(2.5-3.0 hours


(Insect/disease)


necessary





Rice • Recap. Reset the insect zoo, if

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• Observation: Variety observation

plots & insect zoo


• Group Dynamics –“7 Up game”

• Special Topic: Soil health

management (Exercise on nutrient

mining and nutrient flow)

production

( 105 DAT)

Session-13

(2.5-3.0 hours


(Insect/disease)

necessary

• Recap.

• Seed collection, processing and

storage

• Harvesting and yield recording of

all observation / study plots

Considering field situation

• Analyze farm economics and make

conclusions on all the observation /

study plots

Rice

production

(During

harvesting)

Session-14

(2.5-3.0 hours


Evaluation (PME)

Conduct rice production portion

of PME and write in Register

• Introduction to homestead garden

module

• Importance of vegetables

• Month wise vegetable selection for

availability of year round homestead

vegetables

• Group dynamics/ Ice break

Homestead

Garden

(0 day)

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Homestead space planning and

study set up (Plan wise vegetable/fruit

cultivation utilizing different places of

a farm house)

• Recap

• Vegetable production technology in

homestead (Practical) and

demonstrate it in “Homestead space

planning study” farm house.

- During vegetable production

management practical session

give emphasis on

1. Hand pollination

2. Organic and inorganic

Fertilizer management

3. Pest management

• Collection, sorting, identification of

pest and diseases sample of existing

vegetables

- Collect sample from different

household

• Group dynamics/ ice break

Homestead

Garden

(7 day after

starting)

Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• What is AESA, why and how to

conduct AESA in homestead garden

• Recap

• Assessment of demand of fruit

cultivation in FFS locality

• Month wise fruit selection planning

for year round fruit supply

• Group dynamics

Homestead

Garden

(22 day after

starting)

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Sapling selection and planting

techniques(Practical) and

“Demonstration set up on New fruit/

new variety of a fruit sapling

transplantation”

• New fruit/ new variety of a

existing fruit sapling

transplantation should set up by

this time

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• Fruit tree management (Discussion

and practical)

• Recap.


pest, diseases and nutritional disorder

of existing fruits

• Integrated management of existing

fruit tree problems (Practical) and

study set up on “Improve

management practices in fruit tree”

• Group dynamics – Find out lost

items

Homestead

Garden

(50 day after

starting)

Session-4

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Importance of organic manure and

Farm Yard Manure production

(Practical) and trial set up on ‘Farm

Yard Manure production’


household

• Fertilizer & Water

management, Pruning and pest

mgt

• Recap.


pest and diseases sample of

vegetables and their integrated

management

• Group dynamics/Ice break

Homestead

Garden

(80 day after

starting)

Session-5

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Practice on AESA -1 (Vegetables)


household

• Recap.

• Practice on AESA -2 (Fruits)

• Group Dynamics/Ice breaking

Homestead

Garden

(95 day after

starting)

Session-6

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Adverse effect of pesticide (role

play) and adverse effect of chemicals

used for fruit ripening & vegetable

processing

• Recap.


pest, diseases and nutritional disorder

of existing fruits

• Integrated management of existing

fruit tree problems

• Group Dynamics/Ice breaking

• Trial/study plot observation and

result discussion (economic benefit)

and make conclusions on study plots

Homestead

Garden

(110-120 day

after starting)

Session-7

(2.5-3.0 hours)


Evaluation (PME)


household

- Conduct homestead garden

portion of PME and write in

Register

• Introduction of this module

• Food and Food classification on the

basis of function (Practical)

• Group dynamics/ Ice break Nutrition

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Nutrition and Nutrients. Source of

Nutrients and nutritional disorder and

their remedies

• Recap Nutrition Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Balance food and Importance of

balance food

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• Extra balanced food requirements

for different age groups (infant,

adolescent, pregnant, lactating, etc.)

• Recap.

• Safe food and food security

Nutrition

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Proper cooking, use vegetables

from own garden without loss any

nutrition (Practical)

• Introduction to the different topics

of this module

• Production planning for poultry

rearing

• Group Dynamics/ Ice break

• Poultry housing management

Poultry

(0 day)

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Preparation of improved hatching

pan (Practical)

• Recap.

• Practice FMA-1


Poultry

( 14 days after

start)

Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Layer and Broody hen management

(Practical) and trial set up on

‘Improve management of poultry

rearing’

Set up egg and broody hen in

improve hajol

• Recap.

• Practice FMA-2


Poultry

( 50 days after

start)

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Chicks and duckling rearing

management

Separation of chicks from hen

should be done

• Recap.

• Introduction to poultry diseases and

their prevention and control

techniques


• Trial observation and results

discussion (cost benefit) and make

conclusions on poultry study plots

- Give emphasis on Bio

security & Routine schedule of

vaccination of poultry Poultry

( 80 days after

start)

Session-4

(2.5-3.0 hours)


Evaluation (PME)

Conduct Poultry portion of

PME and write in Register


of this module

• Production planning for goat

rearing


• Goat/sheep housing management

(Practical) and trial set up on

‘Improve management practices of

goat rearing’

Small

Ruminant (0 day)

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Management of pregnant goat

- 2.5-3 month old pregnant goat

should be selected for trial

• Recap

• Practice FMA-1

Small

Ruminant

(60 days after

Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours)


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• Care and management of milking

goats/sheep , and kids

start)

• Feed management for goat and

sheep

• Recap.

• PracticeFMA-2


Small

Ruminant

(90 days after

start)

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Introduction to small ruminant

diseases and their management


disease symptom

• Recap.



discussion (cost benefit ) and make

conclusions on study plot

Small

Ruminant

(120 days after

start)

Session-4

(2.5-3.0 hours)


Evaluation (PME)

- Conduct Small Ruminant


Register


of this module

• Production planning for cattle

rearing (Cow rearing/Beef fattening)


Large

Ruminant

(0 day)

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Cattle selection for rearing, and

house management(Practical) and trial

Set up ‘Improve management

practices of cattle rearing’(Cow/ Bull)

Select 2.5-3 month old calf with

cow (Milking cow) for cow

rearing or 1.5 years old bull for

beef fattening

• Recap

• Fodder and feed management for

large ruminant

• Fodder cultivation for cattle and

preservation techniques


Large

Ruminant

(7days after

start)

Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Beef fattening

• Recap.

• Practice FMA-1


Large

Ruminant

(45days after

start)

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Introduction to different diseases of

cattle and disease prevention of cattle


disease symptom

• Recap

• Practice FMA-2


Large

Ruminant

(97days after

start)

Session-4

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Management of milking cow & calf

• Recap


discussion (cost benefit) and make

conclusions on study plot

Large

Ruminant

(127days after

start)

Session-5

(2.5-3.0 hours)


Evaluation (PME)

- Conduct large ruminant


Register


of this module Aquaculture

( 0 day)

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Production planning for fish

cultivation

Aquaculture

( 7 day)

Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours) • Pond preparation(Practical) and trial

set up on ‘Improve management

-Pond measurement & depth

estimation

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practices of Fish cultivation’ -Fertilizer and lime calculation

according to pond area

• Recap

• Practice FMA-1


• Stocking management -Estimation of number of

fingerling based on different

stare of a pond

- Identification of quality

fingerling

-Fingerling transportation,

adaptation and release in the

pond

Aquaculture

( 21 days after

start)

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Food and fertilizer management

after stocking

Sampling of fingerling for

growth observation, food

calculation according to

growth, preparation of fish food

and application of food

(Practical)

• Recap

• Practice FMA-2


• Risk and disaster management

during fish cultivation

• Water quality observation and

management

• Disease management of fish

Aquaculture

( 67 days after

start)

Session-4

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Factors to be consider during

marketing


disease symptom

• Recap

• Caring capacity of a pond

• Fish harvesting - Partial and

complete harvesting

• Post harvest management of fish

Net selection according to

pond size and depth, fish

harvest according to depth and

stares of pond, net cleaning


• Trial observation and discuss

results (cost benefit) and make

conclusions on fish study

Aquaculture

( 112 days

after start)

Session-5

(2.5-3.0 hours)


Evaluation (PME)

- Conduct Aquaculture portion

of PME and write in Register

• IFM exercise – 1 Farmer

organization

and social issue

Session-1

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Effect of climate change in

Agriculture and adaptation options

(Role play)

• Recap.

• Follow up of IFM exercise-1

• IFM exercise – 2

Farmer

organization

and social issue

Session-2

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Collective irrigation approach and

saving irrigation cost (Role play)

• Recap Farmer

organization

Session-3

(2.5-3.0 hours) • Follow up of IFM exercise -2

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• IFM exercise - 3

and social issue

• Collective procurement of

agricultural inputs and marketing

produces (Role play)

• Recap.

• Follow up of IFM exercise -3

• IFM exercise – 4

Farmer

organization

and social issue

Session-4

(2.5-3.0 hours)

• Benefit of farmers’ organization and

requirements to form an organization

• Post evaluation (BBT) for all

modules

Field day

preparation

Special

session(2.5-3.0

hours) • Field day preparation- what, who,

when and how

Distribute the responsibility to

all participants according to 6

booths for material collection

and preparation of field day

materials

Field Day Session

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Annex 3

Details of initial business activities of FOs

The present activities (Up to June 2014) of 11 pilot FBS are briefly given below:

Farmer organization commenced business after FBS session learning began. A

number of FOs started activities involving the bulking and collective selling of

agricultural produce including rice, mung bean, maize, garlic, eggs and milk and

the production and selling of paddy seed. Other FOs started production of

compost for the market, medicinal tree production and product selling,

production and selling of fish fingerlings, the bulking and selling of table fish to

secondary markets and selling fertilizer.

Paddy: FOs selected some bulking points and informed farmers of the quantities

and qualities demanded by auto rice mills, as well as a day and time for paddy

bulking. FOs bulked 4MT of a single variety of paddy and send it to auto rice mills.

In boro season, one FO rolled over BDT 3,00,000 for this business and their net

profit from paddy bulking is about BDT 51,000. 3 FOs are involved in paddy

bulking.

Milk: FOs work as a collection point and community people bring their milk to

the FO. The FO packages milk in poly bags for sale. They sell on average 30 liters

per day and sales are increasing. At present the net profit for the FO from milk

selling is about 6000/= per day. 2 FOs are involving in this business.

Egg: FOs work as a collection point and

community farmers bring their eggs to

the FOs. The FOs sells eggs in

district/upazila level markets. They sell

on average 3200 to 3500 eggs per week

and day-by-day it is increasing. At

present the net profit of FOs from eggs

selling is about BDT 5000 to 6000 per

month. 2 FOs are involving in this

business.

Fish: FO selects a bulking point for fish and announces buyers demand, day and

time of bulking to fish farmers. The FO sells fish in district level market. (Profit

will be calculated after completion of business cycle). 4 FOs are involving in this

business.

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Fish Fingerling: FOs selected some fish fingerling (Indian major carp and

Telapia) producer farmers and FO provide them different inputs through credit

in kinds, FOs also collects demand of fingerlings from the community farmers

and sell the Fish fingerling to them. (Profit will be calculated after completion of

business cycle). 2 FOs are involving in this business.

Fish Feed: FO collects fish feed demand from community fish farmers and

collect fish feed from different fish feed companies for sale to the fish farmers.

(Profit will be calculated after completion of business cycle). 3 FOs are involving

in this fish feed sale.

Paddy seed Production and selling: Based on the demand of local farmers in

their area the FOs product paddy seed through the trained ICM/IPM farmers. FOs

collected foundation paddy seeds from BADC and distributed to ICM/IPM trained

farmers for seed production. FOs provided technical support to the farmers with

assistance of tag SAAO. After harvesting FO collected seeds for correct treatment

and preservation. In this Boro season FOs collected 15MT BR-28 & 29 paddy

seeds. In the beginning of the upcoming season FO will do packaging and sell to

other ICM clubs and community farmers. These FOs are registered to carry out

seed business. 3 FOs are involving in this business.

Garlic Stocking: One FO stocked 4MT of garlic which after value addition will be

sold. FO invested BDT 1,50,000/ in this business. (Profit will be calculated after

completion of business cycle). 1 FO is involving in this business.

Maize: FO forms a sub-committee for collection of maize from farmer’s house

and bulking in suitable places. FO communicated with buyers and sells it on

optimum price. This season FO sold 32MT maize in 4 lots. The net profit of FO is

from maize bulking and selling is about BDT 3600. For this activities FO has

given BDT 3600 as commission of sub-committee members. FO revolved BDT

65,000 in about one month for this business. 1 FO is involving in this business.

Trichoderma compost: In this season

one FO planned to produce 20MT of

Trichoderma compost. According to their

plan the FO selected a number of

members to carry out the production. By

end of June the FO had produced 2MT of

compost for sale to community farmers.

The FO collects Trichoderma from RDA,

Bogra and supplies farmer involved in

production. 1 FO is involving in this business.

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Medicinal tree production: In the FO area FO members and other community

people planted different medicinal tree and sell to different buyers individually.

This season FO plan to bulking medicinal tree and sell to different medicinal

company directly. FO also process and packaging herbal tree and sell to different

local and regional level buyer. 1 FO is involving in this business.

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