Overview of the Ensuring Nutrition and Food Security Project (IANFP)

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Presented byPresented byMd. Maidur Rahman Md. Maidur Rahman

Project Director Project Director

Project Brief Project Brief Name Name : : Integrated Agricultural Approach for Ensuring Integrated Agricultural Approach for Ensuring

Nutrition & Food Security Project (IANFP) Nutrition & Food Security Project (IANFP)

Sponsoring Ministry Sponsoring Ministry :: Ministry of agriculture Ministry of agriculture

Executing Agency Executing Agency : : Lead Agency Lead Agency – Department of – Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) , Agricultural Extension (DAE) ,

Part-Part- Bangladesh Institute of Research Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN)Nutrition (BIRTAN)

Project CostProject Cost : : 7300.7300.০০0 Lac Taka (GoB)0 Lac Taka (GoB)(DAE -6600.00 Lac Taka, BIRTAN-700.00 (DAE -6600.00 Lac Taka, BIRTAN-700.00

Lac Taka)Lac Taka)

Project DurationProject Duration : : 5 Years (From July /2014 to 5 Years (From July /2014 to June/2019)June/2019)

Project AreaProject Area : : Char, Haor and Poverty Prone 29 District Char, Haor and Poverty Prone 29 District 88 Upazila88 Upazila

Sl.n Division District Upazila Justification

1 Rangpur Rangpur 1. Gangachara 2. Kaunia 3. Pirgachha 4. Pirganj Char and Poverty Prone (poverty

range 33-43% or ≥44%, as per

Poverty Map )

Ghaibandha 1. Saghata 2. Fulchari 3. Palasbari 4. Sundarganj 5. Sadullapur

Nilphamari 1. Saidpur 2. Domar 3. Dimla 4. Joldhaka 5. Kishorgonj

Lalmonirhat 1. Kaliganj 2. HatibandhaKurigram 1. Ulipur 2. Chilmari 3. Bhurungamari

2 Rajshahi Bogra 1. Dhunat 2. Sariakandi 3. Sonatala 4. Sherpur Char and Poverty Prone (poverty range 33-43% )

Sirajganj 1. Shahjadpur 2. Kazipur 3. Chauhali

Natore 1. Lalpur 2. Baghatipara

3 Dhaka Manikgonj 1. Dualotpur CharMunshigonj 1. Tongibari 2. Louhajang 3. Gazaria.

Tangail 1. Nagorpur 2. Delduar Poverty Prone (poverty range 33-43%, 23-33)

Sherpur 1. Nalitabari 2. Nokla 3. JhinaigatiGopalgonj 1. Kotalipara 2.Tungipara

Sl.n Division District Upazila Justification Dhaka Shariatpur 1. Bhedarganj 2. Damudya 3. Gosairhat 4. Zanjira Char, Agril.

PotentialMadaripur 1. Sadar 2. Rajor 3. Kalkini 4. ShibcharMymensingh 1. Sadar 2. Dhobaura 3. Haluaghat 4. Phulpur Netrokona 1. Sadar 2.khaliajuri 3. Kalmakanda 4. Madan

5. Mohangonj Haor

Kishorgonj 1. Mithamain 2. Nikli 3. Astagram 4. Pakundia 4 Chittagong Brahmanbaria 1. Bijoynagor 2. Nasirnagor

Chittagong 1.Bashkhali 2.Hathajari Char

Cox’sbazar 1. Taknaf 2. Kutubdia Poverty Prone

Noakhali 1. Hatiya 2. Suborno Char Char

Lakshimpur 1. Raipur 2. Ramgati5 Sylhet Sylhet 1. Companyganj 2. Jaintiapur 3. Balaganj Haor

Maulavibazar 1. Kulaura 2. Barlekha 3. Juri 4. SreemangalHabiganj 1. Bahubal 2. Baniyachong 3. LakhaiSunamgonj 1. Dakshin Sunamganj 2. Dharampasha

3. Jamalganj6 Khulna Magura 1. Sreepur 2. Shalikha 3. Mohammadpur Agri. Potential

Bagerhat 1. Fakirhat 2. Kachua Poverty Prone

Total 29 Districts 88 Upazilas

Location Map: Integrated Agricultural Approach for Ensuring Nutrition and Food Security Project (IANFP).

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Objectives of the Project1. To introduce high value and less water requiring crops in existing cropping pattern;2. To increase household income and nutritional status of small holder farm families through fruits and vegetable farming on homestead fellow land;3. To produce high quality agricultural crop and introducing modern integrated agricultural technology for sustainable and eco-friendly agriculture4. To increased agricultural production and productivity through crop intensification and diversification by introducing modern agricultural technology. Cropping intensity and crop production increased up to 15-20%.5. Nutrition programme will be undertaken based on motivation. Awareness will be created among the mass people, women and school children through training, campaigning and establishing homestead and school fruits and vegetable gardening.6. To train extension personnel and farmers for updating their knowledge on modern technology of different crops, nutrition status and income generating activities

BeneficiaryAll categories of farmer with special emphasis to landless, small and marginal farmers are the target beneficiaries. Priority will be given to ultra poor and destitute women. Around 1,33,145 farm families along with their 7,98,870 family members are supposed to be directly benefited. Approximately 3.5 million people would be indirectly benefited

Nutrition Related Activities Demonstrations Homestead Vegetable & Fruits Gardening Mixed Fruits Garden (Mini Orchard) Vegetable and Fruit Garden at

School/Madrasha Premises Pulse (Lentil/Mugbean) Water melon/Sweet Gourd/French Bean/Sweet

Potato

Nutrition Related Activities Training Farmers Training at District and upazila Level Nutrition enrich crops production technology Introducing New Variety and their Production technology Sub Assistant Agricultural Officer (Front Line Ag.

Extension Worker) Nutrition enrich crops production technology

List of the Nutrition Related Crop Demonstrations Established by IANFP, DAE at Different Upazilas

List of the Nutrition Related Crop Demonstrations (Projection) by IANFP, DAE at Different Upazilas

Nutrition Related Activities (Pictorial)

Farmers Group Discussion

Homestead Vegetable Garden at Bagatipara, Nator

Homestead Vegetable Garden at Nalitabari

Homestead vegetable Garden at Sherpur, Bogra

Homestead Garden At Sadar, Netrokona

School Vegetable & Fruits Garden at Kishorgonj, Nilphamari

Vegetable Garden at School Premises at Doalutpur, Manikgonj

Mixed Fruits Garden at School Premises at Kajipur, Sirajgonj

Fruit Garden at School Premises at Sundorgonj, Gaibandha

Mixed Fruits Garden at Saidpur Nilphamari

Orchard Demonstration at Kalkini upazilla

Vegetable inter cropping at Mixed Fruits Garden, Sherpur, Bogra

Franch Bean Demonstration at Gongachora, Rangpur

Sweet Gourd Demonstration at Sandbar in Kuania, Rangpur

Pulses (BARI Mug-3) Demonstration Plot

Lentil Demonstration at Haluaghat, Mymensingh

Safe Crop (Egg Plant) Production Demonstration

Oil Seed (Mustard) Production Demonstration

Feedback of Crops Demonstration

Integrated Agricultural Approach for Ensuring Nutrition and Food Security Project (IANFP) worked at Char, Haor and Poverty Prone 29 District 88 Upazila in Bangladesh.

Project formed 880 farmers groups in project area. Each group consist 30-40 farm families.

Most of the Project activities (Crop demonstration) execute by the farmers group.

Project activities executing last two years. Farmers and school children aware about project activities and

they motivated to nutritionals & High value crops production. Project farmers understand production technology & profitability

of nutritional & high value crops. Farmers are more interested to grow nutritious crops in their crop

field.

Feedback of Nutrition Related Training

SAAO, Imam and NGOs Worker are trained by the Project, they share their knowledge among the general people/farmers.

Farmers and school children aware about nutrition and they motivated to nutritionals crops production.

Project farmers understood production technology nutritional crops, nutritional value of particular crops, cooking procedure etc.

Farmers know which nutrient element is essential for their proper growth.

Impacts of the Project activities

Impacts of the project activities will evaluate by different agency through midterm evaluation and in-depth monitoring in this financial year 2016-17. Both evaluation work is going on. After the completion of the evaluation we observed the output of the project activities.

Challenges of the executing of Project Activities

Lack of appropriate space for vegetable and fruit garden at school premises or farmer home land.

School Authority or Management Committee can not manage sufficient space for gardening

Village women/Farmer can not aware about nutritional crop production technology

Scarcity of Homestead Village women did not know which procedure they maintained

their vegetable preparation (Cutting, Washing) and cooking.