Presentation on tarango projects ..

WELCOME TO

TARANGO

TARANGO is a non-TARANGO is a non-profitable Fair Trade profitable Fair Trade Organization who has been Organization who has been working with 18,000 working with 18,000 beneficiaries in 10 districts beneficiaries in 10 districts since 1989 focusing on since 1989 focusing on women empowerment women empowerment through livelihood specially through livelihood specially handicrafts production and handicrafts production and sales in export market. sales in export market.

What is What is TARANGOTARANGO

Legal EntityLegal Entity• Social Welfare Department: Dha-Social Welfare Department: Dha-02563/199102563/1991• NGO Affairs Bureau: FDR 784/1993NGO Affairs Bureau: FDR 784/1993• MRA License No: 01152-01809-00523, MRA License No: 01152-01809-00523, August 2010August 2010• Affiliated by World Fair Trade Affiliated by World Fair Trade OrganizationOrganization• Affiliated by Ecota fair Trade Affiliated by Ecota fair Trade forum, Dhaka.forum, Dhaka.• Affiliated by Bangla Crafts.Affiliated by Bangla Crafts.•Affiliated with BOPMA and BOAN.Affiliated with BOPMA and BOAN.

Work Experiences in Work Experiences in BandarbanBandarban

1. Food Security-CHT Project-1. Food Security-CHT Project-1500 BHH1500 BHHDuration: January 2010 to January 2012-Duration: January 2010 to January 2012-Sadar UpazilaSadar Upazila2. 2. Strengthening Ethnic Strengthening Ethnic Women Rights-SEWR Project-Women Rights-SEWR Project-504 BHH504 BHHDuration: February 2012 to July 2013Lama and Duration: February 2012 to July 2013Lama and AlikadamAlikadam3. Establishing Fair Trade 3. Establishing Fair Trade Handicrafts Business-Shiree Handicrafts Business-Shiree Project-750 BHHProject-750 BHHDuration: November 2011 to April 2015-Duration: November 2011 to April 2015-RowangchariRowangchari

Running ProjectRunning Project““Promotion of BandarbanPromotion of Bandarban’’s s

Agro Based Products’’ Agro Based Products’’ Project.Project.

Implementing Partner: ECo Implementing Partner: ECo Dev, Dev, BandarbanBandarban

Project Duration: 1st of August Project Duration: 1st of August 2014 to 31st of July 2016.2014 to 31st of July 2016.

Dignity for all

TARANGO

Project Area: 23 Villages under 2 Unions of Bandarban Upazila, Bandarban.

Total Budget: 57,10,400.00 BDTDonor Fund: 39,86,000.00 BDT (37,961.00 Euro)

Total beneficiaries: 160 FamiliesProject Objective: The objective of this project is to support farmers, farmers association to improve their livelihood through Agro based business development of organic products.

ToT on Organic provided to 16 forward ToT on Organic provided to 16 forward farmers and 4 Project Staffs.farmers and 4 Project Staffs.

Practical Training on Organic provided Practical Training on Organic provided to 140 Farmers in their fields and 4 to 140 Farmers in their fields and 4 farmers in 4 demonstration plot.farmers in 4 demonstration plot.

Visit Organic plot in Tangail, Manikganj, Visit Organic plot in Tangail, Manikganj, Khagrachari, Rangamati and Gazipur.Khagrachari, Rangamati and Gazipur.

Output-1:Output-1: Capacity Building of Capacity Building of 160 Farmers160 Farmers

Three Group management Three Group management and Financial Management and Financial Management Training to three (farmers) Training to three (farmers) association.association.

Output-1:Output-1: Capacity Building of 160 Capacity Building of 160 peasantspeasants::

Vermi Compost production:

- 4 farmers are producing in production centre base and 16 farmers are producing individually

Output-2:Output-2: Technical and Input Technical and Input SupportSupport

Input support to farmers Input support to farmers as Seed, Fertilizer, as Seed, Fertilizer, Pesticide, SaplingPesticide, Sapling, Foot , Foot Pump, Silo-Feed, Red Pump, Silo-Feed, Red worm etc.worm etc.

Output-2:Output-2: Technical and Input Technical and Input SupportSupport

Technical SupportTechnical Support to farmers to farmers on vermi compost, natural on vermi compost, natural insecticide production, ring insecticide production, ring method in Jhum cultivation, method in Jhum cultivation, use of pesticide and compost.use of pesticide and compost.

Output-3: Market LinkageOutput-3: Market Linkage One moveable sales centre has set One moveable sales centre has set

up in Bandarban and searching up in Bandarban and searching for one permanent sales centre. for one permanent sales centre.

Home delivery systems are Home delivery systems are developing in Bandarban and developing in Bandarban and DhakaDhaka

Promotional materials are Promotional materials are developing.developing.

Sales in British Club-Dhaka at Friday Sales in British Club-Dhaka at Friday and trying to develop the continue and trying to develop the continue market.market.

Communicating with super shop Communicating with super shop outlet in Chittagong and Dhaka.outlet in Chittagong and Dhaka.

Buyer Facilitating Buyer Facilitating with whole sale with whole sale

customers in Ctg. customers in Ctg. and Dhakaand Dhaka

Output-3: Market LinkageOutput-3: Market Linkage

Attend in workshop on Organic prospect Attend in workshop on Organic prospect in Bangladesh and policy making for in Bangladesh and policy making for organic farming and promotion.organic farming and promotion.

Attend in workshop by Vegetable Attend in workshop by Vegetable Exporter Association .Exporter Association .

Meeting with Hortex foundation to link Meeting with Hortex foundation to link with export market.with export market.

Several meeting with foreign Several meeting with foreign community to export the organic community to export the organic product.product.

Attend in several Agro Fair.Attend in several Agro Fair.

Output-3: Market LinkageOutput-3: Market Linkage

Risks/Challenges Risks/Challenges Vegetable gardens and spices fields are Vegetable gardens and spices fields are

damaged by washed out by three floods. damaged by washed out by three floods. Heavy rainfall also affect to sow the Heavy rainfall also affect to sow the seeds on time.seeds on time.

To get Organic certificate, it takes 2-To get Organic certificate, it takes 2-3years to declare by IFOAM and EU 3years to declare by IFOAM and EU standard. standard.

Farming and marketing yet to match.Farming and marketing yet to match.

Limitation to implement Limitation to implement the projectthe project

Beneficiaries are very Beneficiaries are very much doubt on organic much doubt on organic farming without chemical farming without chemical fertilizer and insecticide. fertilizer and insecticide.

Language barrier. There Language barrier. There are five communities in are five communities in projects area, but no projects area, but no staffs work with project staffs work with project who is expert in all who is expert in all languages.languages.

Advantage to Organic Advantage to Organic FarmingFarming

Worldwide highly demand even Worldwide highly demand even national level also.national level also.

Project areas has lots of natural Project areas has lots of natural land.land.

Prices are higher than non-organic.Prices are higher than non-organic. Government attempt to make policy.Government attempt to make policy. TARANGO has access in export TARANGO has access in export

market.market. TARANGO has good reputation in TARANGO has good reputation in

foreign community. foreign community.

Farmers plots are visited by Organic Experts:Farmers plots are visited by Organic Experts: KBD Dr. Khurshid Alam- Convener of National KBD Dr. Khurshid Alam- Convener of National

Organic Policy.Organic Policy. Md. Abdus Salam- President of BOPMA (Bangladesh Md. Abdus Salam- President of BOPMA (Bangladesh

Organic Product manufacturers Association).Organic Product manufacturers Association). KBD Dr. Golam Rabbani, Director national KBD Dr. Golam Rabbani, Director national

universityuniversity KBD Dr. Nazim Uddin, Secretary of BOAN-KBD Dr. Nazim Uddin, Secretary of BOAN-

Bangladesh Organic Agriculture Network.Bangladesh Organic Agriculture Network. KBD Dr. Sayed Nasir Uddin, AO, Rowangchari, KBD Dr. Sayed Nasir Uddin, AO, Rowangchari,

KBD Umar Faruque, AO, Bandarban Sadar and KBD Umar Faruque, AO, Bandarban Sadar and SAAO of Bandarban Sadar and Rowangchari. SAAO of Bandarban Sadar and Rowangchari.

In-terne Student from Rangamati ATI.In-terne Student from Rangamati ATI.

Visitors are in Project Visitors are in Project FieldField

Visitor’s PhotographsVisitor’s Photographs

SustainabilitySustainability Establishing a Brand “Organic Shoishyo Establishing a Brand “Organic Shoishyo

Bhandar” owner by Tarango, Eco dev and Three Bhandar” owner by Tarango, Eco dev and Three association. Sales centre will be established in association. Sales centre will be established in Bandarban and Dhaka.Bandarban and Dhaka.

Three association (registered by Cooperative Three association (registered by Cooperative dept.) will continue after end of the project.dept.) will continue after end of the project.

15 VSLA’s (Village Savings and Loan 15 VSLA’s (Village Savings and Loan Association) are running by self management Association) are running by self management method.method.

20 farmers are producing and using the vermi 20 farmers are producing and using the vermi compost & natural pesticide and other farmers compost & natural pesticide and other farmers are are practicing to farming by using their gained practicing to farming by using their gained knowledge.knowledge.

Organic product will be export by TARANGO Organic product will be export by TARANGO like handicrafts product. like handicrafts product.

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