The document contains data from a survey of stakeholders involved in various International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) projects in Bangladesh. It includes: 1) Responses by project area and organization, showing response rates between 43-76%. 2) General questions about how many IFAD projects respondents work on and for how long they've worked with IFAD. 3) Data on communication methods used and an assessment of understanding of the IFAD network in Bangladesh. 4) Network mapping data on operational and thematic interactions between stakeholders, their understanding of each other's skills, and how interactions improve contributions. Maps show the relative centrality of different organizations within the network.

1. Bangladesh IFAD

2. Respondents by Project Area Organization Surveyed Responded Percent Response FEDEC 9 5 56% SCBRMP 21 16 76% NATP 7 3 43% MIDCPR 8 6 75% MFTSP 6 4 67% MFMSFP 9 5 56%

3. Respondents by Organization Organization Surveyed Resp'd %Responded Agriculture Ministry 2 0 0% ASPADA 1 0 0% BARC 2 2 100% CCDA 1 1 100% DAE 2 1 50% DLS 1 0 0% DOF 1 0 0% Finance Ministry 3 0 0% GUP 1 1 100% Hortex Foundation 1 1 100% IDE 1 1 100% KGF 1 0 0% Local Engineering 3 1 33% PAB 1 1 100% PMUK 1 1 100% POPI 1 0 0% TMSS 1 0 0% LGED 28 21 75% PKSF 27 14 52%

4. GENERAL QUESTIONS

5. How many IFAD projects are you currently working on or supporting?

6. How long have you been working with IFAD?

7. Use of Communications Percent of respondents who use the following forms of communication

8. Communications Potential Percent of respondents who don’t know what these mode are:

9. Other Important Sources of Information Journal, newspaper, internet , meetings Regular mail Face to interaction during review of facilitation of marketing service project Newes letter, Project report, Case study, Strategy paper,Daily Newes paper, Electronic Media,Photographs and workshop & seminar Training and workshop Office Order, Training conduction Reporting, workshop . exposure visit Printed materials such as reports, publications report, workshop, exposure Project report, News letter, Working Paper, Strategy papers, news cutting, Conference, Workshop and Case study.

10. Pulse of the Network

11. Pulse of the Network

12. Pulse of the Network

13. Pulse of the Network Summary of Pulse Responses (Agree or Strongly Agree) I can readily identify which stakeholders in the IFAD Bangladesh country programme have the expertise to help me to do my work. 82% I have the means to easily contact and share knowledge with other stakeholders in the IFAD Bangladesh programme that have the expertise I need to help me do my work. 72% Stakeholders in the IFAD country programme in Bangladesh provide each other advice and help on projects. 62% I feel comfortable asking help of others in the IFAD Bangladesh programme network of stakeholders. 62% I understand how I can use the entire Asia/Pacific regional network of IFAD projects and partners to get advice from people working on similar challenges in other countries. 47%

14. NETWORK QUESTIONS

15. Network Questions and Frequency Scale The set of names and frequencies for each of the four questions is a separate “network.” Question Response Values Operational: Frequency of interactions on operational topics Infrequently Every 2-3 Months Once a month Once every other week Weekly Daily Thematic: Frequency of interactions on thematic topics Infrequently Every 2-3 Months Once a month Once every other week Weekly Daily Knowledge: Know the other’s knowledge and skills Strongly disagree Disagree Somewhat disagree Somewhat agree Agree Strongly agree Effectiveness: Extent to which interactions with others improves contributions To a very little extent Neutral To some extent To a good extent To a very high extent Focus: Primary focus of interactions with the other person Rural Finance, National Level Events, Knowledge Management, Adminstrative Processes, Monitoring & Evaluation, Project Implementation, Gender Mainstreaming, Natural Resource Management, Targeting, Building Market Linkages, IFAD Operational Duties, Agriculture, Financial Management

22. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Financial Management Note: Did not fill out survey

23. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Agriculture Note: Did not fill out survey

24. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) IFAD Operational Duties Note: Did not fill out survey

25. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Building Market Linkages Note: Did not fill out survey

26. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Targeting Note: Did not fill out survey

27. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Natural Resource Management Note: Did not fill out survey

28. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Gender Note: Did not fill out survey

29. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Project Implementation Note: Did not fill out survey

30. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Monitoring and Evaluation Note: Did not fill out survey

31. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Administrative Processes Note: Did not fill out survey

32. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Knowledge Management Note: Did not fill out survey

33. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) National-Level Events Note: Did not fill out survey

34. Focus of Interactions (By Organization) Rural Finance Note: Did not fill out survey

35. Knowledge of Specialty Areas “I understand this person’s knowledge and skills:” Agree and Strongly Agree Agriculture Accounting Agriculture Computer Operator Engineer Finance Fisheries Gender Infrastructure KM Livestock Management Monitoring Poverty RIMS Rural Finance Social Technology Training Value Chain

36. Knowledge of Specialty Areas “I understand this person’s knowledge and skills:” Agree and Strongly Agree Accounting Accounting Agriculture Computer Operator Engineer Finance Fisheries Gender Infrastructure KM Livestock Management Monitoring Poverty RIMS Rural Finance Social Technology Training Value Chain

37. Knowledge of Specialty Areas “I understand this person’s knowledge and skills:” Agree and Strongly Agree Monitoring Accounting Agriculture Computer Operator Engineer Finance Fisheries Gender Infrastructure KM Livestock Management Monitoring Poverty RIMS Rural Finance Social Technology Training Value Chain

38. IFAD Internal This basic pattern shows in most of the questions. Thinnest lines = infrequent interactions

39. IFAD Knowing Each Other Green lines = know very well Red lines = don’t know the person Working on a specialized project (outside mainstream IFAD work)?