Presentation by MaidurRahman, DAE at the INGENAES Symposium in Dhaka in March 2017

1. WelcomeWelcome
Integrated Agricultural Approach for EnsuringIntegrated Agricultural Approach for Ensuring
Nutrition & Food Security Project (IANFP)Nutrition & Food Security Project (IANFP)

2. Regional Symposium onRegional Symposium on
Integrating Gender and Nutrition in Ag ExtensionIntegrating Gender and Nutrition in Ag Extension
Nutrition related Activities ofNutrition related Activities of
Integrated Agricultural Approach for Ensuring Nutrition & FoodIntegrated Agricultural Approach for Ensuring Nutrition & Food
Security Project (IANFP), DAESecurity Project (IANFP), DAE
Presented byPresented by
Md. Maidur RahmanMd. Maidur Rahman
Project DirectorProject Director

3. Project BriefProject Brief
NameName :: Integrated Agricultural Approach for EnsuringIntegrated Agricultural Approach for Ensuring
Nutrition & Food Security Project (IANFP)Nutrition & Food Security Project (IANFP)
Sponsoring MinistrySponsoring Ministry :: Ministry of agricultureMinistry of agriculture
Executing AgencyExecuting Agency :: Lead AgencyLead Agency – Department of Agricultural– Department of Agricultural
Extension (DAE) ,Extension (DAE) ,
Part-Part- Bangladesh Institute of Research and TrainingBangladesh Institute of Research and Training
on Appliedon Applied NutritionNutrition
(BIRTAN)(BIRTAN)
Project CostProject Cost :: 7300.7300.0 Lac Taka (GoB)0 Lac Taka (GoB)
(DAE -6600.00 Lac Taka, BIRTAN-700.00 Lac(DAE -6600.00 Lac Taka, BIRTAN-700.00 Lac
Taka)Taka)
Project DurationProject Duration :: 5 Years (From July /2014 to June/2019)5 Years (From July /2014 to June/2019)
Project AreaProject Area :: Char, Haor and Poverty Prone 29 District 88Char, Haor and Poverty Prone 29 District 88

4. 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. Hatibandha
Kurigram 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 Char
Munshigonj 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. Jhinaigati
Gopalgonj 1. Kotalipara 2.Tungipara

5. 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. Shibchar
Mymensingh 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. Ramgati
5 Sylhet Sylhet 1. Companyganj 2. Jaintiapur 3. Balaganj Haor
Maulavibazar 1. Kulaura 2. Barlekha 3. Juri 4. Sreemangal
Habiganj 1. Bahubal 2. Baniyachong 3. Lakhai
Sunamgonj 1. Dakshin Sunamganj 2. Dharampasha
3. Jamalganj
6 Khulna Magura 1. Sreepur 2. Shalikha 3. Mohammadpur Agri. Potential
Bagerhat 1. Fakirhat 2. Kachua Poverty Prone
Total 29 Districts 88 Upazilas

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

7. 7
Objectives of the Project
1. 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 agriculture
4. 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

8. Beneficiary
All 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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

13. Nutrition Related Activities
(Pictorial)

14. Farmers Group Discussion

15. Homestead Vegetable Garden at Bagatipara, Nator

16. Homestead Vegetable Garden at Nalitabari

17. Homestead vegetable Garden at Sherpur, Bogra

18. Homestead Garden At Sadar, Netrokona

19. School Vegetable & Fruits Garden at Kishorgonj, Nilphamari

20. Vegetable Garden at School Premises at Doalutpur, Manikgonj

21. Mixed Fruits Garden at School Premises at Kajipur, Sirajgonj

22. Fruit Garden at School Premises at Sundorgonj, Gaibandha

23. Mixed Fruits Garden at Saidpur Nilphamari

24. Orchard Demonstration at Kalkini upazilla

25. Vegetable inter cropping at Mixed Fruits Garden, Sherpur, Bogra

26. Franch Bean Demonstration at Gongachora, Rangpur

27. Sweet Gourd Demonstration at Sandbar in Kuania, Rangpur

28. Pulses (BARI Mug-3) Demonstration Plot

29. Lentil Demonstration at Haluaghat, Mymensingh

30. Safe Crop (Egg Plant) Production Demonstration

31. Oil Seed (Mustard) Production Demonstration

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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.