TCP 3302 Project Overview_Rajiur

AI Technical UnitEmergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases Bangladesh
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Project Update
under
Establishment of Livestock Health Care System at
Kotalipara and Tungipara Upazilas in the Gopalganj
District. (TCP/BGD/3302)
Prepared by S M Rajiur Rahman
National Project Coordinator
ECTAD, FAO Bangladesh
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Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases Bangladesh
Union Villages Households
11 37 15,290
Capacity building for Community Animal Health
Workers (CAHWs), Community, Farmers and
leader
Provide vaccine and anti-worm medicine .
Provide Technical support for different Livestock
Economic Activities (eg: Cattle Rearing , Goat
Rearing ; Beef fattening; Duck rearing; backyard
poultry; broiler & layer farming; Green grass
cultivation etc.)
Distribution of HYV Green Grass cutting and
Establishment of Demonstration Plot
Follow up and monitoring
Services delivery from Establishment of Livestock Health Care System
(TCP/BGD/3302)

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Field information for Technical support
 Training of CAHWs: 60 (50 Male & 10
Female)
 Farmers Training on different livestock
activities : 1250 (50% woman)
 About 66% and 69% livestock population
are covered for Vaccination and De-
worming Program (up to June 2013).
 Participants attended the Community
Dialogue in different level: 105
 Number of Trained farmers on Fodder
cultivation : 50
 Number of Cutting distributed :24900
 Number of Farmers involved in fodder
cultivation :75
 Number of Demonstration :53
 Active CAHWs: 50
 Monthly income of CAHWs : 8000-
12000BDT
77 77
67
90
29
99
52
74
55
19
54 52
31
62
34
68
0
20
40
60
80
100
120 Kotalipara
Tungipara

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Map: Bangladesh and Gopalganj District showing the two project
Upazila in south-east of District
Union Villages Households
11 37 15,290

Project Activities:
•Training for unemployed youth,
community leaders & farmers.
•Vaccines and deworming for cattle, goat
and chicken.
•Primary animal health services.
•Provision of hybrid cuttings of green
grass for improving animal nutrition.
•Advocacy and awareness rising of
farmers regarding better husbandry
practices of farm management.

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CAHWs Training

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Group discussion of female CAHWs under
practical training program
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Field Demonstration of deworming bollases &
Body weight measuring procedure of cattle under
hand–on training of CAHWs
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Primary Animal Health Care
Services
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Blood collected from jugular vein for autohemotherapy
(wart) treatment

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Female CAHWs take temperature from calf
( Left) Private vet dressing wound of heifer(Right)
Primary Animal Health Care
Services

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Existing Cool Chain
Maintain in AHCC
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Refrigerator

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For field Cool Chain Maintain
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Vaccination Program
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Distribution of deworming tablet
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Backyard Poultry
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Advice
Field Training
Vaccination

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Field visit
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Feeds & Fodder Scarcity
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Feeding
Water Hyacinth(Eicahronia crassipes)
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Fodder Production
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These are the demonstration plot of BAPARD
centre as previous & present status.

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Demonstration Plot

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Farmer providing green grass
from his own Plot
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Coordination and Liaison
with Private Green Grass Producers
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Women empowerment
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Women CAHWs works as professional to
maintain her livelihood.

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Primary Health Care Support
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Advice
Field
Training
Vaccination
Marketing
linkage

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FAOR visit to Kotalipara, CAHCC
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Follow-up Monitoring
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Follow-up Monitoring
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Consulting Meeting in ECTAD Unit
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Community dialogue
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Farmer field
Kushli Union
Tungipara

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Community dialogue
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Kolabari Union Parishod Complex, Kotalipara

Impact Assessment
Study Approach/Methodology
Key Informant Interview (KII):
District Livestock Officer, Gopalganj
Project Coordinator (FAO)
International project consultant
Two Upazila Livestock Officers (ULOs)
Two project trainers
Two private veterinarians
Group Interviews/Discussions with
Stakeholders
Group Interview/Discussion with farmers
Group Interviews/Discussions with CAHWs
Diagramming/sketching/photography:

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Findings: on CAHWs
•The project has established a network of 60 Community Animal Health workers
(CAHWs), of them 15 (25%)
Trained twice – intensive and refresher sessions
Provided with equipment and facilities to enable them perform primary animal
health and nutrition services
At least 50 (83%) of them were engaged in providing service. Quacks who turned
CAHWs are in particular well engaged
Evidence that they provided services to farmers
Evidence that they linked farmers with both DLS and the project private clinics
Already started charging for services – range of income wide, average BDT
4,500/month
They are willing and ready to continue providing service beyond project end date

Findings: on Private Clinics
•Two trainers under project became private vets to manage clinics
•Two clinics were equipped and became operational in March 2013
•One clinic is based in appropriate rural area (Kotalipara), while the other in a less
appropriate location (Tungipara)
•Only farmers close to the clinic brought their animals for treatment (two per day on
average)
•Private vets visit villages to treat animals when they received calls from CAHWs,
Quacks, farmers and also from DLS
•Started charging for service BDT 10/Case including indoor service. Operation cost is
high (BDT 25,000 per month)
•Initiated supply links with pharmaceutical companies for vet drugs
•Both indicated their will and interest to continue operating clinics beyond project end

Findings: on DLS
•DLS officials appreciate value the contribution of the project
•DLS does not have enough staff and resources and could not reach to farmers to
address their needs
•Model can be sustained if supported by DLS
•CAHWs are regarded a valuable asset at the field level for getting information on
diseases and for delivering services. Also for getting referrals for their private practice!
•DLS will ensure supply of vaccines and deliver vaccination through CAHWs
•Private clinics sustainability is not guaranteed from current locations and service
patterns
•DLS Gopalganj will need official communication from DLS Dhaka transferring the
CAHWs to their responsibility
•Agreement on running clinics beyond project end must be reached at FAO and DLS
management levels
•DLS should have supervision role over clinic if it continues to run
•Project activities, especially vaccination and de-worming) have improved animal health
in the area

Findings: on beneficiaries
•Before project they did not receive animal health and nutrition services
Project has provided services through CAHWs, especially on vaccination, de-worming,
animal nutrition and knowledge through training
•Training has enabled them to know the symptoms of diseases, primary treatment and
the value of nutrition
•Their animals are healthier and they are seeing less diseases and better health through
nutrition. Less morbidity and mortality.
•CAHWs addressed their primary health care needs and linked them to veterinary
services provided by the private and DLS vets
•They have already started paying for service to both CAHWs and vets and they are
raedy to continue paying in the future for service
•Animal nutrition and health services has encouraged them to engage in cattle fattening
and in selling milk
•Milk production has increased, on average from 1.5/2.0 liters to 3.0/4.0 liters per
cow/day

Conclusion/ Lessons Learnt
•FAO and DLS have shown a successful model that combined community-based
and private primary animal health care system
•The model can be replicated in other parts of the country
•CAHWs in Gopalganj provide a platform that can be used by FAO and DLS for
sustaining activities initiated by the project as well as other interventions
•Private clinic sustainability under current costs may not be guaranteed unless the
model is altered
•The location of the clinic is crucial in guaranteeing service supply. More cattle, more
supply
•The knowledge gained by farmers and CAHWs through training has resulted in
raising awareness and has resulted in increasing the demand for vet services
•Private vet service exists through an informal system through DLS vets
•Integrating the Quacks as CAHWs pays dividends and reduces competition!
•Charging for service from the beginning is essential!

Recommendations
•FAO and DLS should modify the model based on the lessons learnt from the TCP
project and replicate it in other parts of the country, seeking funding from donors
•FAO and DLS should discuss options for ensuring that private vet clinics continue
to operate using the assets provided by the TCP project
•The CAHWs should be regarded a platform for other FAO activities e.g., One
Health, Avian Influenza and rabies control
•DLS should ensure sustained supply of vaccines to the CAHWs and add other skills
to their knowledge base e.g., Artificial Insemination
•Options for relocating the private vet clinics to more rural areas and less overheads
should be explored
•FAO should facilitate a hand over of CAHWs to DLS
•The Livestock room in Union Parishad offices should be explored as an alternative
base for clinics and CAHWs

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Thank You
for
Patience

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