“Training and Action Research of Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra,...

SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS,

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, KUSHTIA, BANGLADESH FOR PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE

AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BBA (HON’S) ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

SUSUSUSUPPPPERVISED BY:ERVISED BY:ERVISED BY:ERVISED BY:

MD. IBRAHIM HOSSAIN Associate Professor

Department of Accounting &

Information Systems,

Islamic University

Kushtia-7003,

Bangladesh.

Cell No: +8801718265101.

E-mail: [email protected]

PREPARED BY:PREPARED BY:PREPARED BY:PREPARED BY:

SHEIKH MD. RASEL

Student, BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)

Department of Accounting &

Information Systems.

Islamic University, Kushtia-7003,

Bangladesh.

Cell No: +8801818333510.

E-mail: [email protected]

Rural Development Academy, Bogra, Bangladesh.

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To MY Reverend Parents

&

Honorable Supervisor

“Whom I am always drying for and crying my eyes”



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To The Honorable Supervisor Department of Accounting & Information Systems. Islamic University Kushtia-7003 Subject: Submission of Internship Report on “Training and Action

Research of Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra.”

Dear Sir,

I have the honor to invite your kind attention to the fact that, I am very glad to submit you my Internship Report titled “Training and

Action Research of Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra.” I have tried my best to prepare and complete the report with relevant data, which have been collected during my three-month Internship programme of “Training and Action Research of Rural Development

Academy (RDA), Bogra.”I am offering you with thanks to permit me such an attractive topic.

I hope that you would be kind enough to receive this report and bless me heartily.

Sheikh Md. Rasel B.B.A (Hon’s) Accounting & Information Systems. Roll No. 0104037 Session –2001-2002 Department of Accounting & Information Systems. Islamic University, Kushtia-7003.

LETTER OF SUBMISSION



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I declare that the Internship Report on “Training and Action Research of

Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra.” of my own research works, under the supervision of Md. Ibrahim Hossain, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems in Islamic University, Kushtia.

I further affirm that work reported in this Internship is original and no part or whole has been submitted to, in any form, any other university or institution for any degree or any other purpose

Sheikh Md. Rasel B.B.A (Hon’s) Accounting & Information Systems Roll No.: 0104037 Reg. no- 243 Session –2001-2002 Department of Accounting & Information Systems. Islamic University, Kushtia-7003.

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This is to certify that Sheikh Md. Rasel is a student of BBA Department of Accounting & Information Systems in Islamic University, bearing Roll No. 0104037, Session 2001-2002. He has completed his” Internship Program entitled “Training and Action Research of Rural Development Academy

(RDA), Bogra.”During the time extending from 01.04.07 to 30.06.07, He has completed this internship satisfactory under my supervision as the partial fulfillment for the award of BBA (Hons) degree.

He has done his job according to my supervision and guidance. He has tried his best to do this successfully. I think his program will assist him in the future to build up his career.

I wish his success and prosperity.

Md. Ibrahim Hossain Associate Professor Department of Accounting & Information Systems Faculty of Business administration Islamic University Kushtia-7003 Bangladesh.

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This report concerns the Training and Action Research performances of Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra for 1999-2006. RDA (Bogra) has been engaged in Training & Action Research. Since the day of its inception as its mandatory function. By any standard of measurement, it can be said that the academy has marched ahead this year compared to the previous years and with the increasing tempo RDA will be marched ahead in the 21st century. During the period under review the academy has made several commendable jobs for which it has won national and international awards. In my view this document will enable the readers to get an inside into the various report of the Academy in the fields of training, research and experimental project.

Bangladesh is characterized by the world's large portion of people

living in poverty. Therefore, most of the activities of RDAs are focused on

rural areas and they are playing an important role in the development in

respective areas RDA's achievements in various areas over the last three

decades in the field of development are well known.

Infect, Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world, where most of the people (about 80%) live in the villages and half of them are women. About half of the rural people live below poverty line and their average per capita income is vary low (US $470)rural people are in lakh of education and employment opportunities are reflected the low productivity, high population pressure, unemployment problem etc. And still today communication and infrastructure facilities are quite far from their reach. Without development of the remote areas no countrywide progress is possible and breaking up the curse of ‘vicious circle of poverty. The study based on theoretical aspects of RDA which has been collected from various remote areas and RDA office. This report express about Training and Action Research activities of Rural Development Academy.

Sheikh Md. Rasel

PREFACE



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First of all, I remember the omnipotent Allah and my dignified parents- Md.

Abjal Hossain & Mst. Razia Abjal, would like to place on record the valuable help, which I have received from different quarters in the completion of the present study. First and foremost I owe an obvious large debt of gratitude to my deferential supervisor Md. Ibrahim Hossain, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Islamic University, Kushtia for the readiness with which he has helped me in preparing this internship report. My sincere thanks should go to honorable him.

To prepare this report, I have got helps and assistance from different persons; particularly I am grateful to Director General of RDA, Bogra. Md. Ferdous Alam, asst. director of irrigation and water management wing, Md. Abid Hossain Mridha, and other officials (H.M. Alauddin & Pijush Kanti Nag) for their constructive criticisms and suggestion for substantial revision, which contributed to the quality of the internship report.

At last acknowledge my best friend Md. Nurul Islam Sarker

(BABOO), my little brother Md. Ashraful Haque (RUBEL) and well wishes for their collaboration advice. Thanks a lot to all concerned.

Sheikh Md. Rasel B.B.A (Hon’s) Accounting & Information Systems. Roll No.: 0104037 Reg. no- 243 Session –2001-2002 Department of Accounting & Information Systems. Islamic University, Kushtia-7003.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


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� Dedication I � Letter of Submission II � Declaration III � Certificate of Supervisor IV � Preface V � Acknowledgement � Acronyms A-E

� CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1-11 1.1. Introduction 2 1.2. Training 3 1.3. Action Research 5 1.4. A Few Remarkable Events 7

1.5. Collaboration with others agencies 8 1.6. Implications of national and international Events/issues 9 for the academy 1.7. Objectives of the study 11 1.8. Methodology of the Study 11

� CHAPTER TWO: TRAINING 12-33

2.1. Introduction 13 2.2. Categories of training courses 13 2.3. Number of courses 14 2.4. Review of Training Activities during 2003-2004 15

� CHAPTER THREE: ACTION RESEARCH 34-75

1. ADP Projects (On-going) 1.1 Creation of Additional Employment, Increase in Marginal

Productivity of Labour in Rural Economic Activities and Poverty Alleviation Through Irrigation and Water Management. 35

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1.2 Expansion, Renovation and Modernization of Physical Infrastructure of the Rural Development Academy, Bogra (2nd Phase). 39

1.3 Action Research Project on Poverty Alleviation through Improved Irrigation Technology Transfer in Southern and Hill Tracts Area. 40

1.4 Comprehensive Village Development Programme (RDA-Part). 42

2. ADP Projects (Completed during 2005-06) 2.1. Socio-Economic Development and Improvement of Quality of Life through arsenic Free Safe Drinking Water Supply. 45 2.2 Expansion and Modernization of RDA Demonstration Farm.

3. Non-ADP Projects (On-going) 3.1 Donor Assisted 55

3.1.1 Good Seed Initiative (GSI) in South Asia 3.1.2 Women in Seed Extension (WISE) 3.1.3 Rural Plant Clinic (RPC)

3.2 Self Assisted 61 3.2.1 RDA Demonstration Farm

3.2.2 Centre for Irrigation and Water Management (CIWM)

4. Non-ADP Projects (Completed during 2005-06) 4.1 Model Village in Rural Development (MVRD) 74

� CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1. Conclusion 77 4.2. Recommendations 81

Bibliography 82-83

Appendix 84-88



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1.1. Introduction

1.2. Training

1.3. Action Research

1.4. A Few Remarkable Events

1.5. Collaboration with others agencies

1.6. Implications of national and

international Events/issues for the academy

1.7. Objectives of the study

1.8. Methodology of the Study



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1.1. Introduction:

The Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra was established in 1974

as a specialized national institution for training, research and action research

related to rural development. It is located 16 kilometers away from Bogra town

by the Asian Highway towards Dhaka. The academy campus covers an area of

48.50 ha. Besides offices and residential buildings a large part of it is under

demonstration farm, nursery, school, playground, Children Park etc. The well-

panned campus surrounded by villages with almost all modern amenities of

urban life has the unique advantage of conducting action research and training.

RDA is attached to the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division of

the M/O Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) & co-operatives, it is

an autonomous institution governed by a Board of Governors. The Minister for

Rural Development and co-operatives division of the M/O LGRD & co-

operatives is the chairman and the director General of the academy is the

Member-secretary of the Board. Since rural development is multi-disciplinary

in nature, the faculty of RDA is composed of different academy disciplines.

Since its inception in 1974, the Academy has been doing its three

mandate and mutually supportive functions in full compliance with the national

needs and priorities of the government. Over the years it has successfully

completed 263 research projects addressing different socio-economic issues of

the rural areas of the country. During the period under review, it has conducted

17 researches into different fields. Its research activities may be classified into

two categories: survey and evaluation. Major areas as subsumed under the



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research are local government, women in development, cooperatives, social

forestry, primary health, rural education, population and family planning,

fisheries, irrigation and water management, village child development, rural

credit programme, land ownership pattern, cropping pattern and crop

production, seed production and preservation, livestock and poultry, rural

institution and leadership pattern, local level planning, mass communication

and so on. In recent years, its research efforts are targeted on the issues like

gender and good governance, human resources development, environmental

problems, crop production, impact of training programme, social forestry,

education, evaluation of development programme of both government and non-

government organizations. Many of research findings are used n updating the

training programmes of the Academy and in informing the government and the

relevant organizations to make necessary changes in their respective

development initiatives thereof.

1.2. Training:

The Academy also imparts training to the officials of government and

non-government agencies, elected functionaries of local government bodies,

cooperators, unemployed women and youths and others aiming at creation of

skilled and efficient manpower in the field of rural development. The training

courses offered by the Academy are broadly categorized into four: job training,

orientation course, skill development programme and workshop, conference

and seminar. Course contents of each programme are selected considering the

needs of the participants, their level in terms of literacy and professional



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background and experience and duration of the course. The broad areas as

included in the training programmes of the Academy are development

administration and local government; rural economics and accounting, rural

sociology, social psychology and communication, cooperatives; institution

building, agricultural development including fisheries, horticulture, livestock

and poultry development, crop production, soil management etc; rural

education. Health, nutrition and population control;, women in development

and gender analysis; local level planning, irrigation and water management, and

rural development concepts, policies, strategies, problems, institutions for rural

development, poverty focused development etc. different types of training

methods are used at the Academy depending on overall background of the

participants and the experience of the trainers. Some of the methods used

frequently are lecture discussion, role play, panel presentation, practical

experiences, demonstration and field observations etc. till June 2004, the

Academy has successfully completed 1689 training programmes attended by

94970 participants of different categories. During 2003-2004 the Academy

conducted 101 training courses covering 26881 participants with different

background. In each course the training courses are evaluated at different stages

of the training course. At the initial stages, a pre-course evaluation is done to

assess the baseline knowledge of the trainees. This is followed by mid-term and

final evaluation. The evaluation tools include written examinations, practical

tests and written reports on return from field attachment or field visits. The

tools used for evaluation depends on the nature of the course, level of the

participants and duration of the course. The trainees also evaluate the

performance of trainers and the overall course management.



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1.3. Action Research:

Action research is another major function of the Academy. The main

purpose of undertaking action research is to find out appropriate solutions to

socio-economic problems of the country side and develop replicable models for

rural development As on June 2004, the academy has undertaken as many as 26

action research projects on different aspects of rural development and out of

those 16 are completed and the rest ten ongoing projects are under

implementation in various places mostly in the northern region of the country.

The completed projects include: small farmers and landless laborers

development projects; local level planning; village child development projects;

local level planning; village child development project; integrated action for

out-of-school children and their families; social forestry in integrated rural

development; water resources development for small scale irrigation and

household purposes; landless women development project; development of

destitute women; joint study on rural development experiment; rural

development through village organizations; public health education; support for

tube well command area development; irrigation management programme;

poverty alleviation through village organizations; public health education;

support for tube well command area development; irrigation management

programme; poverty alleviation through social forestry; community

empowerment for poverty alleviation; Rural housing project; home gardening

project; crop diversification project; low-cost deep tube well with water

filtration plant. As regards the ten ongoing experiment projects, three are

funded by different international donors.



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The ongoing projects include comprehensive village development

programme (CVDP); Action research project on Multipurpose use of Low-cost

DTW for long-term post-flood rehabilitation, socio-economic development and

improvement of quality of life through arsenic safe drinking water supply;

model village in rural development (MVRD); seed health improvement project;

women to women extension project; variety screening and production

technology development of grape; apiculture in RDA; demonstration farm; and

center for irrigation and water management.

The experiment of the academy in respect of all these experiments

represents a mixed picture having both success and challenges. Some of the

success may be highlighted here. First, the projects like CVDP, community

empowerment for poverty alleviation and poverty alleviation through social

forestry have successfully demonstrated a congenial atmosphere for

undertaking income generating activities and awareness for self-employment.

Second a perceptible change has taken place in respect of institution building,

health and sanitation and poverty alleviation in the projects areas. Beside, there

has been a growing awareness among the rural community, especially the

women segment of the community. Third, irrigation and water management

related projects like integrated training, research and technology transfer under

irrigation management programme (ITRTT IMP) and tube well command area

development (TCAD) have done a significant achievement in boosting up

agricultural production and diversification of crops through improved water

distribution system and improvement of irrigation management programme in

tandem with dissemination of technology transfer by way of giving skill

development training. Fourth, the academy has also innovated the technology of



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low-cost DTW with appropriate water filtration system and it has been

successfully replicated in different resettlement villages under the Jamuna

multipurpose bridge authority (JMBA). Finally, some of the projects in socio-

economic fields have demonstrated a significance success in building

institutional infrastructure and streamlining a successful interface between

service deliveries and receiving mechanisms. Among these completed projects,

some have made successful achievement with subsequent replication across the

country and even one-multiple use of DTW project- has been its replication in

eleven countries of the center for integrated rural development for Asia and

pacific (CIRDAP) region.

1.4. A Few Remarkable Events:

During the period under review, the academy has witnessed several

important events that serve as a great source of encouragement for it. The

academy has own the independence award, 2004 for its outstanding

performance in the field of rural development and it is definitely a recorded

incident in its history. Besides, the academy has also won the international

communication award, 2004 for its remarkable and effective method of rural

communication specially for involving women in seed health improvement at

farm level. The academy has also established a new wing known as the centre

for irrigation and water management (CIWM) in compliance with the decision

made at the 30th meeting of the board of Governors. This centre is expected to

go a long way in popularizing and extension of RDA’s irrigation and water

management technologies in different parts of Bangladesh. All these events

undoubtedly bear great grant honour and prestige for the academy and a clear



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proof of its professional proficiency as well. However, there is no scope for

complacence over this. There still lies a lot of things to be done in the coming

years and in the process the academy needs the full support and cooperation

from concerned organizations.

1.5. Collaboration with others agencies:

In carrying out its training, research and experimental projects, the

academy is always interested in building linkage with agencies. This

collaboration allows the academy to develop professional contact with various

national and international agencies. Over the last 30 years, the academy has

done collaborative work with a number of international organizations. These

are: united Nations centre for regional development (UNCRD), international

labour organization (ILO), united Nations international children’s emergency

fund (UNICEF), centre for integrated rural development for Asia and the

pacific (CIRDAP), economic and social council for Asia and the pacific

(ESCAP), food and agriculture organization (FAO), world food programme

(WEP), united nations development programme (UNDP), world Bank, world

fish centre, Winlock international, Canadian international development agency

(CIDA), Japan international cooperation agency (JAICA) and caritas

international. Besides, it maintains collaboration with many national agencies

like planning commission, ministry of health and family welfare, Bangladesh

public administration training centre (BPATC), BCS administration academy,

department of agriculture extension, Bangladesh rural development board

(BRDB), disaster management bureau, local government engineering

department, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC),



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Bangladesh agricultural Research Council (BARC), Bangladesh Agricultural

University (BAU), National Institute of Local Government (NILG), department

of forest and concerned ministries. The collaborative efforts with all these

organizations has been found highly instrument not only for professional

development of the faculty members of the Academy but also for achieving

desired level of efficiency in research, training and experiments. Given the

situation, the Academy is determined to continue the similar process of

collaboration with all the relevant national and international organizations in the

years to come.

1.6. Implications of national and international events/issues for

the academy:

It may be pertinent to turn attention to a few issues from the national and

international perspective. The new century has opened with the declaration of

solidarity and determination to rid the world of poverty. In 2000 the un

millennium declaration, adopted at the largest-ever gathering of heads of state,

committed countries-rich and poor-to doing all they can to eradicate poverty,

promote human dignity and equality and achieve peace, democracy and

environmental sustainability. World leaders have promised to work together to

meet concrete targets for advancing development and reducing poverty by 2015

or earlier. Emanating from the millennium declaration, the millennium

development goals bind countries to do more in the attack on inadequate

incomes, widespread hunger, gender inequality, environmental deterioration

and lack op education, health care and safe water. Bangladesh is a signatory to

all international conventions to translate them into action. Very recently it has

also announced its interim poverty reduction strategy papers [IPRSP] in which



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it has made its firm commitment to reduction of poverty by way of adopting

certain concrete strategies in this respect. Meanwhile full-fielded PRSP is also

underway. Simultaneously Bangladesh is also committed to complying with the

norms and principles of globalization. Though global strategy of development

promises greater employment opportunities to the people of poor countries, it

also promises high returns to capital.

The exploited and impoverished workers of the developing countries are

no match for globalizing powerful capitalism. At one end, the country is under

constant pressure for good governance, gender equity and establishment of

democracy, poverty alleviation etc. on the other hand; the country is

encountered with a number of challenges from the present trend of

globalization. This is likely to get compounded with end of multi-fiber

agreement (MFA) by January 2005. This may put the least developing countries

like Bangladesh in a very challenging situation with severe threat to the existing

unskilled women labour force of the countryside. Viewed from this standpoint,

Bangladesh is going to face a number of challenges for which it needs timely

preparation. This again calls for serious investigation to understand the situation

through research and experimental projects in tandem with proper measures for

human resources development. All these combined together have some

implications for undertaking several strategic measures for insulting the rural

economy of Bangladesh against the possible pernicious effect of globalization

and meeting the requirements of enabling environment for good governance,

sine qua non for poverty reduction and successful execution of all development

interventions. In view of this situation, the academy is to formulate its plan of

action in respect of training; research and action research in a manner so that it

may make some fruitful contribution to the government efforts for



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strengthening the process of rural development with due attention to the issues

like gender and local governance, efficiency in management of resources and

service delivery, institutional development, diversification of crops, agriculture

and rural development, disaster management and so on.

1.7. Objectives of the study:

I. To analyze the activities of RDA during 1999-2006.

II. To indicate the non-financial aspects of RDA during 1999-2006.

III. To find out the growth and role of RDA during 1999-2006.

1.8. Methodology of the Study:

This study covered the period during 1999-2006. All types of information

are collected from both primary and secondary sources.

Primary Data: Personal visit.

Secondary Data:

I. Annual report

II. Bulletin

III. Magazine.

IV. Special Issues.

V. Planning Reports.

VI. Journals.



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2.1. Introduction:

2.2. Categories of training courses:

2.3. Number of courses:

2.4. Review of Training Activities during

2005-2006:



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2.1. Introduction:

RDA, Bogra is an autonomous organization that offering training

research and action research in the field of rural development. It offers training

to the personnel of nation building departments, people’s representatives. NGO

personnel, cooperators and farmers to create a cadre of professionals in the field

of rural development.

2.2. Categories of training courses:

The wide variety of training and related programs at RDA may

broadly be categorized under the following heads:-

a) Skill development and awareness building course.

b) On-the-job and functional training course.

c) Orientation course and study tour.

d) Workshop seminar or conference.

In terms of organizations and sponsorships. These programs may be

classified into three broad types, viz:

� Self sponsored course.

� Joint sponsored course.

� Course organized at RDA by external agencies through using

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2.3. Number of courses:

From June, 1974 to June 2006, RDA provided training to1,03,169 participants

in 1846 batches and during July 2005 – June 2006 the academy organized

training courses which are shown in a table.

Table-1: Summary of Training Activities for the year 2005-2006:

No. of participants Sponsorship Types of courses No. of

courses

Male Female Total

Training

person

days

1.1 Skill development & awareness building

course

18 287 (55.51%)

230 (44.49%)

517 (100%)

6070

1.2 Project level course

05 152

- 152 (100%)

1560

1.3 Workshop/ Seminar/ Conference

01 71 (94.67%)

04 (5.33%)

75 (100%)

150

1. Self-sponsored

Sub-Total 24 510 (68.55%)

234 (31.45%)

744 (100%)

7780

2.1 On-the-job and functional courses

27 737 (78.07%)

207 (21.93%)

944 (100%)

11096

2.2 Orientation course/ Study tour/

workshop

15 1252 (74.04%)

439 (25.96%)

1691 (100%)

7308

Conference/ workshop

06 394 367 761 (100%)

850

Sub-Total 48 1673 (64.15%)

935 (35.85%)

2608 (100%)

14430

2. Joint- sponsored

Total 72 2183 (65.13%)

1169 (34.87%)

3352 (100%)

22210

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2.4. Review of Training Activities during 2005-2006:

A. Self-sponsored training courses:

The self sponsored training courses are usually proposed at the APC

and later on designed and conducted by faculty members of the academy.

The courses held during 2005-2006 are discussed under the following

heads.

I. Skill development and awareness building and Orientation courses:

The Skill development courses were undertaken by the faculty members

of one academy and financial by the GOB from the revenue budget. . The

number of Skill Development and Awareness Building and Orientation Courses

organized during the year 2005-2006 were 18 and the numbers of participants

were 517 which generated 6070 training person days. The majority of the

courses were intended for skill development of the unemployed rural youths

both male and female to enable them to undertaken IGAS with their own means

of production with the ultimate aim of alleviation poverty in rural areas. The

courses undertaken under this category were: (I) Livestock Rearing and Primary

Treatment; (2) Horticultural Nursery Development Technology; (3) Technology

Transfer on Improved Fish Culture; (4) Homestead Vegetables and Banana

Production; (5) Modern Technology of Maize Cultivation and Processing, (6)

Seed Technology for Women; (7) Production Technology of Organic

Fertilizers; (8) Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Preservation and Marketing;

(9) Modern Technology of Pulses and Oil Seeds Cultivation; (10) Seed Potato

Technologies and Marketing; and (11) Poverty Alleviation through Apiculture.

Awareness building and Orientation courses were: (1) Awareness of

Environment; (2) Development of Women: Empowerment and Leadership; (3)

Cooperative Development and Management; (4) Cooperative Accounts

keeping: (5) Orientation Course on Anti-Dowry Awareness Building; and (6)

Orientation Course on Anti-Drugs Awareness Building. The focus of the

courses was especially on the creation of awareness for the UP Members, Local

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The courses on Poverty Alleviation through Apiculture: Orientation

Course on Anti-Dowry Awareness Building; and Orientation Course on Anti-

Drugs Awareness Building were organized in accordance with the Suggestion

and recommendation of the last APC. According to the decision of the

government the Academy has conducted a four-month Foundation Training

Course for the newly recruited Assistant Directors of RDA in addition to the

proposed Training Schedule of the last year APC. Details of Skill Development

and Awareness Building, Orientation and Foundation Courses are given in

Table- 2.

Table-2: Self-Sponsored Skill Development, Awareness Building and

Orientation Courses

during 2005-2006 No. pf Participants SL.

No.

Title of the

course

Spon

sored

N0

of

course

Male Female

Durati

on

(days)

Training

person

days

Types of

participants

1.

Livestock-Poultry Rearing and

Primary Treatment

RDA 1 25 5 42 1260

Unemployed Educated

Rural Youths and Beneficiaries of

Action Research Projects

of RDA.

2.

Seed potato production

technologies Marketing

RDA 1 28 - 05 140

Potato Seed Growers and

Beneficiaries of different


of RDA.

3.

Modern techniques of

maize cultivation

RDA 1 25 5 09 270

Interested Maize Growers,

Unemployed Educated rural

Youths and Beneficiaries

of Action Research

Projects of RDA.



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4. Homestead vegetables&

banana production

RDA 1 13 17

12 360 Beneficiaries of different action

research projects of RDA

5. Seed

Technology RDA 1 40 4 160

Women Beneficiaries of Action Research

Projects Of RDA.

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Technology transfer on

improved fish culture

RDA 1 28 2 12 360

Beneficiaries of different action


7.

Training Course on Poverty Alleviation Through

Apiculture

RDA 1 20 10 10 300

Interested Honey- bee

Rearers and Unemployed

Educated Rural Youths.

8. Awareness of Environment

RDA 1 9 21 3 90

UP Members. Teachers.

Imams and Beneficiaries of different Action

Research Projects of RDA.

9.

Orientation course on

hybrid rice production

technology& different

activities of RDA firm

RDA 1 17 2 34 Upazila&Union

level leaders, ideal farmers

10. Cooperative

Accounts Keeping

RDA 1 25 3 75

Managers and Accounts Keeping

Personnel of Cooperative

Societies.

11.

Production technology of organic fertilizers from agricultural resides

RDA

1

23

7

5

150



12. Cooperative Management

RDA 1 26 4 4 120

Chairmen. Managers,

Members and Leaders of

Cooperative Societies.

13. Fruits

&vegetables RDA 1 30 10 300




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processing, preservation &

Marketing


14.

Orientation Course on Anti Dowry Awareness

Building

RDA 1 27 2 54

Women Beneficiaries

leaders of different


of RDA.

15.

Women empowerment&

leadership development

RDA 1 30 3 90

Woman Beneficiaries of different action


16.

Orientation Course on Anti Drugs Awareness

Building

RDA 1 23 5 1 28

UP Chairmen and Members, Teachers,

Imams and Leaders of

different Action Researcl

Projects of RDA.

17.

Modern technologies of pulse& oil seeds

cultivation

RDA 1 19 8 9 243



18.

Horticultural nursery

development technology

RDA 1 12 18 21 630


research projects of RDA and

unemployed rural youth and women.

19. Total 18 287 230 - 6070

A' total of 22 courses were proposed and recommended in the last APC

to conduct during the reporting period. Out of these 22 courses 17 courses were

organized by the Academy and the remaining five courses could not be

conducted mainly due to financial constraints. These were: (D Poultry Rearing

and Management Including Treatment; (2) Training Course on Health and

Nutrition; (3) Soil and Fertilizer Management of Major Field Crops; (4) Union

Parishad in Good Governance; and (5) Research Methodology.



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II. Project level course:

During the period under review the action research project on Arsenic

Free Safe Drinking Water Supply project (AWSP) provided training to 134

persons on three courses in four batches and Comprehensive Village

Development Programme (CVDP) of the Academy provided TOT to 18 District

and Upazila level Officials. The courses organized by AWSP were on Plumbing

and Electrical; Livestock Rearing and Primary Treatment; and Role of

NGO/Sanity to implement the Sub-project activities with varying duration of 01

to 20 days. The project was Arsenic free safe drinking water supply (AFSWSP)

that is shown in the table-3.

Table-3: Self-Sponsored Project Level Courses during 2005-2006

No. of participants

Sl. No. Title of the

Course Sponsor No. of

Course

Male female Total

Duration

(days)

Training

Person days

Types of

Participants

1

Plumbing and Electrical Training Course

AWSP 2 58 - 58 20 1160 Beneficiaries of the Project.

2. Livestock Rearing and Primary Treatment

AWSP 1 30 - 30 10 300 Beneficiaries of the Project.

3

Role of NGO/ Sarnity to Implement the Sub-Project

AWSP 1 46 - 46 1 46

Executive Directors, Chairmen and Secretaries of Sub-projects.

4.

Training of Trainers (TOT) on CVDP

CVDP 1 18 - 18 3 54 ADC, UNO, DCO and DD of BRDB.

Total - 5 152 - 152 - 1560 -



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III. Workshop/ Seminar/ Conference:

The Annual Planning Conference (2005-2006) was organized by the

Academy. The Conference was attended by 150 participants from RDA,

different Training and Research Organizations, Ministries and NGOs.

Table-4: Self-sponsored workshop/ seminar/ conference of the year 2005-

2006.

No. of participants

SL. No.

Title of the course

Sponsored No. of course

Male Female

Duration Training person days

Type of participants

1.

Annual planning conference of RDA bogra (2005-2006)

RDA 1 71 4 2 150

Faculty members of RDA, preventatives from traini ng and research organization University teachers, officers from relevant link department of government and NGO Representatives.

Total - 1 71 4 2 150

B. Joint sponsored training courses:

As an integral part of its mandated training functions, the academy plans

and organizes training courses and other relevant programmes for the interested

government and the Non-government agencies upon request from them. These

programmes are arranged through mutual discussions and under agreed



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conditions for meeting the mutual interest of the collaborating agencies. In such

programmes training course, course contents, course management,

methodology and financial modalities are settled in consultation with the

sponsoring agencies. Programmes of this category are discussed under the

following sub-heads;

I.On-the-job and Functional Training courses:

In the preceding year 27 such courses were organized. These courses

were attended by 944 participants generating 11,096 raining person days

(Table-5). Under this category, a two month long BCS foundation training

course for the officers of health cadre was organized in the collaborating with

the directories of health. Five TOT courses of two-day duration on Birth

Registration were organized for the District and Upazila Level Officials and

NGO Officials in collaboration with the Birth and Death Registration Project of

Local Government Division. LGED organized one TOT course on Labour

Contracting Society (LCS) for the Upazila Engineers, Socio-Economists,

Community Organizers and Sub-Assistant Engineers. Four TOT Courses were

organized on Fund Management Guidelines for the Socio Economists.

Community Organizers, Facilitators, Chairmen, Secretaries and Accountants of

Water Management Cooperative Association (WMCA) in collaboration with

LGED during the period under review. NCDP and RDA organized four trailing

courses on Post Harvest Management, Marketing of High Value Crops and

Agri-business Development. These courses were attended by 119 Officials of

Department of Agricultural Extension, Marketing and NGO Personnel. RDA

organized Training courses on Improved Fish Culture Technology Transfer,

Homestead Vegetables Cultivation and Training Course on Sewing for Women,

Poultry Rearing and Management, Livestock Rearing, Primary Level Computer

Operation Course in collaboration with the Palli Progati Prokalpa. RDA

conducted Training Course on Seed Production and Preservation and TOT

Course on CVDP in collaboration with World Vision and BRDB respectively.

A field-level participatory research course in two batches titled Live-in-

Field Experience (LFE) of 13-day duration for the students of Independent

University of Bangladesh (IUB) was organized during the reporting period.



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Besides this Grafting technique practical for the gardeners of BARD and

learning local knowledge on pest diseases for the officers of DAE, TMSS,

RDA, ACT, AAS were organized in collaboration with BARD and global plant

clinic, UK.

Joint sponsored on the job functional training course during

2005-2006.

No. of participants

SL. No.

Title of the course

Sponsored No. of course

Male Femal

e

Duration Training person days

Type of participant

s

1. Seed Production and Preservation

World Vision

1 13 17 5 150

Technical Staff and Women Farmers.

2.

BCS (Health) Special Foundation Training- Course

Directorate of Health

1 46 14 60 3600 BCS

(Health) Cadre Officers.

3 TOT Course on

CVDP

BRDB 1 24 4 3 84 ADC,UNO, DCO and DD URDO of BRDB.

4 TOT Course on

Birth Registration

LG Division

5 114 7 3 363

District and Upazila Level Officials and NGO Officials

5 TOT on Labour Contracting Society

(LCS)

LGED 1 31 1 3 96

Upazila Engineers, Socio-economists, Community Organizers and Sub-Assistant Engineers:

6 Fund Management

Guidelines

LIPP- LGED

4 128 5 2 266

Socio-economists. Community Oryanizers, Chairmen,



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Secretaries, Accountant s and Facilitators of WMCA.

7

Post Harvest Management, Marketing of HVCs and Agri-business Development

NCDP 4 116 3

3 357

Upazila Agriculture and Agriculture Officers Marketing Officers and NGO Personnel.

8

Improved Fish Culture Technology Transfer

Palli Progati Prokalpa

2 77

2 10 790

Beneficiaries of PPP.

9. Homestead Vegetables

Cultivation


1 13 27 12 480 Beneficiaries of PPP.

10

Training Course on Sewing for Women


1

39 38 1482

Beneficiaries of PPP.

11 Poultry Rearing and Management



12 Livestock Rearing



13

Primary Level Computer Operating Course



14 Live-in Field Experience

IUB 2 74 44 13 1534 Students of

IUB (Islamic

University Of

Bangladesh)

Total -

27

737

207 - 11096 -



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II. Orientation course/ study tour/ workshop:

In all 15 Orientation Courses/Study Tours were organized by the

Academy in collaboration with the concerned agencies during the reporting

year. These were attended by 903 participants generating 2484 training person

days. Five RDA Attachment Programmes of six-day duration for the

participants of BCS and NARS Foundation Training Courses were organized in

collaboration with BPATC, NAEM and BARD during the reporting period. The

rest 10 Orientation Courses and Study Tours were organized for the students of

Islamic University, Eden Women College, Kumudini Mahilla College,

Advocacy on Reproductive Health Project and NAEM, Dhaka. Arranged by

IRRI-RDA the delegates of different countries like Myanmar, India, Pakistan,

Thailand, Srilanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Bangladesh

visited RDA under the sponsorship of Consortium of Unfavorable Environment

in Asia. They were briefed about the activities of RDA. Two Orientation

Courses of one-day each on On-Farm Rice Seed Health Improvement and

Women Led Seed Business were organized for the Scientists and Farmers and

Women Seed Entrepreneurs in collaboration with CURE-BRRI and

SID/DANIDA respectively. DAE organized two Motivational Tour for farmers

of Noakhali district.

Orientation course/ study tour/ workshops were organized by the

academy in collaboration with the concerned agencies during the preceding

year which are shown in the following table:



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Table No-6: Joint sponsored orientation course/ study tours/ Visits during

2005-2006

No. of participants SL. No

Title of the course

Sponsor

No. of

course

Male Female

Total

Duration

(days)

Training person days

Type of participan

ts

1.

RDA Attachment Programme for the Officers of BCS Foun-dation Training Course

BPATC

2

138 27 165 6 960 Officers of Different BCS Cadres.

2.

RDA Attachment Programme for the Officers of BCS Foundation Training Course

NAEM 1 41 19 60 6 360 BCS Education Cadre Officers.

3.

RDA Attachment Programme for the Officers of NARS Foun- dation Training Course

BARD Comilla

2

66 13 79 5 395 Scientific Officers.

4.

On Farm Rice Seed Health Improvement

CURE- BRRI 1 26 4 30 4 120

Scientists and Farmers.

5.

Women Led Seed Business

SID/ DANIDA

1 100 120 220 1 220 Women Seed Entrepreneurs.

6. Study Tour of Advocacy on

ARHP 1

34 34 1 34 Volunteers of



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Reproductive Health Project

ARHP.

7. Study Tour of NAEM Participants

NAEM 1 35 5 40 1 40 Head Masters of Secondary Schools.

8. Study Tour

Islamc

Univers

-ity,

Kushti

a.

l 48 4 54 1

54

Students of BBA in AIS.

9. Farmers Motivation Tour

DAE 2 53 - 53 1 53

Farmers of Noakhali District.

10.

Field Visit Programme under the Consortium of Unfavorable Environment in Asia

IRRI 1 25 5 40 1 40

Scientists, High Officials of 10 Countries of South and East Asia.

11.

Study Tour

Eden Women College

1

80 80 2 160 Students of Social Welfare Department.

12. Study Tour

Kumudini Women College l

50

50 I 50

Students of the College.

Total - 15 542 361 905 - 2486 -

III. Conference/Workshop A total of six conferences and workshops were organized during the

reporting period. These were: Conference on Women Led Seed Business

organized by WISE, Workshop on Women Seed Entrepreneurs organized by

SID/ DANIDA, Workshop on Good Seed Initiative organized by CABI Bio-

science UK, Workshop-cum-Field Visit of SID/ DANIDA Appraisal Mission

organized by SID/ DANIDA, Workshop on Community Based Rural Plant



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Clinic organized by CABI Bio-science UK and Workshop on Good Seed

Initiative organized by GSI South Asia. These Conferences and Workshops

were attended by 761 Women and Men Seed Business Professionals, Women

Seed Entrepreneurs, Delegates from IRRI, CABI Warda, Officials of Denmark

Foreign Ministry, Agriculture Ministry. DAE. RDA and NGO Officials from

AAS. TMSS, HKI and Farmers.

Table No-7: Joint-Sponsored Conferences/Workshops during 2005-2006

No. of participants SL.

No Title of the

course

Sponsor No. of

course

Male Female

Total

Duration

(days)

Training person days

Type of participants

Conference on Women Led Seed Business

WISE 1 200 200 400 1 400

Women and Men Seed Business Professionals under WISE Project

Workshop on Women Seed Entrepreneurs

SID/ DANIDA

1 100 150 250 1 250 Women Seed Entrepreneurs.

Workshop on Good Seed Initiative

CABI Bio- science UK

1 43 7 50 2 100

Delegates from IRRI. CABI Warda and Farmers.



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Workshop cum Field Visit of SID/ DANIDA Appraisal Mission

SID/ DANIDA

1 20

22 1 22

Officials of Denmark Foreign Ministry, Seed Technology, Agriculture Ministry and RDA.

Workshop on Community Based Rural Plant Clinic

CABI Bio- science UK

1 15 3 18 2

36 Officials of DAE, RDA and NGO.

_ Workshop on Good Seed Initiative

GSI South Asia

1 16 5 21 2 42 Officials from AAS, TMSS, HKI and RDA.

Total - 6 394 367 761 - 850 -

C. Audio-visual services:

For facilitating transactions in training sessions audio-visual section of the

academy provides different kinds of support- services under the categories of:

I. Graphic works

II. Photographic works and Mass communication; and

III. Audio-visual support services. Performance of Audio-visual services is

shown in table-8.



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Table No-8: Audio-Visual Services during 2005-2006

Sl. No. Services Volume of Work (No./Hours)

01. Graphic Works: No.

a) Poster 50

b) Name Card/ Badge 350

c) Certificate Writing 150

d) Transparency Writing 20

e) Book Cover Writing 20

f) Indicator 100

g) Banner (Paper) 30

h) Engineering Drawing 350

i) Map 150

j) Network Drawing 50

k) Miscellaneous 400

02 Photographic Works and Mass

Communication

a) Colour Film Exposed

(Roll/ No.)

10 rolls

b) Digital Photo Exposed 3200 nos.

c) Picture Displayed 110 d) Picture in Album 120 "

e) Picture Distributed 665 "

f) Picture Supplied to Press/News Letters 80 "

g) News Published in Local /National Dailies

h) News Broadcast - Radio/TV/Local Cable TV

20/18 "

05/0l "

03 Audio-Visual Support Services Hours

a) P.A. System 83

b) Cordless P.A. System 3167

c) Conference System 342

d) Overhead Projector 2180

e) Slide Projector 03

f) Tape Recorder 20

g) Video Camera 50

h) Video Show (TV/VCP) 30

i) Multimedia Projector 840



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D. Library services:

The Academy has a rich library with more than 22,923 books on rural

development and related fields. It supplies relevant books, periodicals and

research materials to the faculty members, other officers and staff and the

trainees of the Academy.

During 2005-2006 a total of 417 books, reports and periodicals were

collected by the library from different sources which are shown in the Table-2.

Table-9: Books, Reports and Periodicals Collected by the Library during

2005- 2006 Source Books Reports Periodicals Total

Donation 79 23 102

Local Purchase 208 - 5 213

Exchange - - 75 75

RDA Publication 27 - - 27

Total 314 23 80 417

Other activities of the library during the year were as follows:

During this period a total of 635 books, periodicals were issued among

the faculty members and staff of the Academy.

245 clippings on different subjects had been compiled and preserved in the

library. In all 505 books were catalogued.

A total of 1604 books, reports, journals, workshop papers etc. were

bound. In total 5084 readers used the library.

Books and periodicals issued to the faculty members were 436.

A list of bibliography on the newly arrived books, journals had been prepared

and Supplied to the members of the faculty council.

• Journal article content services on current issues were made available

to the faculty members.



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E. Observations:

� The training performance of the Academy was quite satisfactory

during the period under review. It has provided training to 3,352

persons in 72 batches. The attendance of female participants

increased tremendously in the reporting year. It was 34.87% in

the year under review as against 23.88% in the preceding year

(2004-2005).

� In accordance with the decision of the government RDA

organized the Foundation Training course for the newly

recruited Assistant Directors of the Academy. Out of 13 newly

recruited Assistant Directors 12 attended the course and all of

them came out successful. The course has created a strong

administrative, training and research base for them.

� The Academy has been providing skill development training to

the beneficiaries of the Pall] Progati Prokalpa on regular basis.

The project beneficiaries will be given training on 20 different

trades following 20 training manuals prepared by the Academy.

In the reporting year training was provided to 303 beneficiaries

on 6 trades in 8 batches.

� With the increase in facilities of the Academy the demand

for RDA as a training venue has also increased manifold.

Linkages with relevant organizations like BPATC,

Directorate of Health, LGED, IUB, BRDB, Palli Progati

Prokalpa, BARD, NAEM, WISE, SID/DANIDA. NCDP, and

so on have been established for continuously holding

training programmes at the Academy. The number of

Faculty Members has also been increased reasonably to

cope with the increased training and research load.



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� Skill development courses are the important components of the

training programmes of the Academy. The courses are

conducted on regular basis and in many cases followed up in

applied areas. Most of the skill development courses are found

effective in achieving the objectives of creating employment

and generating income for the unemployed rural women and

youths. It has been confirmed through follow-up studies that

training in all the areas of skill development are in high demand

and we cannot accommodate all the applicants in their chosen

courses. People are very much eager to undergo skill

development training as a means of self-employment and

additional income. It is very difficult to accommodate extra

courses with the existing budget Training budget should be

increased substantially so that number of skill development

training courses- and number of trainees can be increased.

In fact, the schedules of training events, as depicted in the working

paper, traditionally remain tentative and incomplete. Training demand

may be coming from different agencies throughout the year and the

Academy will have to cater to their needs inspite of all constraints.



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Introduction Action research is one of the major functions of the Academy. The main

objective of undertaking action research project is to find out appropriate solutions of socio-economic problems. Action research project also aims at developing replicable models for rural development. The Academy implemented as many as twelve action research projects during 2005-06. This paper deals with the performance of action research projects implemented during 2005-06.

Out of the twelve projects, six were under ADP and the rest were under Non-ADP. A short account of the major achievements of all those projects is highlighted in the paper. Progress of Action Research Projects during 2005-2006 is given in Appendix-A. List of Faculty Members who contributed in writing reports on respective action research project is given in Appendix-B. The title of all the projects are categorically classified and presented below:

1. ADP Projects (On-going) 1.1 Creation of Additional Employment, Increase in Marginal Productivity

of Labour in Rural Economic Activities and Poverty Alleviation Through Irrigation and Water Management.

1.2 Expansion, Renovation and Modernization of Physical Infrastructure of the Rural Development Academy, Bogra (2nd Phase).

1.3 Action Research Project on Poverty Alleviation through Improved Irrigation Technology Transfer in Southern and Hill Tracts Area.

1.4 Comprehensive Village Development Programme (RDA-Part).

2. ADP Projects (Completed during 2005-06) 2.1. Socio-Economic Development and Improvement of Quality of Life through Arsenic Free Safe Drinking Water Supply. 2.2 Expansion and Modernization of RDA Demonstration Farm.



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3. Non-ADP Projects (On-going) 3.1 Donor Assisted

3.1.1 Good Seed Initiative (GSI) in South Asia 3.1.2 Women in Seed Extension (WISE) 3.1.3 Rural Plant Clinic (RPC)

3.2 Self Assisted 3.2.1 RDA Demonstration Farm

3.2.2 Centre for Irrigation and Water Management (CIWM)

4. Non-ADP Projects (Completed during 2005-06) 4.1 Model Village in Rural Development (MVRD)

1. ADP Projects (On going) 1.1. Creation of Additional Employment, Increase in Marginal

Productivity of Labour in Rural Economic Activities and Poverty

Alleviation through Irrigation and Water Management.

Centre for Irrigation and Water Management (CIWM), Rural

Development Academy, Bogra has started a 3-year GOB funded Project (July

2005-June 2008) on Creation of Additional Employment, Increase in Marginal

Productivity of Labour in Rural Economic Activities and Poverty Alleviation

through Irrigation and Water Management. The main objective of the project is

to alleviate poverty through quick extension of RDA-developed irrigation and

water management model by creating additional employment of the rural

people for better rural livelihoods.

The specific objectives of the project are as follows:

i. To extend RDA-developed low-cost multipurpose use of DTW model; ii. To extend/replicate RDA-developed low-cost water filtration plant

model for supplying safe drinking water in the rural areas;

iii. To ensure highest production through safe water supply, training, and micro credit assistance;



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iv. To ensure multipurpose use of water resources like irrigation, drinking water supply, horticulture and nursery development, poultry and livestock rearing, fish culture, food processing and preservation etc.;

v. To create additional employment for the rural people;

vi. To increase additional food production for meeting up incremental national food demand;

vii. To ensure proper processing in agricultural production; viii. To ensure proper marketing network including export through co-

ordination between production, processing and modern irrigation technology; and

ix. To develop socio-economic and quality of life of the rural people.

Major activities of the project (July 2005-June 2006)

Table-3: Training Courses Conducted in the Year 2005-2006

No. of Participants

SL.NO Title of the Course

No. of

Courses

Duration

(Days) Target Achievement

1. Orientation Course on Anti-dowry Awareness Building

- 02 - 10

2. Aaro-based IGA selection (FFS) 06 03 540 960

3. Maize Cultivation, Processing and Technology Transfer

- 10 - 04

4. Livestock-Poultry Rearing and Primary Treatment

- 10 - 08

5. Orientation Course on Anti-drugs Awareness Building

_ 01 - 10

6. Production Technology of Organic Fertilizers from Agricultural Residues

- 10 - 03

7. Homestead Vegetables and Banana Cultivation

10 - 05

8. Awareness of Environment - 03 - 05

9. Women Empowerment and Leadership

_ 10 - 05

10. Practical Training Course on RDA Low-cost DTW (BAU) - 02

08

Total - - 540

1018

(188%)



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Action Research (2005-2006)

Table- 4: Location Wise Sub-Project Area

_District Sl. No. Location

Kolakopa, Gabtoli, Bogra Bogra

2 Sonahata, Dhunot, Bogra

3 Solonga Bazar, Raigonj, Sirajgonj

4 Penguari, Tarash, Sirajgonj Sirajgonj

5 Kazipur Paurashova, Kazipur, Sirajgonj

B-Baria 6 Shahpur, Nabinagar, B-Baria

Comilla 7 Chowhoddi, Muradnagar, Comilla

Jhenaidah 8 Salia, Jhenaidah Sadar, Jhenaidah

Mymensingh 9 Mosholi Nayapara, Nandail, Mymensingh

Tangail 10 JhordiQhi, Ghatail, Tangail

Pirozpur 11 Kowkhali Upazila, Kowkhali, Pirozpur

Observations 1. Employment in different agro-based sectors has already been started in

the project villages. 2. On the basis of IGA training cum RDA credit provision, micro

entrepreneurship has been developed in the project area. 3. Beneficiaries are using the DTW water for different purposes i.e,

irrigation, drinking, pisciculture, livestock and poultry rearing and also for other domestic and industrial purposes.

4. The overall achievement of the training course is quite satisfactory.

5. The beneficiaries are directly involved in implementing the project in the following ways: (a) Deposited 10% of the total capital cost of the project i.e,

Tk.2,20,000.00 to the Academy at the initial stage; (b) Cost of electric connection charge is completely borne by the

management group; (c) The internal domestic pipe networks along with fittings are

completely done by the individual users; (d) The operation and maintenance cost of the sub-projects are also borne

by the groups;



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1.2 Expansion, Renovation and Modernization of Physical Infrastructure

of the Rural Development Academy, Bogra (2"d Phase).

Rural Development Academy has undertaken a 3-year GOB funded

Project (July 2005-June 2008) on Expansion, Renovation and Modernization of

Physical Infrastructure of the Rural Development Academy, Bogra (2nd Phase).

The main objective of the project is to expand and develop the physical

infrastructure of the Rural Development Academy. Bogra including

procurement of modern equipment and materials for training. Research and

action research in order to facing the challenge of rural development in the 21"

century. The specific objectives of the project are as follows:

i) To develop training, research and action research facilities of the

Academy;

ii) To facilitate institutional capacity in terms of human resources

development;

iii) To strengthen the physical infrastructure for improving service quality

of the Academy.

Table-5: Main Components of the Project

Financial (Tk. in Lakh) 2005-2006 2006-2007 Main Component

Target Achievement Target

Manpower 5.497

Acquisition of assets - _

19.50

Renovation of existing infrastructure 25.00 25.00 (100%) 55.00

Construction work 75.00 75.00 (100%) 368.00

Total 100.00 (100%) 100.00 (100%) 448.00



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Observations Implementation of this project will enable to maximize pre-planned use

of land in the campus of the Academy to demonstrate the participants of

training courses. Most of the Skill Development Training Courses conducted

by the Academy aim at self-employment generation and micro-enterprise

development through government and other interventions which will be

stressed to increase employment and income earning opportunities for the poor.

Proposed renovation works of Auditorium, Hostels, Medical Centre,

Library, Faculty and Residential Building; acquisition of furniture and

construction of selected office and other buildings which will increase at least

10% of training participants' accommodation.

1.3 Action Research Project on Poverty Alleviation through Improved

Irrigation Technology Transfer in Southern and Hill Tracts Area.

Another 3-year GOB funded Project (July 2006-June 2009) on Action

Research Project on Poverty Alleviation through Improved Irrigation

Technology Transfer in Southern and Hill Tracts Areas has started its

implementation by the Centre for Irrigation and Water Management (CIWM),

Rural Development Academy, Bogra. The main objective of the project is to

meet up increasing demand of food and provides food security for uplifting the

socio-economic condition of the rural people by transferring RDA- model of

irrigation and water management technology in the non-irrigated areas of

Southern and Hill District Areas. The specific objectives of the project are as follows:

i. To explore the possibility of the best use of surface and sub-surface water in the non irrigated area;

ii. To undertake exploratory drilling for finding best aquifer for DTW

installation; iii. To install observation well for ground water monitoring;

iv. To demonstrate and disseminate RDA-developed irrigation and water management technology for irrigated command area development;

v. To conduct training programmes for stakeholders on skill development IGAs for their capacity building and poverty alleviation;



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vi. To enhance food production by increasing irrigated area within the

project area.

vii. To ensure enhanced crop production by selecting appropriate cropping patterns in the costal and hill areas.

Table- 6: Main Components of the Project

Main Component Target

Exploratory test drilling 40

Observation well 12

Model demonstration 12

Baseline survey 02

Training 500

Machinery and equipment (Hydraulic Rig) 2

Table- 7: Proposed Location of the Project

Division/District Sub-District/Ilpazila Comments

Chittagong (Hill District) At least 4 (four) sites from Sites/schemes (sub-proaecCs that

suitable Upazilas fulfill the selection criteria and

Sylhet (Hill District) At least 2 (two) sites from able to deposit 1017-c (minimum ~

suitable Upazilas of the capital sharing cost within

Dhaka (Hill District) At least 2 (two) sites from the sub-district/upazila subject to

suitable Upazilas availability of surface/ground

Khulna (Southern District) At least 2 (two) sites from water.

suitable Upazilas

Barisal (Southern District) At least 2 (two) sites from suitable Upazilas

Observations • "Feasibility Study on Application of RDA-developed Multipurpose Use

of DTW Technology in Rangamati Hill District" by Rangamati Hill District Council revealed that RDA model is suitable in that area.



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• Irrigation coverage under the proposed area will contribute to additional

food production in Bangladesh.

1.4 Comprehensive Village Development Programme (RDA Part)

Introduction Comprehensive Village Development Programme was initiated by

BARD, Comilla in 1975 in the name of `Total Village Development Programme (TVDP)' with a view to examining one village one organization in a village. The main thrust was given to mobilization of local resources and its utilization so that the villagers would be self-reliant irrespective of age, sex, class and professions. The project was included in the 3rd FYP and renamed as Comprehensive Village Development Programme (CVDP). In the second phase during the Fourth FYP, Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra was involved with the implementation of the project in 1991-92.

CVDP was one of the action research projects of the Academy being implemented in 40 villages of four Upazilas under Rajshahi and Khulna divisions since 1991-92. BARD has been implementing the project in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions. The main objectives of the project were to (i) promote overall development of all segments of population of a village by bringing them under a single co-operative organization and (ii) evolve a replicable rural development model. The Experimental Phase of the project was wound up in June 2004.

At the experimental phase CVDP was able to create some positive results for the betterment of the rural people under the project. With the intention of extending its results throughout the country a series of discussions and seminars on the results, problems and potentials of CVDP were held in the Ministry of LGRD and Co-operatives and Planning Commission. Finally,, the government was convinced to adopt CVDP as a model concept for rural development, but recommended for further implementation for more three years on pilot basis

before replication throughout the country.

The pilot phase of the project started in July 2005. The project is being sponsored by the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division of the Ministry of LGRD & Co-operatives. RDA, BARD, BRDB and Co-operatives Department are working as implementing agencies. In all,, the project will



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cover 1575 villages of 21 Upazilas from 21 districts. RDA will implement the project in 300 villages of four Upazilas of Bogra, Gaibandha, Kushtia and Jhenaidah districts. The progress of the project during 2005-06 could not reach the level of expectation. The table-8 shows the achievement of 2005-06.

Table-8: Achievement in 2005-2006

2005-06

Sl.

No Activities PP Target

Target Achievement Percentage

1. Recruitment of Manpower 26 26 I S 57%

Selection of Villages (no.) 300 100 104 104%

3. Formation of Co-operative Societies (no.)

300 100 104 104%

4. Bench Mark Survey (no.) 300 100 100 100%

5. Family Coverage (no.) 30000 9000 3021 34%

6. Membership Enrolment (person) 30000 9000 3861 43%

7. Capital Accumulation (lakh Taka) - 25.20 7.57 30%

a) Savings 234.00 23.40 3.69 16%

b) Share 7.20 1.80 1.28 71%

c)Miscellaneous 2.60

8. Training and related activities (person) 1620 2097 129%

a) Training of the project staff 17

b) Orientation Course for Upazila level officials anal UP Chairmen 100 100 100 100%



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Activities ��

� Orientation Course for Development

Worker of the village societies like

Maria-ec, Accountant, Dev. Workers, 3000 - -

Cooperators and Members of Union Parishad.

Orientation Course (Members of the 15 permanent committee of Gram Sacker) 32400

TOT Course for district level officers 20 20 17 85%

Mindset change for Development Activists

9000 500 500 100%

Village Workers selection and their orientation

600 200 200 100 %

Monthly Joint and Union co-ordination

43200 800 1065 133%

Special training for co-operators 10800 - -

Training for co-operators sponsored by other institutes

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215 -

Observations I. CVDP has completed its experimental phase in June 2004. It has

started its piloting phase in July 2005. The achievement of the project is not up to the level of expectation due to delay in approval of the project. Shortage of manpower is another limitation. It is hoped that this year CVDP would be able to create a momentum in its performance.

II. There is no provision for credit in the on going phase. It may create some reluctance among the cooperators. RDA can use its RLF of the previous phase for credit.



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III. Villagers eager to be members of CVDP society. This is a positive

indication and the project should give priority to institutional development and awareness building programme through training.

IV. There observed a lot of differences between the performances of old and new CVDP co-operative societies. To share the experience and knowledge of the old societies. The members of the new societies may be taken to the old but good societies through study tour.

V. Four organizations are involved in the implementation of CVDP. There should be dose coordination among the implementing agencies.

2. ADP Projects (Completed during 2.005-06)

2.1 Socio-Economic Development and Improvement of Quality of Life

through Arsenic Free Safe Drinking Water Supply.

This is a GOB-funded project which started jn July 2001 and continued up to June 2006. The main objective of the project is to improve socio-economic condition and quality of rural life through ensuring arsenic free safe potable drinking water supply through expansion/replication of RDA-developed safe water model (low-cost DTW with or without filtration plant). The specific objectives of the project were as follows:

i. To install low-cost DTW with or without filtration plant for ensuring safe

potable arsenic free drinking water supply according to the guidelines of WHO/ Bangladesh standard.

ii. To develop health status of the rural people by increasing per-capita water consumption.

vi. To reduce the level of water borne-diseases. iv. To uplift socio-economic status of the rural people by engaging them in

different income generating activities like irrigation, crop production, poultry and livestock rearing, vegetables and nursery production, aquaculture and development of small cottage industries etc.



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At Glance Major Activities of the Project:

Main Activities Target Achievement

Training Activities (Table-9) 1400 1429(102%)

Action Research sites (Table-10) 24 24(100%)

Workshop/Seminar (Table-11) 04. 5(125%)

Evaluation and Publication Reports (Table-12) 04 5(125%)

Table- 9: Training Activities

No. of participants

Target Achiveme

nt

Upto 2006

Sl. No Title of the Course Duration

(days)

1 Orientation course on Arsenic Free Safe Drinking Water

Supply Project 01 100 103

2 On-Farm Water Management (Farmer's Field School) 10 300 337

3 Plumbing and Electrical Training 28 200 184

4 Poultry Rearing and Management 20 20 17

5 Horticulture Nursery Development Technology 21 150 141

6 Credit Operation and Management 04 80 80

7 Livestock & Poultry Rearing and Primary Treatment 40 80 73

8 Cultivate Land and Fertilizer Management 10 20 15

9 Maize Production, Preservation and Technology Transfer 10 - 06

10 Modern Potato Seed Production, Preservation & Marketing

06 40 45

11 Modern Fish Culture 1.0 60 55

12 Green Fertilizer Production Technology 04 - 04

13 Goat Rearing and Primary Treatment 10 - 09

14 Modern Cultivation of Pulses and Oil Seeds 10 - 10

15 On-Farm Water Management (FFS) 03 250 240

16 Project Activities Reviewing 01 100 110

Grand Total

1400

1429

(102%)



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Table-10: Action Research Sites Year wise sub-project areas with responsible management

organization (NGO/ Samity) are listed herewith:

Sl.

No.

Site Year Name and address of NGO/Samity

1. Pakunda. Sonargaon, NarayangonJ 2002 Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAG)

2 Sayedpur. Sujanagar. Pahna 2003 Society for Social welfare (SSW), Mazira, Bogs.

3 Vhangura. Pabna 2003

Local Female Development Society (LFDS). Vhangura, Pabna.

4. Pirizpur. Godagari. Rajshahi 2003 Gram Unnayan Samity (GUS). Godagm-i, Rajshahi.

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GARB Village Godagari, (Rajshahi 2003 Centre for Action Research Barind (GARB), Rajshahi

6. Kolaroa. Satkhira 2004 JESH Foundation, Kolaroa. Satkhira

7. Homna. Comilla 2004 Homna Pauroshuva, Comilla.

S Ulipur, Bogra 2004 Uchapa Adarsha Bahumukhi Samabaya Samity, Ulipur, Bogra.

9. Pallimongal Hat. Bogs Sadar. Bogra

TMSS. Bogs

10 Kowkhali. Pirozpur 2005 Community Development Centre of Bangladesh (CDCB). Pirozpur.

11. Majbari, Gabtoli, Bogra. 2005 Majbari Gram Unnayan Samity, Majbari, Gabtoli, Bogra

12. Kendua, Madaripur 2005 DISA, Barisal



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1l Kalia. Norail 2005 Environment and Population Research Centre (EPRC), Dhaka.

14 Doharpara, Jessore Sadar,

Jessore

2005 Gram Unnayan, Doharpara, Jessore Sadar, Jessore

15 Chowbari, Kamarkandha. Sirajgonj

2006 Chowbari Socio-Economic Development Organization (CEDO). Chowbari, Kamarkandha, Sirajgogj

16 Faridpur, Pabna 2006 Chalonbil Uddog, Chatmohor. Pabna

17 Chandaikona, Raigonj, Sirajgonj

2006 Chandaikona and Chalksucra Soinobay Samity Ltd., Raigonj, Sirajgonj

18 Kushiani. Gopalgonj 2006 Centre for Health and Development (CHAD), Kashiani. Gopalgonj

19 Uaudundi, Comilla 2006 Palli Renasa SanEstha Eliots.;onj. Daudandh, Comilla

20 Dasherkandi, Khilgaon, Dhaka 2006 Prottasha Samaj Unnayan Sangstha Dasherkandi Khilgaon, Dhaka

21 Singair, Manikgonj, 2006 Association for Under Preveleged People (AUP). Singair. Manikaonj

22 Haluagh at, Mymensingh 2006 Gobracura.Village Development Sangstha, Haluahat,

Mymensingh

23 Durgapur. Naogaon 2006 Durgapur Gram Unnayan Samity. Durgapur, Naogaon

24 Bagerhat Sadar. Bagerhat 2006 Save the Villegers (SV), Bagerhat Sadar. Bagerhat



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Table-11: List of Workshop/Seminar

Sl. No

SI.No.

ITitle Duration (Days) Venue

1 Workshop on Role of RDA in Integrated Water Management

5 April. 2003 Andarbari Sub-proiect. Shariakandi

2 National Seminar on Extension of RDA- developed low-cost DTW Technology

10 September, 2003 CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka

3 Workshop on Multipurpose Arsenic free Piped Water Supply System for Rural Community in Bangladesh

15 February, 2004

RDA Conference Room. Bogra

4 Workshop on Extension of RDA- developed Arsenic free Water Supply Technology

27 August, 2004 RDA Conference Room. Bogra

5 Workshop on Role of concern NGOs/Samity for Sub-project Implementation

15 February 2006 RDA Conference Room, Bogra

Table-12: Evaluation and Publication Reports

1

Generating Computerized Database using GIS and SPSS for Assessing Changing Livelihood Pattern in RDA Water Management Project Area.

2 Safe Drinking Water Supply through RDA-developed Low-cost Deep Tubewell.

3 RDA-developed Low-cost DTW Technology.

4 Documentary Film on Arsenic free Safe Drinking Water Supply

5 Documentary Film and Add on Low-cost DTW and its Multipurpose Use and Arsenic removal.



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Observations

1. Two distinct RDA approach of Arsenic mitigation had already been

identified which need further validation. 2. This model has been attracted by different National and International

agencies. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has already been signed between the World Bank and RDA, Bogra to replicate this model in South Asia Region.

3. Three hundred villages of the country already selected for replicas on of this model by WB fund.

4. The management organization (NGO/Samity) is directly involved in implementing the project in the following ways: 4.1 Deposited 10% of the total capital cost of the project i.e. Tk. l, 80,000.00 to the Academy at the initial stage; 4.2 Cost of electric connection charge was completely borne by the group;

4.3 The internal domestic pipe networks along with fittings are completely borne by the individual users; 4.4 The operation and maintenance cost of the project are also borne by the

groups;

5. The capital cost of RDA-developed DTW ranges from Tk.3.00 lakh to Tk. 5.00 lakh depending on different discharge capacity and depth of the well. At least 30-40% cost could be reduced compared to traditional one having the same capacity.

6. Beneficiaries are using the DTW water for different purposes i.e., irrigation,

drinking, pisciculture, livestock and poultry rearing and also for other

domestic and industrial Purposes.

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2.2 Expansions and Modernization of RDA Demonstration Farm

Bangladeshi farmers are usually the mufti-purpose farmers. They produce crops of various kinds, rear animals and birds, culture fishes and what not. And as such they need integrated extension advice from a single person or institution. A farmer definitely prefers a unified extension agent who would be able to provide information on almost all the disciplines of agriculture. But it must be remembered that a single unified extension agent can never be considered on expert of different disciplines. Keeping these views in mind, a multidisciplinary theme of crop, irrigation, dairy, poultry, nursery, fisheries etc. putting in one basket, a project was formulated and established in July 2000 in the name of "Expansion and Modernization of RDA Demonstration Farm"

to accumulate and disseminate technology. It is a GOB funded project and already ended in June 2006.

The major objectives of the project were as follows: a) To introduce and disseminate modern technology in agricultural production; b) To develop facilities for improved and practical training on different

disciplines of agriculture; and c) To develop extension agent and increase the overall agricultural production.

The facilities created under Expansion and Modernization of RDA

demonstration Farm is stated below:

2.2.1 Crop unit • Instead of draught power farm is facilitated with mechanical power. • Academy started mechanical cultivation with high value crops and data

is using as a source of extension and training information.

2.2.2 Dairy unit In the context of Bangladesh farming system, the major two sub-sectors

are crop and livestock. These two sub-sectors are closely inter related i.e. changes which occur in one sub-sector affect the other. In examining the benefits, the output of one sub-sector becomes the input of the others e.g. use of animal power for crop production is followed by the use of animal manure to improve the soil fertility by decomposition and in turn, crop byproducts are mainly used as animal feed. Keeping in mind, 51 numbers of milk cows with calves, four numbers of sheds, storehouse were developed. Daily about 180 liters of milk is produced and cow dung as a by-product is used for biogas production and farm manure.



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2.2.3 Poultry unit Under these unit four numbers of poultry sheds, one storehouse cum-

office was developed. Among the four sheds one is assigned for brooder house and other three is earmarked for laying house. In brooder house at a time 1000-day-old chickens can be reared. At present in two other laying sheds 1100 laying hens are reared and daily 800 eggs are produced. Droppings are used for farm manure.

2.2.4 Fisheries unit A hatchery outlay was developed in the farm where fingerlings are

produced from eggs of brood fishes. Brood fishes are mostly Rui, Katla, Mrigel, Pungash, Siler carp, Mirror carp, Grass carp, Thai shar puti, Bata etc. It is one of the new arena in the RDA farm. For Fingerling production a deep tubewell was installed with overhead tank for regular supply of water.

A pond of 0.65 acre and a ditch of 2.50 acres around North periphery of the farm were dug for brood fish cultivation. In addition to that aerator, air blower, 02 cylinder. O2 meter, pHmeter, microscope, refrigerator etc. were purchased for smooth running of the fish fry production.

2.2.5 Nursery unit/Tissue culture unit Under this unit a tissue culture laboratory with two Green houses sheds

of 1600 sq ft. each and two Hydroponics shed of 1600 sq ft. each were

prepared.

2.2.6 Farm complex Under farm modernization project a four-storied building with office,

conference room, and laboratory. 6-faculty rooms and one seed Godown was built. To speed up and enhance the work 6 computers and one pick-up was also purchased for RDA Demonstration Farm. A refrigerated storage was also built in front of the Academy.

2.2.7 Agricultural machinery and equipment unit Agricultural Machinery and Equipment unit of RDA Demonstration

Farm has been setup to increase production, processing and marketing of agricultural commodities.

The activities under this unit are as follows: • Buried pipe irrigation system has been installed in the farm; as a result,

95% water loss has been minimized.



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• Under modernization of project deep tubewells were reinstalled with submersible pumps and thus water supply was ensured with low cost.

• A number of agricultural implements like tractor, power tiller, combined harvester, potato grading machine, seed grader and driller, transplanter, weeder, thresher was purchased and agriculture-engineering workshop was built.

• Two modern biogas plants were developed under this project from where biogas is supplied to cafeteria, VIP hostel, DG's Banglow and Faculty Quarter (D, E & F type) for cooking of about 200 people and facilities already ensured to convert gas into electric power.

• On experimental basis both sprinkler and drip irrigation systems have been developed for grass, maize and horticultural crops.

A brief description of the newly installed refrigerated storage and its

equipments are presented herewith. The components are classified as: • Food processing section

• Food preservation section

• Quality control laboratory section

• Marketing section

• Technology training section

2.2.7.1 Food Processing Section:

a) Milk chilling and pasteurization plant

• Milk receiving capacity 250 liters.

• Milk cooler tank capacity 500 liters.

• Cream separator.

• Batch pasteurizer (chilling at 4°C) capacity 250-300 litres/hr.

• Batch pasteurizer (heating at 70°C) capacity 250-300 litres/hr.

• Milk storage tank capacity 1000 litres.

• Milk filling machine for 250, 500, 1000 ml (tetra poly Pac).

b) Fruits and vegetables washing plant (Conveyor type)

Under this plant, various types of fruits and vegetables will be washed by

filtered water and packed for storage and marketing.



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c) Broiler dressing plant

Under this plant, broilers both exotic and indigenous birds will be

dressed by filtered water and packed for storage and marketing.

d) Water treatment plant

Under this plant, the fresh water will be treated and used not only

in the processing unit but also preserved in plastic bottle for marketing.

The capacity of the plant will be 5000 litres/hr., which include pressure

filter, carbon filter, micron filter, ultra violet ray and sodium hypo

chloride dosing component.

e) Meat and fish processing plant

Under this plant, various types of fishes and meat will be processed

manually and packed for storage and marketing. The locally fabricated

instruments will be used for processing and packaging.

2.2.7.2 Food Preservation Section

a) Milk refrigeration compartment

• Capacity: 20,000litres.

• Temperature ranges between +1 to + 40 C.

• The unit will be used for storage of milk only.

b) Fruits and vegetables refrigeration compartment

• Capacity of each compartment: 16,000 litres.

• Total no. of compartments: 03.

• Temperature ranges between +l to +15° C.

• These compartments will be used for storage of fruits and vegetables.

c) Meat and fish refrigeration compartment

• Capacity of each compartment: 20,000 litres.

• Total no. of compartments: 02.

• Temperature ranges between +1 to - 150 C.

• These compartments will be used for storage of meat and fish.

2.2.7.3 Quality Control Laboratory Section:

• The laboratory will be used for testing the food quality.

• Modern testing kits will be furnished in the laboratory.

• Tests will be performed both mechanically and manually.



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2.2.7.4 Marketing Section:

• There will be two product display and sales shops.

• Modern equipments will be furnished in the shops.

• The shops will provide retail and wholesale marketing.

2.2.7.5 Technology Training Section

The technologies which will be developed that will be disseminated

among the trainees, visitors, GOs & NGOs, high officials through

training and visit system. After fullfledged establishment of the

refrigerated storage, RDA farm can earn more revenue as well as these

technologies can be replicated by the private entrepreneurs.

3. Non-ADP Projects (On-going)

3.1 Donor Assisted

3.1.1 Good Seed Initiative (GSI) in South Asia

Good Seed Initiative (GSI) is a Global Forum co-ordinated by CABI Bio-Science in UK. The main focus of GSI is to develop farmer centered seed system allover the world. Rural Development Academy, Bogra is one of the most important GSI member and co-orninator for GSI South Asia since January, 2005. In Bangladesh RDA operates GSI activities in collaboration with WARDA, West Africa, TMSS, AAS, BRRI, BARI, IRRI-FoSHoL, AIS, and BTV (Mati-O-Manush). GSI South Asia explores seed related farmers innovations and disseminates those knowledge resources to a wider farming community via video communication in a cost effective way, assess their impact and capture emerging local innovations for new videos. In 2006 GSI has a target to reach one million farmers through video communication. The set agenda for 2006 is presented in the Table- 13.



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Table-13: GSI. South Asia-Agenda 2006

GSI Agenda: 2006 Status

1 Assess Uptake Pathways of Videos Ongoing

2 Assess Local Ownership of Videos Ongoing

3 Assess Additional Impact of Video Through KAP Survey

Ongoing

4 Collect Farmers Rice Seed Production Related Innovations

Completed

5 Pretest Rice Seed Production Videos in 5 Villages November'06

6 Show Rice Seed Production Video in Video Villages & Feedback Through KAP & FGD

November'06

7 Assess Impact of Rice Seed Production Video in Video Villages Through KAP Survey & FGD

December'06

8 Assess Farmers Information Need for Vegetables Seed Production

Ongoing

9 Collect Farmers Vegetables Seed Related Innovations

Ongoing

10 Script Research for Video on Healthy Seedling Production

Completed

11 Development of Video on Healthy Seedling Production

Completed



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12 Development of TV Clips on Healthy Seedling Production

Ongoing

13 Development of Web Clips on Healthy Seedling Production

Ongoing

14 Script Research for Video on step by step Rice Seec Production

Completed

15 Development of Video on step by step Rice Seed Production

Completed

16 Development of TV Clips on step by step Rice Seec Production

Ongoing

17 Development of Web Clips on step by step Rice Seed Production

Ongoing

18 Script Research for Video on Harvesting and Threshing for Rice Seed Production

Completed

19 Development of Video on Harvesting and Threshing for Rice Seed Production

Completed

20 Development of TV Clips on Harvesting and Threshing for Rice Seed Production

Ongoing

21 Development of Web Clips on Harvesting and for Rice Seed Production

Ongoing

going

22 Script Research for Video on Wheat Seed Production for WRC

Ongoing

23 Development of Video on Wheat Seed Production with WRC

November' 06

24 Development of TV Clips on Wheat Seed Production with WRC

November' 06



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25 Development of Web Clips on Wheat Seed Production with WRC

November' 06

26 Modification of Video on Manual Seed Sorting New Video Developed

27 Development of TV Clips on Manual Seed Sorting New TV Clips Developed

28 Development of Web Clips on Manual Seed Sorting New Web Clips Developed

29 Modification of Video on Seed Sorting by salt water Floatation

New Video Developed

30 Development of TV Clips on Seed Sorting by salt- water Floatation

New TV Clips Developed

31 Development of Web Clips on Seed Sorting by salt water Floatation

New Web Clips Developed

32 Modification of Video on Seed Drying Ongoing

33 Development of TV Clips on Seed Drying Ongoing

34 Development of Web Clips on Seed Drying Ongoing

35 Modification of Video on Seed Storage Ongoing

36 Development of TV Clips on Seed Storage Ongoing

37 Development of Web Clips on Seed Storage Ongoing

38 Scaling-up in 2006 & Monitor through FGD Ongoing



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39 Launch Web Clips in Different Websites November'06

40 Telecast Video Clips Through BTV Regular Programme

October' 06

41 Telecast Video Films Through BTV Mati-O- Manush Programme

October November'06

42 Distribution of Video CD by Different Partners Completed

43 Promote GSI Through News Paper & Electronic Media

Ongoing

44 Expand GSI Horizon in National & International Level

Expand -India, Nepal, Cambodia, West Africa

45 GSI Action Plan Development Completed

46 GSI Calendar Development Completed

47 GSI Target Book Development Completed

48 GSI Inception & Planning Workshop Completed

49 GSI Evaluation & Planning Workshop December End,06

3.1.2 Women in Seed Extension (WISE) Traditionally, women in rural Bangladesh are highly involved in seed

management activities. Women play the role of seed manager in their family.

But most of the seed related interventions/ activities are frequently exposed to

men. This picture gives clear indication to open more doors for women in seed

sector.

Considering the contribution of rural women in seed management

activities and recognizing the core need of women participation in all kind of

seed related interventions the Rural Development Academy (RDA) has

developed an active linkage with SID/DANIDA/MOA in March, 2005 for

supporting women in seed production and marketing through a project titled

Women in Seed Extension (WISE).

Objective To develop a model of community based women entrepreneurship in

seed sector. In the first year, the project dealt with Aman rice seed production with 100 women in five groups. The women members produced and market 5 tons very high quality TFL Aman seed.



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Activities In the second year the project adopted a diversified agenda broadly

categorized as Aman, Boro and Summer Vegetables Seed Production and

Marketing. Keeping the main theme is to develop a women-lead seed business

model. 1. Based on interest and experience 220 women were selected from 11

villages under Sherpur, Shajahanpur, Kahaloo, Sadar upazila of Bogra district and Raigonj upazila of Sirajgonj district.

2. Eleven Women Seed Group is now active in 11 villages under a community based women seed federation.

3. The selected Women were provided intensive training on seed

production, preservation and marketing.

4. The project has provided foundation seed, technical and promotional

backup services.

3.1.3 Rural Plant Clinic Project In Bangladesh pests and diseases are real threats to production causing on

an average up to 30% crop losses in farmer's fields. In order to protect crops

from damage, farmers are becoming increasingly dependent on the use of

dangerous and highly toxic pesticides, used with increasing frequency. In most

cases, farmers use pesticides on the basis of recommendations and advice from

the local pesticide dealers, who themselves are not professionals. Overuse of

pesticides comes from a misunderstanding of what is causing the problem, and

is often attributed to insect pests due to their high visibility. Farmers also have

common misconceptions believe all insects to be pests.

Reviewing the plant health services of Bangladesh the Rural

Development Academy (RDA) in collaboration with the Global Plant Clinic

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Objective To develop a community owned and women-lead rural plant clinic model

for Bangladesh using local government (UP) platform.

Operational Structure:

Three Rural Plant Clinics, (RPCs) have been set up in a Union named

Amrool on experimental basis. Each of the RPC is providing plant health

service to the farmers of surrounding 6-8 villages. The clinics are being set up

in the premises of elected women member of Union Parishad who were

undergone an intensive training on how to organize, run and maintain simple

but effective Local Plant Clinic. RPCs are providing written prescription to the

farmers for solving their plant health problems. After a considerable period a

nominal fee will be charged to run the clinics self-sustained. Initially RDA is

providing technical back up and finally RDA is intended to establish linkages

between RPCs, national plant protection laboratories and DAE as a means of

sustainable exit strategy.

3.2 Self Assisted

3.2.1 RDA Demonstration Farm

The demonstration farm was created shortly after the establishment of the

Academy with the following broad objectives:

i) Conducting adaptive and demonstration trials on the farm and

dissemination of improved agro-technologies to the farming community;

ii) Holding practical sessions of the broad agro-based skill development

training courses of the Academy; and

iii) Producing quality seeds of high valued alternative crops to aid

Government as well as seed programmes for agricultural development.

The demonstration farm measures about 76.0 acres of land of which 70.1

acres are under action research. The rest of the land covers the farm

infrastructure. Currently, the farm has 7 agriculturally divided production Units:

(i) Crop (ii) Dairy, (iii) Poultry, (iv) Fisheries, (v) Horticulture & Nursery, (vi)

Agricultural Equipment and (vii) Tissue culture and Hydroponics unit. The

Crop Unit operates on 52 .0 acres and the Horticulture & Nursery on 3.0 acres

of land. The Fisheries Unit runs its activities on 4.6 acres water bodies that

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The activities of this unit the Horticulture & Nursery on 3.0 acres of land.

The Fisheries Unit runs its activities on 4.6 acres water bodies that include six

ponds and two canals. The activities of this unit cover both mono and poly-

culture experimentation of different indigenous and exotic species of fish

adapted to local environments.

Both experimentally and generally the Crop Unit produces grain crops,

mainly Aman and Boro paddy as well as maize, potato, wheat and different

seasonal vegetables across the year. The produced seeds of rice, maize and

potato are regularly sold to BADC under its Contract Growers Programme.

RDA is a member of that Programme and has been producing quality seeds in

the quoted areas.

The Horticulture & Nursery Unit produces seedlings/saplings of a great

variety of indigenous and exotic fruit and timber species as well as vegetables.

The two other Units, Dairy and Poultry are located along the western side of the

Farm campus. The Dairy Unit's activity currently is confined to milk

production. The Poultry Unit produces eggs from improved exotic fowl breeds.

Agricultural Equipment Unit is a support service unit of the other- units of the

farm. Recently, a new Unit, called Tissue culture and Hydroponic Unit has been

added to experiment on alternative potential of the Farm.

Management A Farm Development Committee chaired by the Director General of the

Academy runs the Demonstration Farm. All faculty members of the

Agricultural Sciences Division are members of this Committee. Its entire

programme from planning to implementation is materialized under the overall

guidance of the Director of Agricultural Sciences. The immediate next

implementer of the planned activities is the Farm Manager who acts under

overall guidance and care of the Farm In-Charge. The Farm In-Charge is

nominated and assigned for a 4-year term from among the faculty members of

the Agricultural Sciences Division. Relevant faculty members render their

services in crop production, soil fertility management, horticulture, vegetables

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Activities Preformed During July 2005- June 2006 A brief description of the unit-wise farm activities performed during the

last financial year is given in the following pages:

Table- 14: Production, Income and Expenditure of Crop Unit (2005-2006)

Crops

Name Variety Area

(acre)

Total

Production Gross Income

(Tk.) Expenditure

(Tk.)

Net Profit

(Tk.)

BR-11 21.33 32500

BRRI-31 7.10 6506

BRRI-32 8.57 8880 Aman Paddy

Aromatic rice 1.00 940

591105.00 405349 185756.00

Tissue culture 2.00 16978 177698.00 104749.00 72949.00

Potato

Diamont (BADC) 10.00 79447 981689.00 495385.00 486304.00

Boro Paddy BRRI-29 19.07 38193 593391.00 330250.00 263141.00

BART-7 (Composite) 5.00 7920 133325.00 112895.00 20430.00

Maize

pacific-11(Hybrid) BRAG 2.00 3200 35000.00 25810.00 9190.00

Vegetable - 1.00 30975 40975.00 29810.00 11165.00

Total - - - 2553183.00 1504248.00 1048935.00

During the year, the crop unit supplies 35 tons Aman, 50 tons Potato, 8 tons Maize and 20 tons Boro seeds to

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Table- 15: Production, Income and Expenditure of Nursery Unit

(2005-2006)

Items

Gross income

(Tk.)

Expenditure

(Tk.)

Net Profit

(Tk.)

Seedlings, saplings and vegetables of different species

485724.00 344214.00 141510.00

Others saplings stock 5000 Nos - 350000.00

During the year, the Nursery Unit produced 48250 seedlings and saplings of varied species of timber andfruit

trees and also offered training to 100 trainees on Horticulture Nursery Development. Technologies.

Table-16: Production, Income and Expenditure of Dairy Unit (2005-2006)

Total cattle

heads

Average

no.

of milch

cows

Total milk

Production

( Litre)

Average milk

Production

( Litre)

Gross income

(Tk.)

Expenditure

(Tk.)

Net Profit

(Tk.)

892039.25 Thrusters

90 20 53692 147 (Milk). 1100030.00 216309.25

174300.00 Food purchase

(Cattle sale)

25 Calf Value 250000.00

Total 20 53692 147 1316339.25 1100030.00 216309.25

During the year, the Unit held 43 cows (including dry), female calves 25 and male calves 13. There were, on

an average, 20 milch cows that produced a total of 53692 litres of milk. Per day av. milk production was 147

litres. A net profit stood at Tk. 276309 was earned from the sale proceeds of milk arzd ruzproductive cattle.

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Unit (2005-2006)

Average

no.

of laying

hens/mont

h

Total :

production

(Nos.)

Daily average

egg

production

(Nos.)

Gross income

(Tk.)

Expenditure

(Tk.)

Grows

margin

(Tk.)

800 220513 604

661655.50 (Egg sale) 52821.00

(Discarded bird sale) *Present Laying Bird

value- 280`b582/ 162960.00/

Others 6682/

Food Purchase &

other Expenditure 642223.50 78935.00

Total 220513 604 721158.50 642223.50 78935.00

There were 800 laying hens on average with daily av. production of 604 eggs in

2005-2006. Total number of eggs produced was 220513. Total gross margin from

eggs and discarded birds sale stood at Tk. 78935.00. Present laying bird's value is

Tk. 162960.00

Fisheries /Hatchery Unit There are six ponds and one canal under this unit. Of these, four ponds

are perennial having 2.50 acres of water area used for rearing brood fish. The rest two ponds and one canal are seasonal having 2.10 acres of water area used for rearing fish spawn. A fisheries hatchery was established in this unit during 2005-06 under "Expansion and Modernization of RDA Demonstration Farm Project". Production of fish seed (spawn) was started in the hatchery from February, 05. Production, expenditure and income of Fisheries Hatchery Unit during 2005-2006 are shown in Table-18.



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Table-18: Production, Income and Expenditure of Fisheries Unit

(200-5-2006)

Number

of ponds

Total water

area of pond

(acre)

Total fish

production

(Kg.)

Gross

income

(Tk.)

Expenditure Net Profit

(Tk.) l Tk. t

7 4.60 4377 511074.00 290097.00 220977.00

There are altogether 7 ponds including 2 canals. Total water area measures 4.60 acres. Total fish produced in

2005-2006 was 4377 kg that earned a net profit of Tk. 220977.00

Refrigerated Storage and Agricultural Equipment Unit (2005-2006) In RDA demonstration farm this unit has been setup as activities related

to agricultural production, processing and marketing of product. Under

Expansion and Modernization of RDA Demonstration Farm Project, some

agricultural machinery and equipments like Tractor, Power tiller, Reaper,

Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation equipments have been procured for better

agricultural mechanization. Under this unit, the proposed refrigerated storage

and other agricultural units were furnished last financial year (2005-2006) and

then the income and as well as technology transfer from this farm can be

started. Net income from this unit was Tk.' 87,964.00 in the last year (2005-

2006) and deposited in a separate bank account. The principles of using the

agricultural equipments have already been prepared. Therefore, in the near

future RDA demonstration farm will be self-sufficient in respect of agricultural

mechanization.

RDA Biotechnology Laboratory Unit Rural Development Academy under its Demonstration Farm Expansion

and Modernization Project has recently established a new unit "RDA

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the most important way to reproduce crops that are difficult to propagate by

conventional methods, such as by seed, division, cutting, grafting etc.

It offers many advantages over other propagation methods, such as

disease free and rapid multiplication are most important. At present, its

application is mainly in potato seed production, orchid multiplication etc. in

Bangladesh. However, systems for successfully producing fruit/food crops such

as banana, jack fruit. Pineapple, strawberry, asparagus and bamboo have been

defined and are currently replacing traditional methods of vegetative

propagations.

RDA biotechnology laboratory has already started potato seed multiplication activities on experimental basis. Very soon RDA will be organized Time Culture Training an

Potato and Orchid Seed Production. In this regard RDA developed a training

manual on tissue culture.

3.2.2 Centre for Irrigation and Water Management (CIWM) Centre for Irrigation and Water Management (CIWM) has been set up in

2003 for popularizing and extension of RDA innovated irrigation and water management technologies for enhancing -the socio-economic condition of the rural people. The specific objectives of the Centre are: (i) to ensure multiple use of water resources such as irrigation, drinking water supply, horticulture and nursery development, poultry and livestock rearing, aquaculture development, food technology etc. (ii) to integrate credit programme-into the water management sector (iii) to build up institutional linkage with different national and international organizations; (iv) to conduct workshops, seminars and skill development training; (v) to generate fund through consultancy services for making the centre financially self-sustained; (vi) to ensure environment friendly irrigation and water management activities; and (vii) to transform the water management activities of RDA into programmatic approach.

Centre for Irrigation and Water Management is mainly run with the professional manpower drawn from Agricultural and Social Science Divisions of RDA. Some other officials and supporting staff will be procured on temporary basis subject to the generation of adequate fund of the centre.



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The centre will be run with its own income. The major sources of income are: service charge of its credit programme, consultancy charge from replication of the RDA model of water management and income from training courses on skill development.

Centre has started functioning by replicating different technologies like low-cost DTW, buried pipe irrigation system, arsenic free safe drinking water supply plant, community based biogas plant etc. and also conducting regaled studies. The model has already been replicated in different GOs/NGOs and private institutions in Bangladesh. A list of RDA developed low cost DTW and safe drinking water supply model already replicated in different organizations under CIWM during the financial year 2005-2006 has been shown in Table-19.

On Going Activities

• Command Area development through buried pipe irrigation system using surface water has been undertaken in the Small Scale Water Resources Development Sector Project (SSWRDSP) of LGED at Charipara, Gaforgaon, Mymensingh.

• A total of 17 nos. arsenic free water supply system have been completed under Nationwide Water Supply Project of Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE).

• A list of on going RDA developed low cost DTW and safe drinking water supply model for the financial year 2005-2006 are presented in Table-20.

• Also a list of proposal on RDA developed low cost DTW and safe drinking water supply given to different organizations under consideration has been shown in Table-21.

Achievement

• Extension and popularization of RDA developed irrigation and water resources technology seems to be more demandable to the different GOs/NGOs/Private owners and the demand has been increased day by day.



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• At present a total of 36-skill manpower have been employed from the own income of CIWM.

• CIWM has earned a significant amount by replicating the technologies.

• Feasibility study of multipurpose use of Low-cost DTW at Rangamati Hill District under the sponsorship of Rangamati Hill District Council has been completed successfully.

• A three years (2005-2008) GOB funded project (Tk. 24.09 crore) namely "Creation of Additional Employment, Increase in Marginal Productivity

of Labour in Rural Economic Activities and Poverty Alleviation

Through Irrigation and Water Management Project" implemented by CIWM has already been implementing at RDA, Bogra.

• Another three years (2006-2009) GOB funded project (Tk. 14.13 crore) namely "Action Research Project on Increasing Irrigated Area through

Transfering RDA model of Irrigation and Water Management

Technology in Southern and Hill Districts of Bangladesh" implemented by CIWM has been implementing recently at RDA, Bogra with establishing two sub-project office at Rangamati and Khulna.

• Recently two GOB funded Projects entitled "Multipurpose use of Low-cost DTW for Long Term Post Flood Rehabilitation" and "Socio-Economic Development & Improvement of Quality of Life through Arsenic Free Safe Drinking Water Supply" project has successfully been completed. To continue the projects activities and make them sustainable, all activities have been undertaken by CIWM for future continuation and smooth operation.

• Integration of credit concepts of all completed projects (i.e. SFDP, CVDP,

CEPA, MVRD) implemented by RDA, Bogra in the past has given the ability to operate a credit programme called as RDA-credit. The fund for the credit programme has been accumulated from the seed capital and service charges of completed ADP projects. The main objective of RDA-credit is to enable the beneficiaries to handle with the living expenditure including payment of the water charges for domestic and other uses. Hence, water is being used as production item instead of consumable for improvement of



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livelihood of rural people. Different IGAs are shown in Table-22. At a glance the detailed picture of RDA credit programme and credit operation under different sub-projects are attached herewith in Table-23 & 24 respectively.

Table-19: List of RDA-developed Low-cost DTW and safe

drinking water supply model already replicated in different

Organizations under CIWM (During year 2005-2006)

SI. No. Name of the Organization Type of Work Type of

Organization

1 Ahmedpur, Sujanagar, Pabna (DPHE) WFP GO

2 Alinagar, Gomostapur, Chapai Nawabgonj (DPHE) WFP NGO

3 Aqua Breeds Project, Majipara, Panchagarh DTW Private

4 Bangladesh Small Scale Industries Corporation (BSCIC), Kanchpur, Narayongonj

WFP GO

5 Bangladesh Small Scale Industries Corporation (BSCIC)

DTW & WFP GO


DTW & WFP GO


WFP GO

8 Bangladesh University Grant Commission, R/A, Mirpur,

DTW GO

9 Bengal Meet Processing Ltd. Sathia, Pabna DTW & WFP Private

10 BIAM Foundation, Bogra DTW GO

I 1 Flaming Agro Tech Ltd. Tilokpur, Joypurhat DTW Private

12 Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution Ltd. WFP GO

13 Moulavibazar Palli Biddut Samity, Moulavibazar; PBS DTW & WFP NGO

14 National Training & Research Academy for Multilingual

DTW GO

15 National Heart Foundation Hospital, Dhaka DTW GO

16 Parchimanchal Gas Co. Ltd, Baghabari, Sirajgonj DTW & WFP GO

17 Rural Electrification Board, Rajshahi; REB DTW & WFP GO

18 FNB Goshaibari, Bogra DTW NGO

19 Cattle Breeding Centre, Shavar, Dhaka DTW GO

20 Youth Training Centre, Bogra DTW GO

21 China-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge DTW & WFP GO

22 Khamarkandi, Sherpur, Bogra DTW Private



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23 Satak bast, Sathia, Pabna (DPHE) WFP GO

24 World Vision, Bogra DTW NGO

25 Chapai Nawabgonj Pourashava, Chapai Nawabgonj DTW GO

26 Department of Public Health Engineering (GOB-4) 17 sites

WFP GO

27 Northen Poultry farm, Sabgram, Bogra WFP Private

Table-20: List of on going RDA-developed low-cost DTW and safe

drinking water supply model (During year 2005 - 2006)

Sl. No. Name of the Organization Type of work Type of

Organization

1

Bangabandhu Shekh Muzibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur

DTW GO

2 Rural Electrification Board, Jessore WFP GO

3 BRAG, TARC, Pirer Bazar, Sylhet DTW NGO

Table-21: List of Proposal of RDA-developed low-cost DTW and safe

drinking water supply submitted to different organizations under

consideration (During year 2005- 2006)

Sl. No. Name of the Organization Type of work Type of

Organization

I Chittagong EPZ, BEPZA DTW & WFP GO

2 BSCIC Tannery Estate, Savar, Dhaka DTW & WFP GO

3 BRAC Fish Hatchary, Patina DTW NGO

4 Satkhira Palli Biddut Samity WFP GO

5 Bogra Palli Biddut Samity, Bogra DTW GO

6 Chittagong Power Centre WFP GO

7 Gaibandha Jail Campus WFP GO

8 Satkhira Polytechnic Institute DTW & WFP GO

9 Bikrampur Aluminium Industry Ltd. DTW Private

10 B N S B Eye Hospital, Moulavibazar DTW & WFP GO

I I Bangladesh Fertilizer & Agro Chemicals Ltd. DTW & WFP Private

12 27, Rifle Battalion, Kurigram WFP GO

13 Manikgonj Palli Biddut Samity WFP GO

14 PROSHIKA, Mithapukur, Rangpur DTW & WFP NGO

15 PURBANI Fisheries Ltd. Cox's-Bazar WFP Private

16 River Research Institute, Faridpur WFP GO

17 Impact Foundation. Meherpur DTW & WFP NGO



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18 Chittagong Palli Biddut Samity WFP GO

19 ROTARY Club, Mahasthangorh, Bogra DTW Private

20 Sylhet Palli Biddut Samity-1 WFP GO

_21 Sunamgonj Palli Biddut Samity WFP GO

22 BSCIC Tannery DTW & WFP GO

23 BRAC, TARC, Rangpur WFP NGO

24 Scampi World Ltd. Vengri, Sirajgonj WFP Private

25 Regional Scout Training Centre, Bogra DTW GO

26 PROSHIKA, Satkania, Chittagong WFP NGO

27 BSCIC, Tangail WFP GO

28 Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) DTW GO

Table-22: List of IGAs �

1. Agriculture 10. Mechanics

2. Beef Fattening 11. Paddy Husking

3. Carpentry/Masonry 12. Poultry

4. Cottage Industries 13. Pisciculture

5. Cattle Rearing 14. Ricksha/Van pulling

6. Duck Farming 15. Small Trade

7. Electrical/Welding 16. Tailoring/Sewing

8. Goat Rearing 17. Vegetable Gardening

9. Grocery Shop 18. Weaving

Table-23: At a Glance RDA-Credit Programme

Key Points/Activities Progress

Total sub -project area (No.) 24

A. MUDP sub-project area 12

B. Arsenic sub-project area 1 1

C. PAP sub-project area 1

Total seed capital released (Tk. in lakh) 207.25

A. MUDP Sub-project area 84.00

B. Arsenic sub-project area 112.75

C. PAP sub-project area 10.50

Cumulative revolving seed capital (Tk. in lakh) 477.82

A. MUDAub-project area 292.04

B. Arsenic sub-project area 175.51

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Total members involved in credit (No.) 3388

A. Male 2160(64%)

B. Female 1228(36%)

Credit due for realization (Tk. in lakh including service charge) 380.36

Credit realized (Tk. in lakh) 361.72

A. Principal 324.65

B. Service charge 37.07

Out standing (Tk. in lakh) 153.33

A. Principal 153.17

B. Service charge 0.16

Realization (%) 95.00

Table-24: Status of Credit Operation as on June/2006 (CIWM) [Seed Capital MUDP = Tk. 7.00 lakh, AWSP = Tk. 10.25 lakh & PAP = Tk. 10.50 lakh/Sub-project]

TK. In Lakh

Credit Realised

Service Charge SI'

No. Name of sub-project

Starting

Year

Seed

Capt.

Released

Cumu.

Member

enrolled

Cumu.

Credit

Dish.

Princip

al NGO

24%

CIW

M Total

Total

1 Baraichara DTW, Ranirhat, Sirajgong

2003 7.00 106 24.11 19.57 0.40 1.80 2.20 21.77

2 Tarta DTW, Naogaon 2004 7.00 129 14.99 9.14 0 22 0.99 1.21 10.35

Ramnagar DTW, Mymensingh

2004 7.00 185 17.76 1.24 0.29 1.29 1.58 2.82

4 Durgapur DTW, Naogaon

2004 7.00 120 29.70 21.56 0.41 1.84 2.25 23.81

5 Mahasthangorh DTW, Shibgonj, Bogra.

2004 7.00 211 26.02 20.97 0 43 1.92 2.35 23.32

6 Raghurampur DTW, Nabab,onj, Dinajpur

2004 7.00 186 28.49 23.86 0.48 2 14 2 62 26.48

7 Bashubihar DTW, Shibgonj, Bogra.

2002 7.00 113 28 22 23.94 0.45 2.01 2.46 26.40.

8 Fulbari DTW, Gabindagonj,

2004 7.00 188 19.41 13.94 0.29 1.28 1.57 15.51

9 Chandaikona DTW, Raigonj, Sirajgonj

2003 17.25 264 63.04 47.90 0.90 4.04 4.94 52.84

10 Andarbari DTW, Shariakandi,Bogra.

2002 7.00 35 14.11 9.23 0 17 0.79 0.96 10.19

1 1 Nirchintapur, Nalitabari,

22004 7.00 219 17.70 12.18 0 25 1.11 1.16 13.54

12 Atail Action Research, Sheipw

2005 7.00 94 8.49 5.33 0 1 1 0.48 0 59 5.92

13 Sayedpur Arsenic, Kashinathpur, Pabna

2004 10.25 154 22.85 14.47 0.30 1.36 1 66 16.13



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14 Kalaroa Arsenic, Satkhira

2004 10.25 194 22.77 18.26 0.39 1.76 2.15 20.41

15 Bhangura Arsenic. Pabna

2004 10.25 169 31.64 24.69 0.97 1 71 2.68 27.37

16 Majbari Arsenic, Gabtoli,

2004 10.25 213 25.43 17.97 0 16 1 61 1.97 19.94

17 Dahatpara Arsenic, Jessor

2004 10.25 157 21.04 11.90 0.25 1 15 1.40 13.30

18 CARB Village. Ra,jshahi

2004 10.25 109 14.98 8.22 0.16 0.74 0.90 9.12

19 UCHAPA, Ulipur, Bogra

2005 10.25 147 13.94 9 19 0.18 0.82 1 00 10.19

20 Pirizpur Arsenic, Godagari. Rajshahi

2005 10.25 57 5.59 2.40 0.05 0.21 0.26 2.66

21 Haluaghat Arsenic. Mymensingh

2005 10.25 120 9.17 4.25 0.09 0.38 0 47 4.72

22 Dasherkandi Arsenic, Khilgaon, Dhaka

2005 10.25 82 8 10 2.37 005 0.21 0.26 2.63

23 Shalanga,PAP. Sirajganj .

2005 10.50 136 10.27

2.07 10.04 0. l9 0.23 2.30

4. Non-ADP Projects (Completed during 2005-06)

4.1 Model Village in Rural Development (MVRD)

Model village in Rural Development (MVRD) project was sponsored by CIRDAP (Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific) in 11 of its member countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. Its objective was to develop a model for uplifting the socio-economic condition of the rural people. The first phase of the project was implemented from January, 1991 to October, 1996. In January, 1997 a four-member evaluation team from CIRDAP evaluated the project and expressed satisfaction over the performance of the project. It may be mentioned here that out of eleven projects three MVRD Projects in Bangladesh, Srilanka and Pakistan were evaluated by CIRDAP during 1997 and on the basis of their evaluation the performance of MVRD project at Bogra, Bangladesh was considered the best. From CIRDAP's point of view the project had completed within its scheduled period. However, RDA, Bogra and the beneficiaries agreed to continue the project up to June 2006 using the rolled up fund as seed capital. The project had completed its scheduled period and all activities of the project ended in June 2006. A brief progress of the project is given below:



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Formation of Groups One village named Magurgari under Sherpur Upazila of Bogra district

was selected as project village. After benchmark survey, the beneficiaries (landless) were formed into eight groups-six female and two male - covering 159 members of whom 94 were female and 65 were male.

Training The beneficiaries were given training on Leadership, Skill development,

Accounts Keeping, Social Forestry, Environment, Crop Production, Seed Production and preservation Technology and Women empowerment. Till June 2006, 190 beneficiaries were given training on various IGAs.

Micro-Credit Support The beneficiaries were supported by micro-credit for undertaking 12

profitable Income Generating Activities. One study reveals that all IGAs were found profitable but profitability varies from IGAs to IGAs. Percentage of profit ranges from 100% upto 250%. An amount of Tk. 30,12,500.00 was given as loan for undertaking IGAs and repayment was almost 100%.

Other Activities of the Project

The project supplied 33 sets of water sealed latrine, 10 hand tubewells,

contraceptives to 105 eligible couples and 2892 plant saplings among the

beneficiaries of the project.

Findings 1. Rural people can be formed into groups and through groups profitable

IGAs can be undertaken.

2. Group discipline and cohesion among group members can be transformed

into group pressure for timely loan repayment.

3. Training on skill development supported by micro credit had positive

impact on poverty alleviation.

4. Increased income through IGAs has positive impact on improved housing,

health, education, nutrition, sanitation and adoption of family planning.



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4.1. CONCLUSION

The academy has three mandatory functions to do Training, Research and

Action research. It provides training to the personnel of the nation building

departments; cooperation, people’s representatives and NGO personnel to

create a cadre of professionals in the field of rural development

Since its inception in June, 1974 RDA has made all out efforts to perform

the responsibilities to reach the national goals of the rural development quite

satisfactory.

The training program of the academy aims at creating rural

development professionals/workers as BRDB field level, civil administration,

health department officers NGO officers co-operators, farmers, and peoples

representatives. In order to alleviate rural poverty through creation of self-

employment, the academy has started providing skill development training on

nursery development, livestock, and poultry rearing, pisciculture, irrigation,

mechanics, tailoring, carpentry, masonry, and so on. These courses always

encourage the participation of less educated and unemployed youths and

woman.

In order to evolve models for agricultural development, the

academy has undertaken a number of action research projects. The

comprehensive village development program (CVDP) is being implemented by

the academy in 4 villages of Rajshahi and Khulna divisions to evolve a co-

operative based rural development model. Along with the organizational



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endeavor, For raising food production in agriculture, the academy has been

implementing program has emphasized on IGA training for creation of self

employment. A project on multipurpose use of low cost DTWs. By this, it

covers not only growing of crops but also other related activities of agriculture

which include development of horticulture nursery, fish culture, live stock, and

poultry rearing. Besides this, DTW water is also used for household purposes

including drinking. This project has covered 20 villages of 10 Districts in flood

affected areas. It has earned immense reputation and a good number of

organizations have replicated the concept in their areas. The rural housing

projects test the possibility of providing to the destitute households basing on

their loan repayment behavior. It started in 1993 and provides houses to 107

destitute households. The results so far achieved from the project are not up to

the level of expectation.

The model village development program has emphasized the need

for undertaking non-crop agriculture and non firm activities as way for poverty

alleviation. The project has made a good success in health and sanitation

aspects. The crop diversification has become imperative for Bangladesh.

Realizing the fact, the academy was involved in this program. For variety of

screening of maize, oil, seeds, pulse, potato etc. The academy has 80 acre

Demonstration farm. Since its inception in nearly 1975 it has been engaged in

trial and demonstration of newly developed crops variety with adaptable

technologies. Now it includes seed production, live stock, poultry, horticulture,

nursery, fisheries, and ornamental nursery. All this activities have been linked

with different training programs of the academy and thus, in addition to



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farmers, the farm has become a real learning ground for the trainees of different

courses. All the practical classes related to agriculture are being arranged at the

different units of the farm. The demonstration farm is also being used as the

field for action research on irrigation technologies launched by the ITRTT

project of the academy. Especially, the experimentation with the different types

of irrigation channel is providing the farmers, trainees and concerned visitors

the opportunity of choosing the low- cost suitable water distribution system for

this areas. With a view to strengthening its agricultural activities, the academy

has stepped into collaboration with NGOs and multinational agencies like

Hellen Killer international, Proshika and Advanced chemical Industries (ACI)

in the field of seed production including vegetative propagation. The academy

has conducts research on various problems of agriculture and rural development

in order to provide policy insights to the Government. To this end, it collets

field level data covering a wide range of areas like land and agriculture, dairy

and fishery, health and sanitation, education and employment, women and

children, irrigation and so on. The academy has also conducted a good deal of

evaluation studies on development programs of the government and NGOs and

training programs of the academy. The studies have been able to see the

effectiveness of the programs and provide necessary direction and guidance

towards smooth running of the similar programs in the future. The Academy

has been well handling its assigned tasks in the field of training, research and

action research. However, in course of time, the training and the research

demand of the academy have gone up tremendously. Side by side with the

government, the non-government organizations have also become very active in

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the academy has to entertain and accommodate instant training request from the

government. At the top, the opening of the Bangabandhu Bridge has offered a

new horizon and dimension of thinking and as a result the work intensity of the

academy is sure to be enhanced manifold. Because of developed

communication and easy linkage the role of the academy in conducting

research, organizing training, holding seminar and workshop has been elevated.

The academy can hardly cope with the increased workload unless it plans its

schedule of work, priorities both the areas and activities to be undertaken. Thus,

the academy assumes crucial importance in fixing up the priorities and in

achieving its objectives through making proper utilization of its limited human

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Recommendations:

In light of various types of problem and discussion mentioned in previous

chapter, the following recommendations are given below-

I. More involvement should be needed for the development of the quality

of life of the rural people.

II. The adopted various programme for the development of the rural area

should be more flexible.

III. To launch more easily term oriented loan programme.

IV. To recruit more skill man power.

V. Awareness building course among farmer for adopting new technologies

of cultivation.

VI. More scientific method should be applied in RDA’s demonstration farm.

VII. All the activity of RDA should be free from corruption and biasness.



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1) Annual report of RDA in 1999-2006.

a) Director General, Annual report of RDA, Bogra; Royal Printers & Publishers, 1999.

b) a) Director General, Annual report of RDA, Bogra; Royal Printers & Publishers, 2000.

c) a) Director General, Annual report of RDA, Bogra; Royal Printers & Publishers, 2001.

d) a) Director General, Annual report of RDA, Bogra; Royal Printers & Publishers, 2002.

e) a) Director General, Annual report of RDA, Bogra; Royal Printers & Publishers, 2003.

f) a) Director General, Annual report of RDA, Bogra; Royal Printers & Publishers, 2004.

g) a) Director General, Annual report of RDA, Bogra; Royal Printers & Publishers, 2005.

h) a) Director General, Annual report of RDA, Bogra; Royal Printers & Publishers, 2006.

2) Journal of RDA in 2005.

A) Matin, M.A, Mahrnud Hossain Khan,

Md. Nazrul Islam Khan, Socio-Economic Development and Improvement of

Quality of Lifethrough Arsenic Free Safe DrinkingWater Suppl; Royal Printers & Publishers, Chak Jadu Cross Lane, Bogra, Bangladesh, 2005.

3) Various Bulletin of RDA. 4) Planning Reports.



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Appendix- A

Progress of Action Research Projects (2005-2006)

Sl. No. Name of the Action Research Project ADP/ Non-ADP . Sponsor(s) Remarks

1

Socio-Economic Development and Improvement of Quality of Life through Arsenic Free Safe Drinking Water Supply.

ADP GOB Completed

2 Expansion and Modernization of RDA Demonstration Farm. ADP GOB Completed

3.

Creation of Additional Employment, Increase in Marginal Productivity of Labour in Rural Economic Activities and Poverty Alleviation Through Irrigation and Water Management.

ADP GOB On-going

(30.6.2008)

4.

Expansion, Renovation and Modernization of Physical Infrastructure of the Rural Development Academy, Bogra (2°d Phase).

ADP GOB On-going

(30.6.2008)

5

Comprehensive Village Development Programme (RDA-Part) ADP GOB

On-going

(30.6.2008)

6 Model Village in Rural Development (MVRD)

Non -ADP CIRDAP Completed

7. Good Seed Initiative (GSI) in South Asia Non -ADP CABI, UK

On-going

(31.12.2007)

8. Women in Seed Extension (WISE) Non -ADP

SID-DANIDA, Seed Wings,

MOA.

On-going (30.6.2007)

Rural Plant Clinic (RPC) Non -ADP GPC,CABI,UK On gong

(31.12.2007)

10. RDA Demonstration Farm Non -ADP Self sponsored On-going

1 1 Centre for Irrigation and Water Management (CIWM). Non -ADP Self sponsored On-going



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Appendix-B

List of Faculty Members who prepared the Reports on different projects

SI. No. Name of the Project Name of Reporter(s)

ADP Projects (on-going)

1. Creation of Additional Employment, Increase in Marginal Productivity of Labour in Rural Economic Activities and Poverty Alleviation through Irrigation and Water Management.

M.A. Matin Project Director Mahmud Hossain Khan Deputy Project Director Md. Nazrul [slam Khan Deputy Project Director

2. Expansion, Renovation and Modernisation of Physical Infrastructure of Rural Development Academy Bogs (2nd Phase).

M.A. Matin Project Director Mahrnud Hossain Khan Deputy Project Director

3. Action Research Project on Poverty Alleviation through Improved Irrigation Technology Transfer in Southern and Hill Tracts Area.

M.A. Matin Project Director Mahmud Hossain Khan Deputy Project Director

4. Comprehensive Village Development Programme (RDA-Part).

Md. Ali MostaPa Chowdhury Project Director Md. Habibur Rahman Deputy Project Director

ADP Projects (Completed)

1. Socio Economic Development through Arsenic Free Safe Water Supply Project.

M.A. Matin Project Director Mahrnud Hossain Khan Deputy Project Director Md. Nazrul Islam Khan Deputy Project Director

2. Expansion and Modernisation of RDA Demonstration Farm.

Dr. Rangjit Chandra Adhikary Project Director M.A. Matin Deputy Project Director



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Non-ADP Projects (on-going)

I . Good Seed Initiative (GSI) in South Asia AKM Zakaria Project Director

2

Women in Seed Extension (WISE) AKM Zakaria Project Director

3. Rural Plant Clinic (RPC) AKM Zakaria Project Director

4. RDA Demonstration Farm Dr. Md. Abdur Rashid Deputy Director

Centre for Irrigation and Water Management (CIWM)

M.A. Matin, Director Mahmud Hossain Khan Deputy Director Md. Nazrul Islam Khan Deputy Director

Non-ADP Project (Completed)

I . Model Village in Rural Development (MVRD) M. Fazlul Haq Project Director.



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BOARD OF GOVERNORS Rural Development Academy, Bogra

Chairman:

Honorable Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives,

Government of the people’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Members:

Secretary, Rural Development and Co-operatives Division

Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture

Secretary, Ministry of finance

Secretary, Local Government Division

Secretary, Ministry of Establishment

Member, Rural Institution wing, Bangladesh Planning Commission

Rector, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Sector

Director General, Bangladesh Rural Development Board

Director General, Bangladesh academy for Rural Development, Comilla

Commissioner, Rajshahi Division

Registrar, Cooperative Societies

Director Institute of Bangladesh studies, Rajshahi University.

Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Director General, National Institute of Local Government

Four Persons Nominated by the Government

Member-Secretary

Director General, Rural Development Academy, Bogra

THE FACULTY Director General Additional Director General Directors Joint Directors Assistant Directors Medical Officers Librarian

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