GBDC Reflection Workshop
10-11 April 2013
….an area of unique humanand agro-ecosystems…..
….home to 38 million people….
AAS in the “Southern Bangladesh Polder Zone”
The AAS Development Challenge
The AAS development challenge is to achieve sustainable and continual improvements in agricultural productivity, livelihoods and nutrition of poor communities in the Southern Bangladesh Polder Zone in the face of increasing salinity, changing hydrology, climate change and within a context of complex and dynamic markets and social change.
The AAS development challenge is to achieve sustainable and continual improvements
in agricultural productivity, livelihoods and nutrition of poor communities in the
Southern Bangladesh Polder Zone in the face of increasing salinity, changing hydrology
and climate change. The vision is for a positive transformational change in the lives and
livelihoods of poor AAS-dependent farmers and their communities, particularly women
and youth. This will be demonstrated by means of communities that lead in the
innovation and adoption of more productive, diversified and resilient practices and
technologies; a farming community with leaders, particularly women and young
leaders, who take a more proactive role in accessing and generating information that
allows for their farming and livelihood systems to become more innovative, productive,
profitable, resilient and fair; and a private sector, government, and social systems that
are more equitable and responsive to the needs of women and resource-poor farmers.
With this enhanced capacity, more equitable leadership and responsive systems farming
communities will make more effective use of water, land and biodiversity resources,
have better access information and markets and continually adapt to a dynamic Khulna
floodplain system.
Our Starting Point
We believe in and seek to harness an immense and inherent potential for:
1. People to innovate and adapt
2. Continued and sustainable improvements in aquatic agricultural systems in the polder zone
1. Sustainable Increases in System Productivity
2. Equitable Access to Markets
4. Gender Equity
5. Policies and Institutions to Empower AAS Users
3. Socio-Ecological Resilience and Adaptive Capacity
6. Knowledge, Sharing, Learning and Innovation
AAS Research Themes
THEORY OFCHANGE
Norms for greater gender equity at the household,
community and hub levels is established.
Farmers lead, have improved understanding of and have
improved access to modern science and technology
Private sector, government and NGO services and structures are poor-
responsive
Sustainable reductions in
poverty & improvements in
Nutrition
Strategic Changes:
Greater gender equity in household decision-makingIncluding food decisions
More control and/or ownership of monetary and other productive resources by women
Women playing more influential roles in community governance
Women are respected as important economic actors the local economy
Government policies support gender equity and are implemented
Women and the poor have organized group approaches to gain voice and power in negotiations
Strategic Changes:
Farmers have enhanced science skills which they use to do research, analyze research and share it with other farmers and communities.
Farmers are aware of and linked to key sources of information and science
Formal sector researchers and scientists regularly communicate and engage with farmer scientists
Farmers are linked to and share their research and knowledge with other community members and adjacent communities
CGIAR scientists actively support and link their research to community based research agendas
Strategic Changes:
Agriculture input systems are women and poor responsive.
Agriculture information systems are developed with women and poor as specific target audiences and their structures are designed for this purpose.
Markets are women and poor-friendly in terms of participation in buy, selling and negotiating prices.
Women are involved in and their opinions equal for water and other common resource committees
Women and the poor have organized group approaches to gain voice and power in negotiations
KHULNA HUB LEVEL THEORY OF CHANGE
X X =
Red font is probable linkage
with CSISA
Polders 3, 30,433/2F
PROGRAM OF FARMER AND COMMUNITY LED RESEARCH AND
INNOVATION AGENDAS 1-6
PROGRAM SUPPORTIVERESEARCH FOCUSED ON
AGENDAS 1-6
Prioritization of Researchable Participatory Technology Development Agendas
Establish partnerships for research
Issues prioritization process
1. Prepared list of issues
2. Prepare ballot box and cards
3. Individual voting
4. Counting, analyzing and discussing
Livestock Poultry Aquaculture Vegetables Fruits Freshwater0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
High Saline: Satkhira (Homestead Agriculture)
Women Men
Women=100, Men=100, Total Taka=400,000 (@Tk 2000/person)
Am
ount
in T
aka
Livestock Poultry Aquaculture Vegetables Fruits Freshwater0
50000
100000
150000
200000
Medium Saline: Khulna (2 polders) Homestead Agri-culture
Women Men Total
Women=200, Men 200, Total Taka= 800,000 (@Tk 2000/person)
Livestock Poultry Aquaculture Vegetables Fruits Freshwater0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
Low Saline: Barguna (Homestead Agriculture)
Women Men Total
Women=100, Men=100 Total Tk= 400,000 (@Tk 2000/person)
Am
ount
in T
aka
Rice
Winter C
rops
Wate
r Man
agement
Vegetab
les
Gher Aquac
ulture
Com. Poultr
y
Ag. Equipment
Others
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
High saline: Satkhira (Field Agriculture)
Women Men Total
Women=100, Men=100, Total Taka = 400,000 (@Tk 2000/person)
Am
ount
in T
aka
Rice
Winter C
rops
Wate
r Man
agement
Vegetab
les
Gher Aquac
ulture
Commertial
Poultry
Others
Agri equipments
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
Medium Saline: Khulna Field Agriculture
Women Men Total
Women=200, Men=200, Total Taka=800,000 (@Tk 2000/person)
Rice
Winter C
rops
Wate
r Man
agement
Vegetab
les
Gher Aquac
ulture
Com. Poultr
y
Ag. Equipment
Others
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
Low Saline: Barguna (Field Agriculture)
Women Men Total
Women = 100, Men=100 Total Taka=400,000 (@Tk 2000/person)
Am
ount
in T
aka
A RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF TWO LINKED AND COMPLEMENTARY LEVELS OF RESEARCH
Programof System-Level Action Research
&Strategic Research
Agendas
CommunityVision-Informed
ResearcherLed
Community LevelProgram of Action
Research,Inquiry and
Capacity Building
Researcher, NGO & P. S. Support
Farmer and Community Led
SCIENCEOUTPUTS
DEVELOPMENTOUTCOMES
PLATFORM FOR PRACTICE, KNOWLEDGE, COORDINATION
& COMMUNICATION
OBSERVATION
Low rice production
RESPONSE
BreedingDefine salinity Fertilizer trials
Slow adoption of new varieties, low input use
DemonstrationsParticipatory selectionTraining
Share crop system (1/3 of harvest). No access to credit. No control over water.
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Must have “own” local rice varieties for own consumption and guests
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The WorldFish work on “challenged ponds” is exploring this same model: Why is there low productivity? Is it a lack of technology? Is it a lack of understanding of women’sobjectives? Cultural barriers? Are there other underlying factors (e.g. multiple ownership)?
RESEARCHERS BUILD SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND WOMEN FARMER’ PROBLEMS
WOMEN– RESEARCHER RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN– FISH SEED DEALER RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
WOMEN FARMERS LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND SHARE
RESEARCHERS BUILD SKILLS TO APPROACH PROBLEMS FROM A DIVERSITY OF ANGLES THAT THEY NEED TO BRING ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE INTO
DEVEOPMENT OF MORE WOMEN
RESPONSIVE AQUACULTURE
INPUTS
MORE WOMEN RESPONSIVE
FISHERIES AND AQUACUTURE
RESEARCH
MORE RESEARCH ON PROBLEMS FACED BY
FARMERS IN “CHALLENGED”
SYSTEMS
IMPACT: REDUCED POVERTY,
INCREASED NUTRITION, ETC.
EMBED ALL PROCESSES IN BI-LATERAL /GOVT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR
SCALE
RESEARCHER ADVISORY TEAM ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE PEER BACKSTOPPING
GREATER ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES
INCREASED AND/OR
CONTINUAL FISH PRODUCTION
INCREASED NATURAL FISH POPULATION
IMPROVED AND INCREASED
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF
NATURAL FISH
INCREASED DIVERSITY OF
FISH
TESTING AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES
OPTIONS
Researcher-Led
CHALLENGED PONDS
Research
TESTING OF OKRA AND SUMMER TOMATO SEEDS
(AGAINST CURRENT VARIEITIES)
RESEARCHER ADVISORY TEAM ESTABLISHED TO
RECOMMEND AND OVERSEE FARMER
RESEARCH
ADOPTION OF HIGHER YIELDING
AND DIVERISTY OF VEGETABLES
^ FARMER RESEARCH SKILLS
FARMER – RESEARCH RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT
FARMER – PRIVATE SECTOR SEED DEALER RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
DEVEOPMENT OF MORE WOMEN
RESPONSIVE SEED MARKETS
RESEARCHERS WORK WITH FARMERS TO
DEVELOP MORE FARMER RESPONSIVE SOLUTIONS TO FARMER PROBLEMS
GREATER ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES
IMPACT: REDUCED POVERTY,
INCREASED NUTRITION, ETC.
FARM COMMUNITIES LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND SHARE
EMBED ALL PROCESSES IN BI-LATERAL /GOVT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR
SCALE
Research outputs
Research outcomes
Direct benefits and enabling environment
AAS Pathway 2
IDOs
FARMER TESTING OF
OTHER CROP VARIETIES WITH
CONFIDENCE
FARMERS TAKE OWN ACTION
TO SOLVE OTHER ISSUES FARMERS
ACCESSING AND STORING BETTER QUALITY SEEDS
FARMER-LED RESEARCH & INQUIRY ON VEGETABLE
SEEDS
RESEARCHERS BUILD SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND WOMEN FARMER’ PROBLEMS
WOMEN– RESEARCHER RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN– LINKAGES TO VETERINARY SERVICES AND FODDER MARKETS
WOMEN FARMERS LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND SHARE
RESEARCHERS BUILD SKILLS TO APPROACH PROBLEMS FROM A DIVERSITY OF ANGLES THAT THEY NEED TO BRING ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE INTO
DEVEOPMENT OF MORE WOMEN
RESPONSIVE LIVESTOCK SERVICES
MORE WOMEN RESPONSIVE LIVESTOCK RESEARCH
MORE RESEARCH ON PROBLEMS FACED BY
FARMERS WITH LIMITED LAND AND
LIVESTOCK
IMPACT: REDUCED POVERTY,
INCREASED NUTRITION, ETC.
EMBED ALL PROCESSES IN BI-LATERAL /GOVT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR
SCALE
RESEARCHER ADVISORY TEAM ESTABLISHED TO
RECOMMEND AND OVERSEE FARMER
RESEARCH
GREATER ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES
INCREASED ACCESS TO QUALITY & DIVERSITY OF
FODDER
INCREASED LIVESTOCK PROFITS
& PRODUCTION
INCREASED MARKETS AND
PRICES FOR FODDER
IMPROVED LIVESTOCK
HEALTH
TESTING AVAILABLE
FODDER VARIETIES UNDER DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS
Farmer-Led Research on
Livestock Fodder Production
SET FARMER PRIORITIES,
AGREEMENTS AND
PLANNING
FIELD DAYS, ANALYSIS & PLANNING
INITIATE, IMPLEMENT & MONITORRESEARCH
CROSS COMMUNITY VISITS AND SHARING
PARTRAINING PROCESS DOCUMENTAITON & KSL NETWORK
DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS ANALYSIS, FEEDBACK AND REVIEW
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, ANALYSIS AND BEST PRACTICE
RECOMMENDATIONS
STAFF TRAINING AND SUPPORT, REGULAR FIELD VISITS FOR
PROBLEM SOLVING , ADAPTATION & RECOMMENDATIONS
ANALYSIS, FEEDBACK AND REPORT WRITING
FARMER-LED RESEARCH AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CYCLE
SCIENCE THEME TEAM PROGRAM OF SUPPORT
PAR, GENDER AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSES SUPPORT TEAM
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research Theme Research Activity
Theme 1: Productivity
Community-Led Research on seed quality and productivity of horticulture crops for homestead.
Community-Led Research on diversification of field crops options.Community-Led Research on livestock fodder production. Researcher-Led participatory research on productivity for shaded, multi-purpose ponds.
Theme 2: MarketsCommunity-Led investigations for livestock fodder value chains.
Researcher-Led Livestock fodder value chain analysis
Theme 3: Ecology
Researcher-Led rice field fish habitat restoration.
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Researcher-led modeling of productivity and resilience of sarjon systems under changing climate situations
Researcher-Led benchmarking of agrobiodiversity in the AAS operational areas.
Theme 4: PoliciesNo research programs will be implemented in 2013 that have a direct focus on policy and institutions.
Theme 5: Gender
Researcher-Led benchmarking of current time allocation and resource utilization of family members,
Researcher-Led discussions more gender-equitable decision-making at the household level
Researcher-led benchmarking of equitable intra-household food distribution and consumption
Theme 6: Knowledge
In 2012 the AAS program of implementation documentation finalized.
In 2013 a knowledge sharing and learning (KSL) platform will be established to support the hub program-of-work.