Action Aid Bangladesh: Land Leasing, Technology Transfers and Biodiversity Centres 

 NGO:                                       ActionAid Bangladesh

 Project title:                           “Paribarvittik Jeebo-boichitro gram” (extreme poor household based

                                               biodiversity centres)

 Project Area:                                  Domar and Sadar Upazila, Nilphamari District

 Target:                                             1,200 Beneficiary Households (BHH)

 Years to Graduate:                   2 years

 Budget (BDT):                         Total Budget 31,563,011; Cost per BHH 26,303; direct delivery cost per

                                               BHH 15,132.

 Key Aspects

• Respond to food insecurity because of high levels of unemployment during Monga;
• Develop entrepreneurs through the diversification of the local skills base;
• Enable the medium to long-term lease of khas land for the development of biodiversity centres;
• Generate employment throughout the year where once only seasonal labour existed;
• Production of high value horticulture linkages to markets;
• Ensuring entrepreneurs receive a fair price for their products;
• Biodiversity centres in sync with local environmental conditions for a positive impact through the development of mini ecosystems;
• Focus on participatory skills development for BHHs;
• Providing technical support on harvest and post-harvest technologies and establishing strong market linkages.

 Outputs

• Year-round revenue provided for 600 BHHs from biodiversity production centres;
• 600 additional income opportunities from centres created, through wage earning and profit sharing;
• Reduced migration to urban centres;
• Increased agricultural output including vegetable seed produced for 40,000 farmers and high value crops produced for 20,000 consumers;
• Increased level of skills with improved decision-making ability.

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