Integrated Agriculture Unit (Agriculture sector)

Development Partner: PKSF

Fisheries and Livestock Unit (Fisheries team) and Agriculture unit (Integrated Agriculture Unit) has been working Since FY 2018-19 in included branches and which is carrying on. In 2020-21 fiscal Year PKSF has selected and sponsored to GBK to continue the different innovation agriculture activities with successive aspect. GBK is working in targeted area to improve community livelihood through multidimensional activities, and to gain Sustainable Development Goals. Agriculture unit has accomplished in various activities on the basis of bond of micro-credit and Agriculture.

Agriculture Unit is trying to increase the IGAsthrough expansion of different new technology which helps proper utilization of limited asset of members to achieve goals. Agriculture Fisheries and Livestock Unit is a great example of socio-economic development that increase members income through utilization of useless land, Fishing gear, poultry rearing, cattle fattening, fish farming in ponds, safe vegetable production, vermin-compost production and so on.

Project Goals:

To enhance the loan activities and loan security, member’s IGA, ensure safe vegetable production, increase production, productivity, women engagement, Women empowerment and supply of Maximum vegetable protein at community level.

Project Objectives:

1. Provide technical training to the member (MF) of catchment area
2. Technical Support like as vegetable production, pest control and management
3. To disseminate the Agriculture Technology in the field level (Mulch paper, safe vegetable production with sex pheromone trap, High value vegetable production, new rice variety cultivation and inter cropping).
4. To assist in establishment of new entrepreneur in catchment area.
5. To create inspiration among farmers through farmers field day.
6. To provide new agriculture technology and activities among the farmer level.

Project Duration: 1st July 2024 to 30 June 2025

Project Working Area:  Khoyerpukur, Vobanipur, Baro pukuria Branch

Project Targeted people: Small and marginal farmers

Number of Project Participant: 209 (All are female)

Components and Major Interventions:

• Major interventions 1:  Mulch Paper with high value crop production
• Major interventions 2; Hub cluster for safe vegetable cultivation
• Major interventions 3; High value vegetable production
• Major interventions 4: Inter cropping
• Major interventions 5: Cropping pattern