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Master Plan for Agricultural Development in the Southern Region of Bangladesh

Ministry of Agriculture Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Food Security Cluster Meeting, 1 April 2013

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Why a Master Plan for Agricultural Development in the Southern Region?

• challenges –poverty; weak economic integration; agricultural

development constrained due to coastal vulnerability and climate change, flooding, water-logging, salinity; landlessness

• Needs a plan to handle cross-sectoral problems where needs for

infrastructure, livelihood development, improved nutrition, sustainable natural resource use, etc….all coincide

• The Master Plan is a roadmap for integrated agricultural

development in the coastal zone of Bangladesh aiming at sustainable food security, poverty reduction and livelihood development for the poor

…specific biophysical challenges

• Infrastructure planning and land use/livelihoods planning

not integrated

• Inefficient land use (low intensity); low productivity
• High soil and water salinity, drainage congestion
• Vulnerable to cyclone and storm surge
• Change of fish migration due to change in water flows
• Water logging, erosion, siltation and flooding
• Water scarcity for domestic purpose and irrigation
• Sea level rise due to climate change

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…institutional weakness

• Coordination among service providers does not exist;

little accountability of service providers

• Narrow project-based approach
• Water management organizations are not mature; or

collapse after withdrawal of the project

• Farmers’ organisations weak, or lack appropriate

governance to deliver benefits to members

• Lack of a holistic approach to farming systems,

economic aspects, etc

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Master Plan Programs and their Locations

Sl No. Program Cost (Million BDT) Program location

Crops, Horticulture & Agro-forestry

1 Productivity enhancement of rice 25370 Greater Barisal and Noakhali region 2 Promotion of potential cropping patterns with adjustment of diversified new crops 3870 Greater Noakhali, Greater Barisal, Some places of Khulna region 3 Technology generation and R&D strengthening 35450 Entire Southern region 4 Inputs supply system 20610 Entire Southern region 5 Promotion of fruit cultivation 18900 Greater Barisal, Chittagong and Noakhali 6 Intensification and productivity enhancement of winter and summer vegetables 10700 Greater Barisal and sole places of Khulna region 7 Popularization of agro-forestry practices 5150 Entire Southern region Sub total 120050

Fisheries

8 Improve management of pond resources for enhancing production of fishes 27560 Greater Barisal and Noakhali 9 Community based Pen and Cage culture in open water system 10650 Greater Barisal, Lakshmipur and waterlogged inland area of Noakhali 10 Production and protection of quality broods, stocks, fingerlings, shrimps and Prawns 14150 Entire Southern region 11 Enforcing land zoning and productivity enhancement of shrimp 2200 Greater Khulna region and Cox Bazar Sub total 54560

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Master Plan Programs and their Locations

Sl No. Program Cost (Million BDT) Program location

Livestock

12 Community based dairy development 12275 Greater Khulna and greater Barisal 13 Establishment of commercial farms of buffalo and sheep in Bhola and Noakhali 6000 Bhola and Noakhali region Sub total 18275

Nutrition

14 Synergizing homestead farming with nutrition education 6250 Entire southern region

Water Management

15 Surface water augmentation 41170 Greater Barisal and Khulna 16 Enhance Irrigation potentials 33585 Greater Barisal and Chittagong Sub total 74755

Drainage Improvement

17 Restoration of degraded land 22609 Entire southern region

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Master Plan Programs and their Locations

Sl No. Program Cost (Million BDT) Program location

Polder Management

18 Ensure community ownership of polders 16450 Entire southern region 19 Coastal embankment improvement with climate resilient structures 83984 Mainly Khulna region 20 Promotion of land accretion process 893 Meghna estuary Sub total 101327

Agri-business

21 Enhance capacity building 45000 Entire southern region 22 Processing center for milk, meat, fish and vegetable 20200 Entire southern region 23 Salt production 500 24 Fish drying 500 Sub total 66200

• Agri. Credit

23 Special farm credit. 100000 Entire Southern region

Capacity Building

26 Strengthening of public sector agencies and Local government institutions 14000 Entire Southern region

..estimated investment need by priority of programmes

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Priority

• No. of

interventions Investment need (million) BDT US$ Top 24 258,673 3,196 High 37 265,955 2,778 Medium 19 46,795 1,169 Low 5 6,603 83 Total 85 578,026 7,225

– Promoting integrated homestead agriculture (vegetables, fruits, pond fish and backyard poultry & dairy) for food security and nutrition – Incorporate nutrition awareness component in agricultural behavioural change at different levels for mass communication (field sessions and training, audio visual, printing media etc). – Homestead based programme on diversified food preparation and processing and Alternate Income generation (AIG) for women – Promotion of fish production emphasizing Small and Indigenous Species (SIS)

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• Nutrition-sensitive food production

Process of implemention

• Harness resources for implementation – work was
• ngoing before the Master Plan!
• Mainstreaming GoB ongoing and future programmes

linked with the Delta Plan

• Harmonization of existing policies and programmes
• Adequate resource allocation
• Inter-agency linkage and coordination
• Strengthen extension and technology providers
• Strong role of LGI and the community
• Monitoring mechanisms

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