Rural Livelihood Program RLP CARE Bangladesh

Program Goals The goal of RLP is to “contribute to poverty reduction in Bangladesh” through the development of replicable models which address the root causes of poverty Two DFID funded agriculture projects; Go Interfish and SHABGE along with the Livelihood Monitoring Project, had been consolidated into the Rural Livelihood Program in April 2003

Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGE 1. Field school methodology: Technology Transfer Experimental learning The “buddy” system as the main instrument to reach secondary adopters

Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGE 2. Organizational Development of Farmers Field school: FFSs aim to have a continued institutional life beyond the project’s end Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Organizational Strengthening

Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGE 3. Access to Services: Linkages to service providers: private, state and NGOs Elected FFS members in charge of cultivating linkages with service providers

Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGE 4. Gender: Learning session on women’s participation in decision-making Gender analysis at various field levels: household, village, and region Gender learning sessions addressing men and women Awareness-raising on women' rights

Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGE 5. Partner NGO Organizational Development; Planning, Management, Monitoring and evaluation Household Livelihood Security Strengthening of conceptual skills

Rural Livelihood Program in brief 3080 ongoing and 2740 phased out FFSs Around farmers involved Establishment of Markets and Business Development Unit End of the Program March 2005

Marketing Activities 1. Methodology No direct delivery No subsidies, no free services No Market Distortion Development of linkages with the private sector Promotion of “Embedded Services” Interventions at the Market Value Chain level

Marketing Activities 2. Four Main Interventions at the Program level: Vegetable Sub sector, linkages with the private sector, Para Vets, Milk and Dairy, Interventions on Market Value Chain, Mushrooms 3. Regional Marketing Activities