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
Why a Master Plan for Agricultural Development in the Southern Region? o challenges – poverty; weak economic integration; agricultural development constrained due to coastal vulnerability and climate change, flooding, water-logging, salinity; landlessness o Needs a plan to handle cross-sectoral problems where needs for infrastructure, livelihood development, improved nutrition, sustainable natural resource use, etc….all coincide o 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 2
…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 3
…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 4
Master Plan Programs and their Locations Cost (Million Sl No. Program Program location BDT) Crops, Horticulture & Agro-forestry 1 Productivity enhancement of rice 25370 Greater Barisal and Noakhali region Promotion of potential cropping patterns with adjustment of Greater Noakhali, Greater Barisal, 2 3870 diversified new crops Some places of Khulna region 3 Technology generation and R&D strengthening 35450 Entire Southern region 4 Inputs supply system 20610 Entire Southern region Greater Barisal, Chittagong and 5 Promotion of fruit cultivation 18900 Noakhali Intensification and productivity enhancement of winter and Greater Barisal and sole places of 6 10700 summer vegetables Khulna region Popularization of agro-forestry practices 5150 Entire Southern region 7 Sub total 120050 Fisheries Greater Barisal and Noakhali Improve management of pond resources for enhancing 8 27560 production of fishes Greater Barisal, Lakshmipur and 9 Community based Pen and Cage culture in open water system 10650 waterlogged inland area of Noakhali Entire Southern region Production and protection of quality broods, stocks, fingerlings, 10 14150 shrimps and Prawns 2200 Greater Khulna region and Cox Bazar 11 Enforcing land zoning and productivity enhancement of shrimp Sub total 54560 5
Master Plan Programs and their Locations Cost (Million Program location Sl No. Program BDT) Livestock Greater Khulna and greater Barisal 12 Community based dairy development 12275 Bhola and Noakhali region Establishment of commercial farms of buffalo and sheep in Bhola 13 6000 and Noakhali 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 6
Master Plan Programs and their Locations Cost (Million Program location Sl No. Program BDT) Polder Management 18 Ensure community ownership of polders 16450 Entire southern region 19 Coastal embankment improvement with climate resilient structures 83984 Mainly Khulna region Promotion of land accretion process 20 893 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 Strengthening of public sector agencies and Local government 26 14000 Entire Southern region institutions 7
..estimated investment need by priority of programmes Priority No. of Investment need (million) interventions 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 8
- Nutrition-sensitive food production – 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) 9
Process of implemention • Harness resources for implementation – work was ongoing 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 10
Thank You 11
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