Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Programme
Bangladesh is an agricultural country. About eighty percent of the people of this country are directly and indirectly dependent on agriculture. If this country is to improve, agriculture and farmers must be developed. Considering the agricultural area, this area is playing a positive role in the country in the production of rice, vegetables, fish and livestock. But it is a sad fact that modern agricultural technology has not spread to the desired level in the area, insufficient knowledge of farmers in the production of agricultural products, lack of availability of good seeds, excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, wastage of water due to uncontrolled irrigation system, Agricultural production is decreasing day by day due to traditional methods of fish farming and animal husbandry. The organization realizes that if new agricultural technology is extended in the area, agricultural production will increase as well as the socio-economic status and quality of life of the farmers will improve. In light of that, the organization took initiatives to implement agriculture, fisheries and livestock activities from 2014.
The organization has been implementing agri-fishery and livestock activities in Soagazi, Bagmara and Nimsar branches since 2014 with the help of PKSF to the organized community.
Activities implemented under Fisheries and Livestock Sector:
– Production and use of Vermi-compost, Trico-compost fertilizers.
– Safe vegetable production hub-cluster.
– Use of fine urea in vegetable cultivation.
– Cultivation of high yielding new varieties.
– Production of seasonal vegetable seedlings in plastic trays using coco dust.
– Summer Watermelon/Tomato Cultivation, Installation of Zero Energy Cool Chambers.
– Tomato sauce and pulp processing.
– Setting up of safe vegetable sales centers in local markets.
– Entrepreneurship creation in high value fruit production (orchard development and management).
– Distribution of agricultural materials (Pheromone traps, lures, yellow traps and baits).
– Chlorinated water and sanitation system for sorting and washing vegetables.
– Vegetable packaging (plastic crates, bamboo baskets, paper boards, poly propylene packets.
– Preservation of vegetables in brine solution by steeping method.
– Celebration of Field Day and Safe Food Day.
– Training (Safe Vegetable Cultivation).
Activities implemented under Fisheries and Livestock Sector:
– Skill development training of farmers.
– Goat rearing in loft system.
– Raising layer chickens in lofts.
– Open cow rearing.
– Cow fattening in a healthy manner.
– Raising ducks in the loft.
– Raising broiler chickens in the loft.
– Provision of medical (vaccination and deworming) services to protect livestock.
– Ketchup fertilizer production.