Participatory and Inovative ideas

Type: Approaches

Creation: 2008-12-31 00:00   Updated: 2017-08-02 15:27

Compilers: Jalal Uddin Md. Shoaib

Reviewers: David Streiff

Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied
  • Country: Bangladesh
  • Region/ State/ Province: Khagrachari Hill District
  • Further specification of location (e.g. municipality, town, etc.), if relevant: Comilla
  • Map: View Map

Description of the SLM Approach

Short description of the Approach

Active participation with innovative ideas to change livelihood adapting parmanent farming in hill region.

Detailed description of the Approach

Aims / objectives: (1) To show/demonstrate how to live on hill farming and sustain livelihood in degraded situation and (2) To show how to utilize hill slopes for better production system.

Methods: Contact with line agencies after having land ownership. Discussion among the members. Collection of planting materials from BARI. Gradual and sequential implementation in selected area. Adaption to cope with the labor shortage and capital.

Stages of implementation: Ensure credit from bank (Agricultural Bank). Planting seedlings and /or grafted planting materials collected from BARI, Watch and ward.

Role of stakeholders: Active participation of both male and female members of the family.

Other important information: Asisstance from other agencies like Directorate of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB) and District adminstration to get the land ownership and technolgy adoption enhances the initiative.