Lal Teer

Project Details

Salinity Tolerant Vegetable Farming

Salinity Tolerant Vegetable Farming

Programme: Water Conservation for Food (SWFF)

Duration: 3 years (April 2017 - March 2020)

Salinity Tolerant Vegetable Farming

Programme: Water Conservation for Food (SWFF)

Duration: 3 years (April 2017 - March 2020)

Area covered: 9 southern districts of Bangladesh

(Khulna, Satkhira, Patuakhali, Barguna, Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Bhola, Jhalokati and Noakhali)

Project budget and financing

Total budget: USD 1,000,000

Funding agency:

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Sweden

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands

Department of Science and Technology, South Africa

Project Aims

Built with simplicity in mind, the Lal Teer website ensures that farmers, students, and other root-level users can easily navigate and access information. With a clear layout, visual cues, and content in Bengali, the website makes it easy to learn about crops, seeds, and agri-solutions. Our goal is to make agricultural knowledge practical and accessible, be it on desktop or mobile devices.

Objectives

-Ensure supply of high quality salt tolerant vegetable seeds to farmers in saline areas. -Promote modern and sustainable farming practices to improve crop resilience and productivity. -Train stakeholders including farmers

distributors and extension officers on improved farming techniques. -Demonstrate effective saline farming through demo plots and field activities. -Support women farmers through appropriate training and capacity building programs.

Securing Water for Food (SWFF)

Partnerships

-Sweden (SIDA): Collaborated through the Interdisciplinary Institute for Food Security (IIFS), Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU); focused on setting up demo fields with diverse crops. -The Netherlands (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Partnered with the Women Entrepreneur Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) to organize diverse field activities promoting project services. -South Africa (Department of Science and Technology): Provided training on advanced cultivation practices to stakeholders.

Key Information Delivery

Program: Securing Water for Food (SWFF) Duration: April 2017 – March 2020 (3 years) Coverage Area: 9 southern districts — Khulna, Satkhira, Patuakhali, Barguna, Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Bhola, Jhalkathi, and Noakhali Total Budget: USD 1,000,000 Funding Agencies: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Sweden Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Department of Science and Technology, South Africa Lead Organization: Lal Teer Seed Limited, Bangladesh

Key Highlights of Activities

-ডেমো প্লট: লবণাক্ততা-Demo Plots: 415 established to test and demonstrate saline-tolerant crops. -Promotional Events: 1,952 events, including Field Days, Community Meetings, Lead Farmers’ Trainings, and Farmers’ Gatherings. -Farmer Outreach: 123,620 farmers reached through project activities, including 35,394 female farmers. -Capacity Building: 875 distributors trained on seed quality and distribution techniques. -Sustainable Farming: Introduced modern cultivation techniques and saline-resilient seeds to vulnerable farming communities.

Key Achievements

-Increased awareness and adoption of saline-tolerant crops in southern Bangladesh. -Enhanced farmers’ productivity and income through modern farming practices. -Empowered female farmers by providing targeted training and support. -Built a network of trained distributors and extension officers to sustain seed supply and knowledge dissemination. -Demonstrated the effectiveness of demo plots and hands-on field activities in promoting sustainable agriculture.

Contact US

+880244862012-18

lalteer@multimodebd.com

Anchor Tower, 108 Bir Uttam C.R. Dutta Road, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh