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A house is a farm

A house is a farm idea


Summary of a house-a-farm project:


1. Project Name: A house is a farm


2. Entrepreneurial Ministry / Division: Department of Rural Development and Cooperatives, Local Government, Department of Rural Development and Cooperatives


3. Implementing Agency:

 

A. Bangladesh Rural Development Board, BRDB (Lead Agency)
B. Department of Cooperatives
C. Bangladesh Rural Development Academy (BRDA), Comilla
D. Rural Development Academy, Bogra


4. Estimated Expenditure: Tk. 1198.00 crore


5. Project financing: Government of Bangladesh


. Implementation period: July, 2009 to June, 2014


. Project area: 482 upazilas in 64 districts of 6 divisions of Bangladesh


. Brief background of the project:

 

About 80 percent of the people in Bangladesh live in villages. Land and people are the key to the rural economy. The overall development of the country depends on the development of rural areas. Almost every house in the rural area has unused land, yards, ponds / ditches, canals etc. and skilled-unskilled manpower, unemployed youth and women. Besides, there are trained manpower of various nation building departments for the expansion of services in the rural areas. In other words, in the village we have various elements and resources including land, labor, capital and human resources. Proper and proper use of which will save the land for local and national development. Through the best use of resources and knowledge, it will be possible to make every home the center of financial activities. This will accelerate the implementation of the thoughts, ideas and dreams of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On the other hand, the path will be paved for the implementation of the day-changing charter of Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of democracy and the current Prime Minister.

 


Farmers keep different types of vegetables at home, grains in the field, fish in the pond, poultry and cattle at home. There are opportunities for additional crop production, fish farming, poultry and cattle rearing in rural areas. Our village also has unobstructed opportunities to expand fruit and forest medicinal plants. Unused land, ponds / ponds in every house in the village can play a huge role in the implementation of these programs. The demand for meat can be met through fish, poultry and cattle rearing. The use of biogas and solar energy can enlighten the village. Overall, the successful implementation of the project will increase the income and employment opportunities of the rural population, especially the extremely poor and destitute, and overall rural development will be possible.

 

About 22% of our rural households are headed by women. Under the project in question, women's labor will be utilized more effectively.


9. Objectives of the project:


-For the development of each house, the center of economic activities and the formation of each village organization (Village Organization) as a separate economic unit;


-Ensuring integrated village development through implementation of Village Organization;


-Preparation of village development plan based on resources and local needs / problems;


-Ensuring local resources and their desirable use;


-Ensuring participation of rural poor people especially women in developmental and income generating activities;


-Increase income, meet basic needs and alleviate poverty of rural poor and extremely poor people through skill development training and post-training resource assistance;


- Improving the quality of life of rural people through agriculture, primary health care, sewerage, education, safe water, electrification and ensuring a livable environment;


-Ensuring women's participation in the implementation of development and income generating activities;


- Establishment of cooperative market system for marketing of rural products at affordable prices;

 

-Ensuring the provision of various services and assistance to the beneficiaries through liaison of the village organizations with the local government and nation building departments;

 

- Provide support for gender sensitive and community based sustainable socio-economic development;


- Establishment of Data Cetre and MIS based on survey, market and project information in project initiatives; And


-Ensuring transparency and accountability at all levels including improved debt management, accounting, information management by creating efficient management framework at the rural level.

 

1o. Main activities of the project:

 

 

(A) Performing Benchmark Survey: The foundation survey will be conducted for the purpose of assessing the socio-economic status of each household in the project area, identifying local resources and inventing the best way to use them, medium term and post-implementation evaluation.


(B) Creation of Village Organizations: Under the scheme, Village Organizations (Group /) consisting of members of under 70 households in 9640 villages (5 villages of each Union) of 1972 Unions (4 Unions per Upazila) of 472 Upazilas of Bangladesh. Association) will be created / formed. All the families in the village will be included in the village organization in phases.


(C) Establishment of Data Centers and Tele Centers: In the light of Government's Vision 2021, Data Centers will be set up at the project offices and telecentres in all the sub-districts (including districts) to facilitate the exchange of information at the rural level with the aim of building a digital Bangladesh in information technology. , Access to information and other services of rural people and all concerned can be ensured in the field of education, business etc.