Sector Intervention Code Intervention Name

Seed Se-12 Capacity building of proposed BSA

Starting date Expected activity closing date Monitoring closing date Implementor/Sub-contractor

Jun-10 Mar-12 Mar-13 Action For Enterprise Bangladesh Seed Grower, Dealer & Merchant Association

Private Partner (if any)

Impact Information Outreach Direct Indirect Total Additional Income Increase (in Tk.) Additional Information: Gender

May-11 dates 178519 0 178519

ESRB

Review Details Review Dates

Key Changes

Why

Intervention Plan:

Intervention Title: Business Service: Duration: Expected intervention costs: Report to be updated: Intervention Manager(s): Strategic Partner: Implementation Partner:

Capacity building of Bangladesh Seed Association Improved access to good quality seeds for consumer farmers October 2010 to March 2012 732,600 (actual cost: 613,428) Mar-13

Dr. Azizur Rahman, Serajul Islam, Delwara Khanom, Asifuddin Khan, Shavan Chokraborti, Iffat M Ashraful Abedin Khan Bangladesh Seed Grower,Dealer & Merchant Association Action For Enterprise

The Story (what we do and why)

Agriculture accounts for 32% (AVRDC report 2005) of Bangladeshs gross domestic product (GDP), and involves more than 52% (M Agriculture, 2009) of the countrys labor force. Quality seed is a critical input for farmers and more than 100 private sector compa in providing seed to farmers. In addition approximately 8000 (Comprehenechive Cross Sector Strategy-Katalyst -CSS) registered s operate across the country.

Recent trends indicate a shift towards the production of high yielding varieties (HYV) of vegetables, and as a result quality HYV se most essential input for vegetable farmers. Vegetable production is highly correlated with the quality of seeds, and ensuring acce seed could increase yield by as much as 10-15%(Comprehenechive Cross Sector Strategy-Katalyst -CSS) . However, the use of im still very limited in Bangladesh, and according to the Ministry of Agriculture only 18% (Prof.Dr.Golam A Fakir-Seed Fair, 2009) of th requirement for seeds for 2008-09 was supplied by the public and private sector. The remaining 82%(Prof.Dr.Golam A Fakir-Seed lower-quality seed retained by farmers. Therefore to increase the productivity of vegetable farmers, it is imperative to increase th quality seed through developing the vegetable seed sector in Bangladesh.

The development of Bangladesh seed sector is deterring by a number of constraints. Only a few high quality seed companies are operating, while the majorities are small businesses trading in seed of dubious quality including adulterated seed. Companies with seed often have lack of source of good quality hybride vegetable seed, inadequate knowledge of company breeders on quality see (OP & Hybrid) , lack of knowledge and skill of stock seed and F1seed production.

To address these constraints, Action for Enterprise (AFE) and Katalyst has decided to support private sector seed companies in the Identifying promoting best practices in technical areas including: breeding, production, and storage, Strengthening local production (including contract farming) systems, Identification of new sources of quality seed;

Through supporting these initiatives and addressing key technical constraints, AFE and Katalyst will increase farmers access to qu seeds, thereby increasing their yields and ultimately their income.

operating, while the majorities are small businesses trading in seed of dubious quality including adulterated seed. Companies with seed often have lack of source of good quality hybride vegetable seed, inadequate knowledge of company breeders on quality see (OP & Hybrid) , lack of knowledge and skill of stock seed and F1seed production.

To address these constraints, Action for Enterprise (AFE) and Katalyst has decided to support private sector seed companies in the Identifying promoting best practices in technical areas including: breeding, production, and storage, Strengthening local production (including contract farming) systems, Identification of new sources of quality seed;

Through supporting these initiatives and addressing key technical constraints, AFE and Katalyst will increase farmers access to qu seeds, thereby increasing their yields and ultimately their income.

vention Plan:

pacity building of Bangladesh Seed Association

eeds for consumer farmers

Delwara Khanom, Asifuddin Khan, Shavan Chokraborti, Iffat Mahmud and Merchant Association

gross domestic product (GDP), and involves more than 52% (Ministry of cal input for farmers and more than 100 private sector companies are involved rehenechive Cross Sector Strategy-Katalyst -CSS) registered seed dealers

g varieties (HYV) of vegetables, and as a result quality HYV seed is the single highly correlated with the quality of seeds, and ensuring access to quality Cross Sector Strategy-Katalyst -CSS) . However, the use of improved seeds is culture only 18% (Prof.Dr.Golam A Fakir-Seed Fair, 2009) of the total ivate sector. The remaining 82%(Prof.Dr.Golam A Fakir-Seed Fair, 2009) are oductivity of vegetable farmers, it is imperative to increase their access to desh.

er of constraints. Only a few high quality seed companies are currently of dubious quality including adulterated seed. Companies with high quality ed, inadequate knowledge of company breeders on quality seed production d production.

st has decided to support private sector seed companies in the following areas: breeding, production, and storage, s,

nstraints, AFE and Katalyst will increase farmers access to quality vegetable

of dubious quality including adulterated seed. Companies with high quality ed, inadequate knowledge of company breeders on quality seed production d production.

st has decided to support private sector seed companies in the following areas: breeding, production, and storage, s,

nstraints, AFE and Katalyst will increase farmers access to quality vegetable

MRM plan: Increasing the Supply o Impact Chain Increase in employment Box-26 Questions How many additional employment generated for the companies, CFs and consumer farmers?

Goal

Box-22 Box-23 Box-24 Box-25

Increse income

Purpose

How much incresed income for the companies, CFs and consumer farmers ? Consumer farmers enjoy an How much income of increase in income due to an consumer farmers has increase in yield increased per acre? How many consumer farmers increased in yield? Did the farmers have increased access to greater quality vegetable seeds? Are the contract farmers and Breeders capable to produce better quality vegetable seed?

utput

Box-17

Box-18

Box-19 Box-20

Consumer farmers enjoy an increase in yield due to using good quality seed Consumer farmers have increased access to greater amounts of quality vegetable seeds Contract farmers and company production staff are producing better quality seeds due to improved capacity Companies import new varieties of high quality seeds

Box-21

How many companies imported and how much hybride seed? Dealers, distributors and Does the company capable to farmers purchase more faciliate this type of quality seed of new varieties promotional activities from company independently? ,Company hosts dealers Does the company distributors and farmers at understand this type of their demonstration to promotional activities? promote new varieties Company technical staff and Are the technical staff and contract farmers will produce contract farmers ccapable to stock seed and F1 hybrid produce stock and F1 hybrid .vegetable seed vegetable seed?

Output

Company staff has improved capacity in maintaining the quality of existing lines of seed, and multiply these seed lines using contract farmers and direct production.

Box-16

How many company staff utilized their new found skills and what typies of technology they practiced?

Companies purchase and trial new varieties of high quality vegetable seed for testing the varietal performance in Bangladesh Company identifies new promotional activities, and decides to emulate the format of the buyer -seller meet by inviting their customers to to observe demosntration Trained company staff carry out training of technical staff and contract farmers Company staff are exposed to and trained in new ,breeding techniques disease and pest managment, and quality .control Company staff are exposed ,to new vegetable varieties research and development practices, and marketing strategies Facilititate training of trainers (TOT) for company staff based on the curricula develop Facilititate development of training curricula for technical staff and contract farmers in stock seed and F1 hybrid .vegetable seed production

Did the companies do the trial with new seed varieties? How many company doing the how many new hybride seed varieties? Did the company completed the promotional activities?

Box-14

Box-15

Box-13

How many staffs and CF trained are knowledgable? Did the company staff develop capacity on new breeding techniques and quality management?

Activities results

Box-12

Did the company staffs able to do research and development? How many varieties? Did the company conducted ToT?

Box-10

Box-11

Box-9

Did the consultant completed the training curricula on stock and F1 hybrid vegetable seed production

Facilititate company to carry out a training needs assessment of its technical .staff and contract farmers Facilitate company to identify appropriate technical consultants to assist in curricula development, the training of trainers (TOT), and provide techncial assistance during the season Facilitate capacity building of seed company staff on breeder skills development )AVRDC(training and conference Facilitate company participation in Solanaceous breeders conference in Thailand Facilitate company partiicipation in buyer-seller meet and field day in Thailand Identifying relevant training organizaion to facilitate capacity building and identifying international source for quality seeds Company expressed interest to build the capacity of its staff to prduce hybrid vegetable seed Conducted a technical training needs assessment for company vegetable seed breeding staff

Box-8

Did the company completed TNA with the participants?

Box-7

Did the technical consultant developed the curricula? Did the consultant completed the training session?

Activities

Box-6

Did the breeder skill development training conducted?

Box-5

Did the staff participated in the Solanaceous breeder conference in Thailand? How many staff from how many companies participated buyer seller meet and field day in Thailand? Did the identified organization faciliatte capacity building activities for the company staff ? Which companies have showned interest to produce hypride vegetable seed? Was the TNA session conducted with the company?

Box-1

Box- 2

Box-3

Box-4

M plan: Increasing the Supply of Quality Vegetable Seed to Farmers Indicators Increase no. of persons employed How? survey/FGD Who? Market team When? Mar-11

Net increase in income

survey/FGD/ KI

Market team

Mar-11

Increase in yield

survey/FGD/KI

Market team

Mar-11

No. of consumer farmers increased yield No of consumer farmers using quality seeds

survey/FGD/ case study/KI Company sales records

Market team

Mar-11

Market team

Mar-11

Company record

Observation, interviews

Market team

March 2011, March 2012

Company records

Observation, interviews Observation, interviews

Market team

Nev-2011, May 2012 Jul-11

Company records

Market team

Company records,

Observation, interviews

Market team

Jul-11

Company records, no of Field observation company staff and contract and KI farmers

Market team

Dec-11

Company records

Field observation and KI

Market team

Sep-11

No of companies, no of varities

Interview with Company staff, observation

Market team

Fed 2011, March 2011, May 2011

Company events record

Record review

Market team

Jul-11

Training report, attended sheet, No. of staff are developed

Training observation Market team

Sep-11

Key informent interview /R&D observation

Market team

Jul-11

No. of company, no. of trained staffs are involved with R&D, no of varieties

R&D record and observation

Market team

Feb-11

No. of staff, no of contract farmers

Faciliated the training

Company and consultant

Aug-11

Training manual and relavent materilas developed

Interveiw with the participants

Consultant, Market team

Aug-11

No. of participants

Interview with Company, Company staff and Market team Contract farmers Faciliated the training Company, Market team, consultant

Aug-11

Training curricula developed, training conducted

Aug-11

No. of companies, no.of breeders

Overseas visit

AVRDC, Consultant

Jul-11

Name of organizing organization

Invitation letter, email

Market team

Feb-11

Name of company, name of Through proposal, staff, meeting and discuusion

Market team and company staff

Jan-11

Name of the national and international organization

Sharing TNA report Market team with training organization: email,

Mar-11

Name of company

Interviews and Market team company proposals and company staff Interview with Company staff AFE and company staff

Mar-11

Number of companies identified; ,

Jan-11

What do we have

Location Nationwide

Nationwide

Nationwide

Nationwide

Nationwide

Gazipur, Ponchagore and Trisal

NA

Bogra

Company Proposal

Bogra

lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Meherpur & Chuadanga

Bogra

Visit report, result assessment report

Bogra

Proposal from companies

Bogra

NA

NA

lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Meherpur & Chuadanga lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Meherpur & Chuadanga

lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Meherpur & Chuadanga NA

Proposal from companies

NA

Amendment, visit report

NA

Amendment, visit report

NA

Training manual, handout, schedule, report

NA

TNA report; list of companies; proposals Meeting schedule and AFE weekly report, Question Guide,TNA report

Dhaka

Dhaka

Name of companies with list of participants visiting the international trainings and conferences

SL #

Name of company 1 ACI

Name of Participants S.M Rafiqul Islam

2 Energypack Agro Ltd (Agro -G) 3 Agro -G 4 Maple Agro Business 5 A. R. Malik 6 Lal Teer Ltd. 7 Lal Teer Ltd. 8 Supreme Seed Ltd.

Mr. S B Naseem Mr. Md. Abdul Hamid Mr. Shahidul Haque Mr. Ataus Sopan Malik Mr. S.A Abdul Mukit Mr. GM Mohsin Mr. Mohammad Mahtab Uddin Ahmed Mr.Asim Kumar Datta Mrs. Salina Sultana

Position Assistant Product Development Manager Vice President and Technical person Technical Person Asst. Manager R & D Managing Director Head of Marketing Senior Breeder Director, Vegetable Seed Division in Charge Senior Plant Breeder
Plant Breeder,

9 Supreme Seed Ltd.

10

Lal Teer Ltd.

variety, source and amount of seeds imported for multiplication and sales

Agro -G Sl.No. Name of Crop 1 Snake Gourd 2 Sponge gourd 3 Bottle gourd

Quantity (gm) 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 gm gm gm gm gm gm gm gm gm gm gm gm Gm Gm Gm Gm

4 Brinjal/Eggplant 5 Wax Gourd

6 7 8 9

Bitter gourd Kang kong Radish Pepper

tional trainings and conferences Name of events Buyer Seller Meet at Thailand

Do Do Do Do Do Do Do

Do

International Conference on the Solanaceae Resistance Breeding Technologies Genetic and Genomics at Thailand

INTERVENTION
PARTNERS DURATION IMPACT CROPS SERVICE SERVICE PROVIDER(s) CLIENT BASE TOTAL IMPORT OF QUALITY SEEDS POTENTIAL ACCESS OUTREACH USAGE OUTREACH BENEFIT OUTREACH

Se-8 Lal Teer,Supreme,A.R.Malik,Agro-G,Maple Seeds,ACI,Metal seeds,Getco 15 JAN -DEC 2011 JUN 2011-DEC 2012 Vegetables Sourcing of quality seeds of improved varieties

13370 13370 12702

Box-22 Buyer ARM Projection 2012-13 veg-seed 10000 kg

LTSL AG SS M ACI Total farmers

10000 1000 5000 1000

kg kg kg kg 29000 acor land (acore/1kg)

2000 kg 29000 kg 107407 Farmers 107407

Box-21

Cucurbit family

1500 kg

Solanace Malvaceae ous family family 3 2 1000 kg 500kg

Box-26

ACI,Metal seeds,Getco

JAN-JUN,2011 LTSL ARM AGRO-G VARIETIES AMOUNT(KG) KG/ACRE REQ TOTAL LAND (ACRE) AVERAGE LAND SIZE/FARMER in acres OUTREACH
50 1 50 0.27 3500 1 3500 0.27 1 0 0.27

MAPLE

1 0 0.27

185 12963 JAN-JUN,2012 LTSL ARM AGRO-G

0 MAPLE

VARIETIES AMOUNT(KG) KG/ACRE REQ TOTAL LAND (ACRE) AVERAGE LAND SIZE/FARMER in acres OUTREACH

1 0 0.27

1 0 0.27

1 0 0.27

1 0 0.27

Box-22 Breeder training farmers Stock seed Buyer seller Total

11111 60000 107407 178519

Box-23

x kg/acre increase in yield

Existing per acore yield (13) is 17 mt/acore When farmers will replace existing varieties with imported hybride vegetable seen then production will be increased 20%

So inceased yield is 3 MT/acore

Box-24

income in creased

It is assumed that per acore yield increased 3000 kgs and per kg average price tk.10/= per acore income will be increased 3000*10=30,000

Box-25

Increase in income

8100 1,446,000,000

Box-26

Increased in emplyment 58000 Existing per acore yield 17 MT. when they will uge the new hybride, in that case production will be 20 MT. So per acore labor involvement about 100 person. But lobor will incresed for producing increased 20 MT/acore in 2 person

ACI
60 1 60 0.27

METAL

GETCO

1 0 0.27

1 0 0.27

222 ACI METAL

0 GETCO

1 0 0.27

1 0 0.27

1 0 0.27

Impact Record Sheet

Indicator
Goal (Income, employment)

Baseline Data

Impact Data

Purpose (productivity, profitability, innovation, market share)

Outcomes (targeted beneficiaries usage and satisfaction with knowledge,

information services; suppliers offering these)

Outputs (suppliers able to offer knowledge, information, services; beneficiaries

able to demand these)

Activity result (immediate result of the activites, such as service provider

trained, capacity built etc)

Activities (incl. buy in, sings of commitment, activities undertaken by private

sector partner

Date

Responsible person Source

Intervention Title:

B-25
Goal

Increase in income BDT1446,000,000

B-24

Purpose

B-23

Consumer to use of good q 3000 178519

B-22

B-20
Outcomes

B-19
Dealers, distributors and farmers purchase more quality seed of new varieties from company Dealers, distributer and farmers (20,000)

Companies import new varieties of high q 6 companies (11/11 & 5/12 17 crops 35 varieties (11/11 & 5/12 5000 kg seed (11/11 & 5

B-18
Outputs

Company hosts dealers, distributors and farmers at their demonstration place to promote new varieties 1 company (LTSL), 78 varities (07/11)

B-15

B-14
Company identifies new promotional activities, and decides to emulate the format of the buyer -seller meet by inviting their customers at their demonstration 1 company (LTSL)(07/11)

Companies purchase and trial new varieties vegetable seed for testing the varietal perfo Bangladesh 6 companies (02/11) 17 crops (02/11) 35 varieties (02/11) 3862 kg seed (01/02/04-11)

1 company (LTSL)(07/11)

35 varieties (02/11) 3862 kg seed (01/02/04-11)

Activity Results

B-11

Company staff are exposed to new vegetable varieties, research and development practices, and marketing strategies 6 companies (ARM, LTSL,AG, ACI, SS, M) (02/11)

B-4
Activities
Facilitate company partiicipation in buyer-seller meet and field day in Thailand 6 companies, (ARM, LTSL,AG, ACI, SS, M) 9 staff

B-5

Facilitate company participa breeders conference in Tha 1 company (LTSL),

Legend
BSGDMA Bangladesh Seed Grower,Dealer & Merchant Association AFE Lal Teer AG Agro-G SS Supreem Seed Company Limited ACI ACI Seed M Maple Seed ISP Ispahani GE Getco ME Metal seed

Intervention Title:

Increasing the Supply of Quality Vegetable Seed to Farmers

crease in income 000 (03/13)

Increase in employment 58000 person days (03/13)

B-26

Consumer farmers enjoy an increase in income due to an increase in yield and BDT 30,000 per acore income 178519 farmers (03/13)

Consumer farmers have an increase in yield due to use of good quality seed 3000 kg/acre increase in yield 178519 farmers (03/13)

Consumer farmers have increased access to greater amounts of quality vegetable seeds 178519 farmers (03/13)

B-21
Contract farmers and company production staff are producing better quality seeds due to improved capacity 100 production staff (03/13) 100 Contract farmers (03/13-14) 3000 kgof 6 varieties (03/13-14)

es import new varieties of high quality seeds 5/12)

& 5/12 11 & 5/12)

B-16
Company staff has improved capacity in maintaining the quality of existing lines of seed, and multiply these seed lines using contract farmers and direct production. 6 companies, (ARM,LTSL,AG, ME, SS, GE, M,) 10 staff (09/11)

purchase and trial new varieties of high quality eed for testing the varietal performance in

B-17

11)

11)

B-12
Company staff are exposed to and trained in new breeding techniques, disease and pest managment, and quality control. 6 companies, (ARM,LTSL,AG, ME, SS, GE, M)10 staff (07/11)

B-13

B-10

B-9

B-8

B-6 B-7
Facilitate company participation in Solanaceous breeders conference in Thailand company (LTSL), 1 staff (02/11) Facilitate capacity building of seed company staff on breeder skills development training and (AVRDC) conference 6 companies,(ARM,LTSL,AG, ME, SS, GE, ) 10 staff (07/11)

Identifying relevant training organizaion to facilitate capacity building and identifying international source for quality seeds

B-3

3 training providers (AVRDC,HIGENE SEEDS, APSA), 1 SOURCE (CHIA TAI SEEDS) (01/11)

B-2

Company expressed interest to build the capacity of its staff to prduce hybrid vegetable seed 8 company (ARM,LTSL,AG, ACI, ME, SS, GE, M, 03/11)

B-1

Conducted a technical training needs assessment for company vegetable seed breeding staff 6 companies (ARM, LTSL,AG, ACI, SS, M, (1/11)

Company technical staff s and contract farmers produce stock seed and F1 hybrid vegetable seed. 1 company ((Ag) 12/11)

Trained company staff carry out training of technical staff and contract farmers 5 staff (09/11) 50 contract farmers (9/11)

Facilititate training of trainers (TOT) for company staff based on the curricula developed. 1 company (Ag) (08/11)

Facilititate development of training curricula for technical staff and contract farmers in stock seed and F1 hybrid vegetable seed production. 1 company (Ag) (08/11)

Facilititate company to carry out a training needs assessment of its technical staff and contract farmers. 1 company (Ag) (07/11)

Facilitate company to identify appropriate technical consultants to assist in curricula development, the training of trainers (TOT), and provide techncial assistance during the season 1 company (Ag) (07/11)