Samriddhi

Samriddhi Project Document
Outcome 2 incorporates the HID component of the project. Through the development of human
and institutional capacities of the community platforms, the communities are empowered to lead
their own social and economic development process. An improved integration of the community
priorities in local governance leads to an empowering and enabling environment. The resilience
of the communities against natural and economic shocks is strengthened through the improved
economic situation in combination with appropriate measures to reduce the risk of natural
disasters. Improved social capital in the community leads to a higher degree of inclusiveness
within the communities, especially targeting the inclusion of poor and extreme poor, ethnic
minorities as well as disadvantaged, and improved gender equality.
Outcome 1 is subdivided into six outputs:
Output 1.1: Product competitiveness at producer level is enhanced.
Output 1.2: The value chain performance of specific sub-sectors is strengthened.
The first two outputs are targeting the development of selected value chains. The focus in propoor
value chain development will be put on two areas:
• Improvement of the competitiveness of the products: More competitive products will
bring a higher income to the producer both in terms of quantity (more volume sold) and
quality (higher margin). This includes the promotion of value addition through
processing, grading, etc. at producer level.
• Improved chain performance: Both vertical integration through better organised
processes and horizontal integration through building producer networks and collection
centres lead to reduced transaction costs and, thus, higher margins for all actors in the
chain. Through horizontal integration, the outreach of the interventions can be increased.
Output 1.3: SPAs are capable to organise and support the LSPs and to establish collaboration
with the public and private sector.
Output 1.4: Efficiency and coordination of service transactions between SPAs and their clients
are improved.
Outputs 1.3 and 1.4 focus on the service market and the support provided to the SPAs. Two
major areas are covered by these outputs:
• The capacity of the SPAs to organise the LSPs and to improve their coverage in the
respective Upazillas. The incentive for the LSPs to become member of an SPA is the
ability of the SPA to organise the capacity building of the LSPs through linkages with
public agencies and private companies. The SPA can also organise inputs from large
input sellers that can be sold to farmers through the LSPs. The capacity building of the
SPAs also includes gender aspects; the SPA are supposed to have a certain number of
women in their decision making bodies and effectively include them in their decision
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