Bangladesh Country Investment Plan - Feed the Future

poultry and farm animals; improvement of indigenous chicken; promotion of fodder
production through integrated farming; and promotion of milk production, processing and
marketing through cooperatives.
3. Improve availability and quality of inputs through public private partnerships: There was a
strong call from the various consultations to promote public-private partnerships in order to
strengthen input services (vaccines, drugs, and health services). Public support should be given
through capacity strengthening of private input suppliers in the areas of production, handling
and quality assurance.
4. Research on livestock development, including genetic improvement: Priority was given for
research on the genetic improvement of sheep, poultry, goat, cattle and buffalo.
Additional Considerations/ Implementation: Collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture
and Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock is essential. DLS, Bangladesh Livestock Research
Institute, Universities and the private sector should also participate in the proposed interventions.
It will also be important to involve community-based organizations of farmers. An enabling
policy environment will be needed for the promotion of public-private partnerships and enhanced
participation of private sector entrepreneurs. Lessons could be drawn upon the experiences of
IFAD-financed projects which have developed, amongst others, value chains for back-yard
poultry and dairy production.
Programme 6: Improved Access to Markets, Value-Addition in
Agriculture, and to Non Farm Incomes
Expected Aggregate Output: Value chains are developed contributing to better access to food
and increased rural incomes
Priorities from the Consultation Process/ Current Challenges: Government agencies, civil
society organizations and farmers iterated a strong call for improved access to markets, value
addition activities, and increased non-farm incomes. Current challenges include inadequate
market access for smallholder farmers, lack of market information and price signals, inadequate
transportation and storage facilities and presence of trade syndicates in the markets. The
organization of smallholder farmers into formal community based organizations provides a good
opportunity to promote group marketing, improve roads and market infrastructure.
Proposed Focus and Priority Interventions (Sub-outputs):
1. Improve physical access to markets, facilities and information: Prioritized interventions are:
construction of link and feeder roads to improve connection to local markets; strengthening of
market information systems; development of market infrastructure for fish landing sites;
establishment of modern slaughter houses and live poultry marketing facilities; and monitoring of
markets and agricultural product prices. There is a need to update the institutional and
governance arrangements for rural markets to provide incentives for market management to
invest in market facilities and improve services for market users.
2. Mobilize and promote producer & marketing groups for improved market access and knowledge:
The development and strengthening of farmers’ cooperatives is an effective intervention that will
allow for group marketing and development of supply chains.
3. Develop adequate storage, processing & value addition and reduce waste through public-private
partnerships: Proposed priority interventions are development of storage facilities at rural level by
Government organizations and the private sector; skill development of farmers, especially women
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