Projects under FAO Bangladesh
Technical Assistance to the diversified resilient agriculture for improved food and nutrition security project (RAINS-TA)
Technical Assistance to the diversified resilient agriculture for improved food and nutrition security project (RAINS-TA)
Objectives: To strengthen the capacity of implementing agencies to successfully implement the Diversified Resilient Agriculture for Improved Food and Nutrition Security Project (RAINS) project and reach the expected results of the project through (a) training-of-trainers activities and follow-up coaching; (b) assisting the development of a benefit M&E system, and (c) support for background studies
Starting Date: 7/12/2023
Ending Date: 30/06/2026
Resource Partner: Global Agriculture & Food Security Program (GAFSP)
Support to accelerating the food and agriculture system transformation process in Bangladesh
Support to accelerating the food and agriculture system transformation process in Bangladesh
Objectives: To provide support to the "Agriculture Sector Transformation Programme (ATP)" Secretariat of the Ministry of Agriculture that will coordinate works of the government and the development partners in terms of identifying bringing new investments, resource mobilizations, and continue building alliances and partnerships.
Starting Date: 15/08/2022
Ending Date: 30/09/2024
Resource Partner: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Support to establish crop based nutrition smart village and promotion of nutrition information campaign
Support to establish crop based nutrition smart village and promotion of nutrition information campaign
Objectives: To develop pilot sites to produce and market diverse and safe and nutritious agricultural commodities; based on the multisectoral approach to establish eight Nutrition Smart Villages (one in each of the nearby villages of BIRTAN Head Quarter and seven Regional Offices) for primarily addressing the underlying causes of malnutrition which is linked with nutrition-sensitive agriculture approach.
Starting Date: 1/12/2022
Ending Date: 31/07/2024
Resource Partner: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Impact assessment of land-use change on the fishery ecosystem and aquatic biodiversity in three major river basins
Impact assessment of land-use change on the fishery ecosystem and aquatic biodiversity in three major river basins
Objectives: To comprehensively assess land use change impact on the fishery ecosystem and diversity in the three main river basins in Bangladesh (Meghna, Jamuna, and Padma) and provide specific policy recommendations to sustainably integrate land use planning, using landscape approach for sustainable fisheries management.
Starting Date: 1/1/2023
Ending Date: 30/06/2024
Resource Partner: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Technical assistance to provide support to assess food loss and waste, and capacity building of SDGs monitoring
Technical assistance to provide support to assess food loss and waste, and capacity building of SDGs monitoring
Objectives: To strengthen the capacity of BBS and other related agencies to assess food loss and wastage (SDG 12.3.1) and efficiently monitor the progress of some indicators under SDG 2, 6, 14.
Starting Date: 1/9/2022
Ending Date: 31/08/2024
Resource Partner: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Support to the development of jackfruit value chain through post-harvest loss reduction and promotion of value added products
Support to the development of jackfruit value chain through post-harvest loss reduction and promotion of value added products
Objectives: To provide technical support in identifying the missing programmatic gaps to identify the postharvest losses along the jackfruit value chain, and promote jackfruits as high-value products for enhancing the income of rural youth entrepreneurs.
Starting Date: 1/12/2022
Ending Date: 31/03/2025
Resource Partner: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Piloting Light Detection and Ranging technology (LiDAR) for fast-tracking agricultural transformation and sustainable development
Piloting Light Detection and Ranging technology (LiDAR) for fast-tracking agricultural transformation and sustainable development
Objectives: To build national capacity in the use of elevation technology to address climate change and disasters in Bangladesh.
Starting Date: 1/1/2023
Ending Date: 31/12/2024
Resource Partner: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Enhancing Sustainable Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management in the Livestock Sector in Bangladesh
Enhancing Sustainable Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management in the Livestock Sector in Bangladesh
Objectives: To promote the adoption of the 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines in future GHG inventories within the livestock sector in Bangladesh
Starting Date: 15/12/2022
Ending Date: 31/05/2025
Resource Partner: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Technical assistance for strengthening collaborative forest management plans
Technical assistance for strengthening collaborative forest management plans
Objectives: To provide technical support to the Bangladesh Forest Department towards designing a long-term approach for reviewing, monitoring, and implementing Collaborative Forest Management in Bangladesh and to adapt the CFMP approach to integrating considerations of both land and marine management issues for the Saint Martin's Island Marine Protected Area.
Starting Date: 1/8/2023
Ending Date: 31/12/2024
Resource Partner: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Community-based climate resilient fisheries and aquaculture development in Bangladesh
Community-based climate resilient fisheries and aquaculture development in Bangladesh
Objectives: To remove the key barriers to effective adaptation to climate change in the fishery and aquaculture sector and build the resilience of the fishery sector through capacity development and policy reform.
Starting Date: 1/1/2019
Ending Date: 31/12/2024
Resource Partner: Global Environment Facility (GEF), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Pesticide Risk Reduction in Bangladesh
Pesticide Risk Reduction in Bangladesh
Objectives: To reduce risk to human and animal health and the environment from Stockpiles of POPs, other obsolete pesticides and from ongoing excessive use of new POPs and other Highly Hazardous Pesticides.
Starting Date: 20/6/2019
Ending Date: 31/12/2025
Resource Partner: Global Environment Facility (GEF), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Building climate resilient livelihoods in vulnerable landscapes in Bangladesh (FSP)
Building climate resilient livelihoods in vulnerable landscapes in Bangladesh (FSP)
Objectives: To improve the resilience of people, communities, and ecosystems to climate change, and improve livelihoods through increased value addition in the agricultural food systems of Bangladesh.
Starting Date: 1/7/2023
Ending Date: 30/6/2028
Resource Partner: Global Environment Facility (GEF), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Accelerating economic and social inclusion of smallholder farmers through strong producers’ organizations (ACCESS)
Accelerating economic and social inclusion of smallholder farmers through strong producers’ organizations (ACCESS)
Objectives: To improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers in climatic hotspots so that they are more resilient to public health and climate-induced crises.
Starting Date: 1/7/2023
Ending Date: 30/6/2027
Resource Partner: Global Agriculture & Food Security Program (GAFSP)
A UN joint-project to address cooking fuel needs, environmental degradation and food security for Rohingya refugees and affected host communities
A UN joint-project to address cooking fuel needs, environmental degradation and food security for Rohingya refugees and affected host communities
Objectives: The primary aim of the SAFE Plus project is to contribute to the overall food and nutrition security, empowerment, and resilience of host community households in Cox's Bazar.
Starting Date: 6/7/2022
Ending Date: 31/3/2025
Resource Partner: UNDP Administered Donor Joint Trust Fund
AMR MPTF: Bangladesh quadripartite response to combat AMR
AMR MPTF: Bangladesh quadripartite response to combat AMR
Objectives: To strengthen animal health systems as well as an emergency response to combat AMR in Bangladesh
Starting Date: 17/1/2023
Ending Date: 11/1/2025
Resource Partner: UNDP Administered Donor Joint Trust Fund
Technical services on farmers/producers groups formation and mobilization for farm development
Technical services on farmers/producers groups formation and mobilization for farm development
Objectives: Technical Assistance to LDDP, DLS, MoFL in developing operational manuals and methodologies and utilizing for mobilization of livestock farmers and producer organizations with robust M&E system.
Starting Date: 8/7/2021
Ending Date: 30/9/2024
Resource Partner: Government of Bangladesh
Technical services on capacity enhancement and long-term quality assurance for stock assessment and survey
Technical services on capacity enhancement and long-term quality assurance for stock assessment and survey
Objectives: To provide technical services to Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock through Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project in Capacity Enhancement and Long-term Quality Assurance for Stock Assessment & Survey
Starting Date: 11/11/2021
Ending Date: 30/6/2024
Resource Partner: Government of Bangladesh
Technical assistance on conducting the second cycle of the Bangladesh Forest Inventory (SUFAL)
Technical assistance on conducting the second cycle of the Bangladesh Forest Inventory (SUFAL)
Objectives: To execute the biophysical inventory and socioeconomic survey of the second cycle of the Bangladesh Forest Inventory, support to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change for improved management of natural resources, especially trees and forests, to increase the country's natural resource base and sustain development gains.
Starting Date: 30/10/2023
Ending Date: 31/8/2024
Resource Partner: Government of Bangladesh
Integrated agricultural practice, establishing market linkages, nutrition training and related inputs for the smallholder farmers in Ukhiya and Kutubdia sub-districts of Cox's Bazar district
Integrated agricultural practice, establishing market linkages, nutrition training and related inputs for the smallholder farmers in Ukhiya and Kutubdia sub-districts of Cox's Bazar district
Objectives: Institutionalization of a nutrition-sensitive school meal programme in Bangladesh to ensure its sustainability through capacity building of relevant Government institutions, local women growers, schoolteachers and School Management Committees (SMC).
Starting Date: 15/9/2022
Ending Date: 31/10/2024
Resource Partner: World Food Programme (WFP)
Strengthening skills and entrepreneurship in agro-food systems for the host communities and Rohingya people in Cox's Bazar
Strengthening skills and entrepreneurship in agro-food systems for the host communities and Rohingya people in Cox's Bazar
Objectives: To improve skills and entrepreneurship opportunities for young women and men in the host communities in agro-food value chains.
Starting Date: 1/1/2022
Ending Date: 31/12/2024
Resource Partner: International Labour Organization (ILO)
Technical Support Unit (TSU) for the Food and Agriculture System Transformation Programme (ATP)
Technical Support Unit (TSU) for the Food and Agriculture System Transformation Programme (ATP)
Objectives: The proposed Technical Support Unit (TSU) for the Food and Agriculture System Transformation Programme (ATP) will have two core functions: 1) It will work as an innovation unit bringing analytics and innovation to agricultural transformation, and 2) It will be an incubation hub to pilot ideas that can drive the country in its agricultural transformation.
Starting Date: 30/11/2022
Ending Date: 31/1/2026
Resource Partner: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMG)
Technical assistance on computation of greenhouse gas emissions assessment under livestock sector in Bangladesh
Technical assistance on computation of greenhouse gas emissions assessment under livestock sector in Bangladesh
Objectives: This Technical Assistance (TA) project will directly support Bangladesh’s Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) - responsible for the implementation of the Livestock and Dairy Development Project (LDDP) to achieve LDDP's objectives, particularly contribute to one of the four thematic components, Improving Risk Management and Resilience of Livestock Production Systems.
Starting Date: 5/3/2024
Ending Date: 31/1/2025
Resource Partner: Government of Bangladesh
Technical assistance to smallholder agricultural competitiveness project (SACP)
Technical assistance to smallholder agricultural competitiveness project (SACP)
Objectives: The overall aim of this project is to provide Technical Assistance to strengthen the capacity of implementing agencies to successfully implement the Smallholder Agriculture Competitiveness Project (SACP) and reach expected SACP results.
Starting Date: 5/7/2019
Ending Date: 31/12/2024
Resource Partner: Government of Bangladesh
PRO-ACT Bangladesh: Resilience strengthening through agri-food systems transformation in Cox's Bazar
PRO-ACT Bangladesh: Resilience strengthening through agri-food systems transformation in Cox's Bazar
Objectives: To build livelihoods and skill-building opportunities for host communities and promote economic inclusion in the opportunities presented by the response. Strengthening of local supply chains and markets, as well as the development of private-sector partnerships across the sub-sectors of livestock, fisheries, and crop production, is a strategic focus.
Starting Date: 1/12/2020
Ending Date: 30/11/2027
Resource Partner: European Union