Events

Improving Tribal Communities through Vegetable Cultivation Training

Details:

ACI Seed and its Training Department organized a program for the tribal LC (learning center) farmers on vegetable cultivation technique and subsistence Jhum cultivation technology. The training took place from 22 October to 15 November 2017 in 12 different venues and the lead farmers participated. There are 300 tribal lead farmers among 1800 LC farm families. These farmers are living in 24 unions of 5 upazilla under Bandarban district.

The main objective of the training was to increase the capacity of tribal people for a collective response in production and marketing of vegetables. The empowerment of the smallholder farmers is an expected outcome of the program. An NGO, Helen-Keller International Bangladesh distributed the improved and high yielding varieties of ACI vegetable seeds among 1800 LC farmers for changing the socioeconomic status of the tribal communities through the Sapling Project. The training were consecutively conducted by Md. Abdullah Al Masud (PM, ACI Seed), Md. Amanotullah (Training Executive) and Md. Tanvir (PE). They trained the Lead farmers how to cultivate the distributed vegetable varieties in a scientific way at their homestead areas as well as on hill top slope for more benefit in respect of income & nutrition.

The unique dimension of the program was overcoming the challenge of accessing remote areas and language barrier. As about 50% of the participants are not fluent in Bangla, trainers used nonverbal communication techniques like showing vegetable production related videos, pictures, ACI Seed packages, Poster etc. Moreover, translated lectures were provided with the help of local Union Supervisor (US) or FF, the authority of the NGO. Introducing new technology (ACI Vegetable Seed) and Training on modern cultivation technique will bring a revolutionary change among the tribal farmers of Bandarban district.

Venue:

12 different venues

Date:

22 October to 15 November 2017

Time:

09:00 am to 05:00 pm