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See section [[31 Capacity Building|Refocused Training]] in Chapter 31.

The DPP (Development Project Proforma) of DAE focused on agricultural extension through the Farmer Field School (FFS) methodology, which was already implemented by DAE with DANIDA support. The output, including the revised DPP, was the execution of 1492 FFS to transfer modern production technologies for crops, the distribution of a variety of inputs (vegetable seeds, fertiliser, fruit saplings) in 380 (horticulture focused) demonstrations, the general training of DAE staff (75 Departmental Trainers and 150 Farmer Trainers (FTs)), and the financial support to farmer organisations (375 x 20.000 BDT).

The DPP noted that in the selected polders BWDB would organize Water Management Groups (WMGs); DAE would provide crop production technology to these WMGs through a group approach i.e. the FFS approach. The FFS approach had been proven by DAE in Bangladesh to be a solid and practical mechanism through which new knowledge, practices and messages can be transferred to farming communities where the literacy rate is low. The FFS approach is successful because the sessions run over the course of an entire cropping cycle during which the participants are encouraged to implement new practices, resulting in overall high adoption rates.

The logframe of the DAE DPP is inserted in Annex 21-2. Note that it is not compatible with the logframe in the Blue Gold Program Document (i.e. as in Annex 21F.1).

''Preliminary Discussion:'' The DAE DPP set a strict framework for the implementation of agricultural extension through the Farmer Field School methodology. Farmer groups, belonging to the WMGs, were seen as leaders or core actors of value chains. However, the approach to farmers and to WMGs were not aligned. Any linkages between agricultural practices and water management, as well as linkages between farmers and other market actors were beyond the content of the classic FFS.

Blue Gold’s DAE contribution consisted of a small central office to organize the implementation of DAE’s FFS. It was expected to work through the lines of the DAE structure, ‘buying time and services’ in DAE’s line operations. In support of implementation (only) the training of field staff was envisaged. Beyond this, there was limited attention to the involvement of the line in the process.

While the heterogeneity of the households in the polders was observed during Inception, it became better understood through familiarising ourselves with the Rural Transformation Framework. Around 2015 UNCTAD, DFID and IOB published strategy papers on Rural Transformation[i]. In essence, these papers recognise the heterogeneity of rural households and the need to diversify strategies to lift them out of poverty accordingly. At the core is the categorisation of rural households by Dorward, in households ‘stepping-up’ (improving farm production), or ‘stepping-out’ (i.e. stopping subsistence farming), alongside those ‘hanging-in’[ii].
----[i] DFID, DFID’s conceptual framework on agriculture 18 Jan 2016, IOB, Household survey baseline report – impact evaluation food security program Bangladesh, 2015, UNCTAD, The Least Developed Countries Report, Transforming rural economies, 2015

[ii] Dorward A, Hanging-in, Stepping In and Stepping Out, Livelihood aspirations and strategies of the poor…
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! rowspan="2" width="25%" |'''[[22 Introduction|Introduction]]'''
! width="25%" |'''[[23 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment|Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment]]'''
! width="25%" |'''Poverty focus'''
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#[[23 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment#Rationale and approach|Rationale and approach]]
#[[23 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment#Gender mainstreaming|Gender mainstreaming]]
#[[23 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment#Specific gender activities|Specific gender activities]]
#[[23 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment#Results: outputs, outcomes and impact|Results: outputs, outcomes and impact]]
#[[23 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment#Analyses, challenges and lessons learnt|Analyses, challenges and lessons learnt]]
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! width="25%" |'''[[24.1 Food Security - Evolution of Homestead FFS|Part 1: Food Security - Evolution of Homestead FFS]]'''
! width="25%" |'''[[24.2 Labour Contracting Societies|Part 2: Labour Contracting Societies]]'''
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#[[24.1 Food Security - Evolution of Homestead FFS#Introduction|Introduction]]
#[[24.1 Food Security - Evolution of Homestead FFS#Homestead FFS - Cycles one to ten|Homestead FFS - Cycles one to ten]]
#[[24.1 Food Security - Evolution of Homestead FFS#Homestead FFS – Cycles eleven to thirteen|Homestead FFS – Cycles eleven to thirteen]]
#[[24.1 Food Security - Evolution of Homestead FFS#Results of the homestead FFS|Results of the homestead FFS]]
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#[[24.2 Labour Contracting Societies#Development objectives|Development objectives]]
#[[24.2 Labour Contracting Societies#Implementation of LCS approach|Implementation of LCS approach]]
#[[24.2 Labour Contracting Societies#Findings from the LCS study|Findings from the LCS study]]
#[[24.2 Labour Contracting Societies#Lessons learnt from BGP’s LCS work and the way forward|Lessons learnt from BGP’s LCS work and the way forward]]
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#[[25 Sustainability#Physical environment|Physical environment]]
#[[25 Sustainability#Coping capability|Coping capability]]
#[[25 Sustainability#Capability to maintain and improve water management|Capability to maintain and improve water management]]
#[[25 Sustainability#Network of services|Network of services]]
#[[25 Sustainability#Risk management|Risk management]]
#[[25 Sustainability#Impact of disasters and resilience to face them|Impact of disasters and resilience to face them]]
#[[25 Sustainability#Conclusion|Conclusion]]
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! width="25%" |'''[[Section D: BGP Interventions: Participatory Water Management]]'''
! width="25%" |'''Section E: Agricultural Development'''
! width="25%" |'''Section F: Responsible Development: Inclusion and Sustainability'''
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'''[[Section D: BGP Interventions: Participatory Water Management|Summary]]'''

*[[14 Consultation and participation in planning|Consultation and participation in planning]]
*[[15 WMO capacity building|WMO capacity building]]
*[[16 Women’s participation in water management|Women's participation in Water Management]]
*[[17 In-polder water management|In-polder water management]]
*[[18 The Water Management Partnership|Water Management Partnership]]
*[[19 Operationalisation of the PWM concept|Operationalisation of the PWM concept]]
*[[20 Way forward|Way Forward]]
* Maps

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'''Summary'''

* Introduction
* Commercialising Farmers
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'''Summary'''

*[[22 Introduction|Introduction]]
*[[23 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment|Gender equality and women's empowerment]]
* Poverty focus
**[[24.1 Food Security - Evolution of Homestead FFS|Food Security - Evolution of Homestead FFS]]
**[[24.2 Labour Contracting Societies|Labour Contracting Societies]]
*[[25 Sustainability|Sustainability]]

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Bigblue at 12:23, 15 April 2021