TMSS Agriculture Project

PROJECT TITLE: Agriculture

Project Duration: 1987, Till Date (30 June 2014)/ Ongoing.

Project Budget:BDT 710,627 

Funding Sources: TMSS own fund

Background :

Bangladesh is a country with high population in comparison to its area and extremely facing the challenges of ensuring Food Security for its people specially the vast poor & ultra-poor people, those who are poverty stricken. It is now realized by every one that there is no alternative than development of agricultural sector with emphasis on HY crop production to address the challenges of food security & poverty reduction since the economy of the county is agro based. TMSS too has given importance to this realization and taken up Agriculture project to address these vital challenges (1) Food Security and (2) Poverty reduction since its beginning.

Goals:

Ensuring sustainable Food Security of the poor/ultra-poor people.

Objectives:

High value & high yield crop production through transfer of modern technology. Creation of Employment Opportunity for the poor/ultra-poor people.

Operational Area         : 

Approach   :

Demonstrative based participatory approach.

Core/Major Activities:

• High yield crop production
• Crop Diversification
• Organic Agriculture/IPM
• Integrated farming of family model&
• Mushroom cultivation