An assessment of capacity building activities for common interest farmer groups in Bangladesh

Bibliographic Data

ID3886117
AuthorsMohammad Golam Farouque (0000-0003-0752-2840, Bangladesh Agricultural University), Khondokar H Kabir (0000-0001-9219-2529, Bangladesh Agricultural University, corresponding author), Debashis Roy (0000-0002-6735-6437, Bangladesh Agricultural University), Mohammad Masud Rana (0000-0002-0550-7850, Bangladesh Agricultural University), Joseph L Donaldson (0000-0002-9276-3747, North Carolina State University)
Year2024
Volume34
Issue4
Pages491-511
Publication date2024-05-18
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2024.2325415
OpenAlexW4392701407
LanguageEN
References cited41

This study examines how “farmers from the Common Interest Group (CIG)” have changed their capacity levels due to participating in Bangladesh’s National Agricultural Technology Program (NATP). A mixed-method design was used to collect data from 120 rice and vegetable farmers. Results show that most respondents (above 75 per cent) agree that NATP initiatives, particularly group-based extension services, developed their capacity in different cultivation techniques, resource utilisation, farm inputs, communication behaviour, market access, and involvement in farmer organisations (FOs)/community-based organisations (CBOs). This study concludes that the concept of CIGs should be incorporated into the existing extension system following the termination of donor support

Agricultural economics · Agricultural extension · Agriculture · Business · Capacity building · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural Systems and Practices

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