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

Mohammad Golam Farouque, Khondokar H. Kabir, Debashis Roy, Md. Masud Rana and Joseph L. Donaldson

Development in Practice, 2024, vol. 34, issue 4, 491-511

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2024.2325415

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