annual report 2018 - heifer bangladesh

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HEIFER’S12 CORNERSTONES

ANNUAL REPORT 2018B A N G L A D E S H

Dear friends,

It is my pleasure to present the annual report of Heifer International Bangladesh for financial year 2017-2018. Bangladesh country program has been expanding its span and piloting innovations during the time. In addition, the country program has adopted accelerated strategy this year as a part of Heifer’s global strategy to embed production with market-based approach. This has benefited the farmers to sustain their livelihoods and secure living income for their families.

Over the years, we have scaled up the goat rearing model and were able to reduce PPR prevalence to zero, which is a great concern for goat rearing farmers. Production of fodder has been strengthened, engaging 70% of the project participants into fodder cultivation. We have successfully piloted a low-cost vertical fodder production method to support farmers feed their livestock utilizing their limited space and continue cultivation during seasonal calamities.

In the coming year, the country program would focus on scaling up the established models, while introducing new prototypes that are expected to add value to the projects and communities. One of them is vertical fodder production to address the dire need of fodder within a limited space. We plan to enhance the services of the goat breeding center and a milk collection center in the coming year and would explore to engage with private sectors.

We will continue to explore, build and cultivate relationship with development partners, bilateral and multilateral organizations, development networks, private sectors and Government of Bangladesh. We will also continue to produce evidence-based learning and research reports to share our experience with the stakeholders.

I express my sincere gratitude to our project partners, Government of Bangladesh and other agencies, knowledge partners, Heifer International and our team in Bangladesh for their valuable contribution in ending hunger and poverty.

M. Siddiqur RahmanCountry Director, Heifer International Bangladesh

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Project Title Ensuring Sustainable Livelihoods of smallholder farmers through beef and dairy value chain enterprises (ESL)

Project Number BD2012HIBD00

Location Rajshahi, Natore and Sirajgonj district.

Project Duration 5 years (FY 2014 – FY 2018)

“Ensuring Sustainable Livelihoods of smallholder farmers through beef and dairy value chain enterprises” initiated in 2014 with an aim to improve the livelihoods and ensure sustainability of 4,700 smallholder farmers. With an exponential passing on approach, 800 original group households have passed on their knowledge, skills and livestock to 3,900 households. The project is being implemented by three local partners, Association for Community Development (ACD), National Development Program (NDP), Bangladesh Association for Social Advancement (BASA) and South Asian Partnership – Bangladesh (SAP-BD).

Project Title Achieving Sustainable Livelihood through Goat and Beef Value Chain Intervention (ASL)


Location Kishorgonj, Rajshahi and Natore district.


“Achieving Sustainable Livelihood through Goat and Beef Value Chain Interventions” will ensure sustainable livelihoods of 4,500 small holder farmers specially women living in the northern districts of Bangladesh through ensuring their intense involvement and capacity development in goat value chain intervention in order to achieve the estimated living income by the end of the project intervention. The focus of this project will be on sustainable production, market creation and development of linkages for the goat rearing and beef fattening smallholder farmers with the mainstream development activities. Palli Bikash Kendra, WAVE Foundation and Jagoroni Chakra Foundation (JCF) is implementing the project in the three sub districts.

Project Title Economic Enhancement Through Strengthening Beef and Goat Market System (EES)


Location Tangail, Sirajgonj, Kishorgonj, Natore, Rajshahi district


“Economic Enhancement Through Strengthening Beef and Goat Market System” will cover 34,500 smallholder farming families to achieve living income benchmark through beef and goat value chain. The project was approved in April 2018. WAVE Foundation, National Development Programme (NDP) and Bangladesh Association for Social Advancement (BASA) will implement the project in five districts. Sirolli enterprise facilitation project is embedded as a part of this project.

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Heifer started working in Bangladesh in 2006 with one local NGO under the guidance of Heifer International Nepal and gradually set up its country office in 2012 after being registered by the NGO affairs bureau. Heifer Bangladesh has supported 16,500 farming families through June 2018.

VALUE CHAINSHeifer International Bangladesh is implementing three major interventions - Beef, dairy and goat value chains to help smallholder farmers achieve a living income alongside with poultry rearing and vegetable production to enhance the nutritional requirements of the households.

COUNTRY PROGRAM PROGRESSBuilding Capacities: During FY 2018, Heifer provided Cornerstones training to 3,033 participants, improved

animal management training to 1,921 participants, self-help group management training to 294 participants, kitchen gardening and nutrition training to1,517 participants and gender and justice training to 3,546 participants and their families to enhance social capital and sustain their livelihoods. Emphasis was given to build capacities in beef, dairy and goat value chains, to increase income and enhance women empowerment.

During FY 2018, Heifer focused building capacities of the management and staff of the 12 existing cooperatives on social capital formation, leadership development, financial management, conflict management and linking farmers to market. 44 staff of 12 cooperatives received training from the ongoing projects.

Engaging in Value Chains: During FY 2018, Heifer supported 2,349 smallholder farmers in goat rearing,

2,159 in cattle fattening and 895 families in backyard poultry production.

Role of Community Agro-Veterinary Entrepreneurs (CAVEs): During the fiscal year, 18 CAVEs were developed under the ongoing projects who offered services to expand deworming, vaccination and primary health care of livestock, Artificial Insemination (AI), quarterly animal health camp and dry cow treatment camps for service delivery and awareness.

Extensive Fodder Production: During the fiscal year 2018, 42 commercial fodder have been developed along with 1,269 smallholder farmers engaging 51 hectares of land for fodder and forage. In addition to this, 17,569 fodder trees including moringa, jica, ipil ipil etc. were planted.

Vertical Fodder Production: Heifer International Bangladesh ran a pilot on vertical fodder production at

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Project: BD2012

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Achievement: 4,700

Project: BD2013

Plan: 4,500

Achievement: 4,500

selected 5 households successfully, which has been scaled up to 100 households during FY 2018.

Enterprise and Institutional Development: During the fiscal year, the existing 12 cooperatives have transformed into business hubs. Cooperatives have taken steps toward promoting enterprises at households and hubs. To ensure accountability and smooth financial management operations, Coop360 software was expanded to 9 cooperatives in FY 2018. To facilitate production at the households, 5 cooperatives are engaged with input businesses with private sectors (ACI Godrej Limited, Neel Sagar Limited, Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Limited, etc.).

Goat Breeding Center: Walia Shimul Women Cooperative Limited has started a pilot of Black Bengal goat breeding center in Lalpur subdistrict of Natore district during the

fiscal year. It is expected that a total of 150-200 goats per year will be produced for breed development from the center. This would work as a center of excellence for capturing and disseminating knowledge and experience for the stakeholders.

Sirolli Enterprise Facilitation Project: The Sirolli enterprise facilitation model follows the trinity of management approach that combines a team of product, marketing and finance people together to carry out a successful enterprise. It is a bottom-up approach where potential clients would come to contact with the resource team on their own will. Heifer Bangladesh initiated Sirolli enterprise facilitation project as a pilot under BD 2015 project. During the year, a pool of 131 resource team members were mobilized and 402 introductions were made. Out of this, 13 turned into clients for the enterprise facilitation project.

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VERTICAL FODDER PRODUCTIONTo address the dire need of increased fodder production, this year Heifer introduced a vertical fodder cultivation system in Bangladesh as a pilot for the marginalized and smallholder farmers. This low-cost method, using a limited space, allows the farmers to maximize fodder production to eventually increase milk and meat production, increase milk fat and reduce the cost of concentrate feed and fodder. The method is very much appreciated in the flood affected regions, especially during the crisis period from July to October. This was piloted at 5 selected households successfully and is being scaled up to 100 households during FY 2018.

HATCHING POTA hatching pot is a locally made solution for incubation of back yard poultry. A hatching pot is used for its proven benefits of healthy brooding. The mother hen remains healthy during hatching as an adequate supply of food and water in the pot is ensured. Eggs are comparatively safe in the hatching pot, which in turn results in higher production of meat and eggs. This method is currently being used by 2,507 households within our projects.

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SHYAMOLI BEGUM BEATS THE CHALLENGE OF LAND SCARCITY

Syamoli Begum (30) is a residence of Belgachi village, Mohonpur subdistrict, Rajshahi. She lives with her husband, son and in-laws. She got married at a very early age and started living with her in-laws, as her husband used to work in another area far from the village. Her struggle begins after her husband left his job for his father’s illness and came back home. She gave birth to a baby boy at a very early age. Poverty and deprivation made it harder for herself as well as the family.

The family had one ill cattle and two goats out of which one died in PPR. While Shyamoli was exploring how to create a source of income for the family, Heifer started its ‘Ensuring Sustainable Livelihood through Beef and Goat Value Chain’ project in 2016 in Mohonpur subdistrict with its implementing partner Association for Community Development (ACD). Shyamoli became a member of a self-help group and received 5 trainings from Heifer. With the improved animal management training, she gained skills and confidence to rear livestock. She received a goat as pass on. She took loan from project partner to expand her livestock base. After a while, she sold three goats with $525 and with some money from her husband, she bought dairy cattle. Throughout her journey, her husband supported her and helped in livestock rearing.

As she started rearing five cattle and four goats in her household, she felt that arranging feed for livestock is a big challenge. Due to land scarcity and natural calamities like flood, drought and heavy rainfall, it is difficult to get a steady supply of nutritious feed for the livestock.

Heifer’s pilot intervention for vertical fodder cultivation helped her to meet this dire need. Her Husband, Mohammad Selim, found this technique of fodder cultivation quite innovative and took the challenge to successfully grow fodder using the technology. He passionately builds the vertical setup and initiated the process of germination. Soon afterward they were able to feed their livestock using their porch to grow fodder in vertical method. As the fodder produce in this method is nutritious and serves the requirement of both concentrated feed and fiber for livestock, the family does not need to spend extra money on concentrated feed. Producing fodder in vertical method ensures steady supply of food even in monsoon and summer when there is a scarcity of livestock feed. This way, the family is benefiting economically and overcoming the challenge of limited fodder production and land scarcity.

Within three years from 2016, with Heifer’s technical guidance, training and livestock support and their willingness to adopt improved technologies in livestock rearing and fodder production, the family earns $305 per month, which is above the living income benchmark ($220). They have grown out of loans and have got back their economic solvency. Selim and Shyamoli take decision together to enhance their asset base. They plan to expand their dairy enterprise and wish to set up a dairy farm in the future. They feel they have solved the most critical problem of livestock rearing by using vertical fodder technology.

Fellow livestock rearing families in the neighborhood are learning to adopt vertical fodder from Selim and Shyamoli.

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Syamoli Begum (30) is a residence of Belgachi village, Mohonpur subdistrict, Rajshahi. She lives with her husband, son and in-laws. She got married at a very early age and started living with her in-laws, as her husband used to work in another area far from the village. Her struggle begins after her husband left his job for his father’s illness and came back home. She gave birth to a baby boy at a very early age. Poverty and deprivation made it harder for herself as well as the family.

The family had one ill cattle and two goats out of which one died in PPR. While Shyamoli was exploring how to create a source of income for the family, Heifer started its ‘Ensuring Sustainable Livelihood through Beef and Goat Value Chain’ project in 2016 in Mohonpur subdistrict with its implementing partner Association for Community Development (ACD). Shyamoli became a member of a self-help group and received 5 trainings from Heifer. With the improved animal management training, she gained skills and confidence to rear livestock. She received a goat as pass on. She took loan from project partner to expand her livestock base. After a while, she sold three goats with $525 and with some money from her husband, she bought dairy cattle. Throughout her journey, her husband supported her and helped in livestock rearing.

As she started rearing five cattle and four goats in her household, she felt that arranging feed for livestock is a big challenge. Due to land scarcity and natural calamities like flood, drought and heavy rainfall, it is difficult to get a steady supply of nutritious feed for the livestock.

Heifer’s pilot intervention for vertical fodder cultivation helped her to meet this dire need. Her Husband, Mohammad Selim, found this technique of fodder cultivation quite innovative and took the challenge to successfully grow fodder using the technology. He passionately builds the vertical setup and initiated the process of germination. Soon afterward they were able to feed their livestock using their porch to grow fodder in vertical method. As the fodder produce in this method is nutritious and serves the requirement of both concentrated feed and fiber for livestock, the family does not need to spend extra money on concentrated feed. Producing fodder in vertical method ensures steady supply of food even in monsoon and summer when there is a scarcity of livestock feed. This way, the family is benefiting economically and overcoming the challenge of limited fodder production and land scarcity.

Within three years from 2016, with Heifer’s technical guidance, training and livestock support and their willingness to adopt improved technologies in livestock rearing and fodder production, the family earns $305 per month, which is above the living income benchmark ($220). They have grown out of loans and have got back their economic solvency. Selim and Shyamoli take decision together to enhance their asset base. They plan to expand their dairy enterprise and wish to set up a dairy farm in the future. They feel they have solved the most critical problem of livestock rearing by using vertical fodder technology.

Fellow livestock rearing families in the neighborhood are learning to adopt vertical fodder from Selim and Shyamoli.

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11STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF 30 JUNE 2018

Assets BDTCurrent AssetsPrepaid Expenses 235,387 Cash and Cash Equivalents 20,921,316 Total Assets 21,156,703

Current LiabilitiesAccrued Expenses 1,680,556 Total Liabilities 1,680,556 Net Assets 19,476,147

Represented byUnutilized Donor Fund 19,476,147

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018

Income BDTGrant Income from HQ 81,748,884 Bank Interest 9,900 Total Grants 81,758,784

ExpenditureLivestock & Freight 12,781,663 Horticulture and Freight 1,367,365 Agriculture Equipment 1,553,072 Salaries & Benefits 34,528,994 Office Expenses and Services 6,306,151 Travel and vehicle Operation 8,774,318 Training 5,058,102 Technical Service and Evaluation 2,732,309 Other- Enterprise Development 1,200,000 Depreciation 1,003,566 Total Expenses 75,305,540 Change in Net Asset 6,453,244 Net Assets, Beginning of Year 13,022,903 Net Assets, End of Year 19,476,147

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