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From the Ground Up : BRAC,s innovations in the development of agriculture in Bangladesh and Beyond

Mushtaque Chowdhury, Muazzam Husain, Md. A. Saleque, Hugh Brammer   •   2019   •   UPL
From the Ground Up : BRAC,s innovations in the development of agriculture in Bangladesh and Beyond
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  • ISBN: 9789845062824
  • Pages: 226
  • Added: 17 Feb 2026
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Bibliographic Details
Title: From the Ground Up : BRAC,s innovations in the development of agriculture in Bangladesh and Beyond
Author(s): Mushtaque Chowdhury, Muazzam Husain, Md. A. Saleque, Hugh Brammer
Publisher: UPL
ISBN: 9789845062824
Publication Year: 2019
Place: Dhaka
Edition: Ist
Call Number: 338.95492 CHG
Accession: 7349
Content

Chapter 1: Introduction (Page 1)

Mushtaque Chowdhury, Hugh Brammer and Muazzam Husain

·         1.1 Bangladesh in Recent History (1)

·         1.2 Agriculture in Bangladesh (4)

·         1.3 BRAC in Bangladesh’s Development (7)

·         1.4 Why this Book? (12)

·         1.5 Organisation of the Book (13)

 Chapter 2: Role of BRAC in Growth and Development of Agriculture (Page 23)

Jiban Krishna Biswas

·         2.1 Introduction and Background (23)

·         2.2 Growth and Development of Crop Agriculture in Bangladesh (24)

·         2.3 BRAC Interventions in Crop Agriculture (33)

·         2.4 Agricultural Extension Programmes (52)

·         2.5 Other Agriculture-related Programmes (61)

·         2.6 Conclusion (62)

 Chapter 3: Role of BRAC in Growth and Development of Poultry Sector (Page 69)

S. D. Chowdhury

·         3.1 Introduction (69)

Chapter 3 (Continued)**

| 3.2 | Growth and Development of Poultry Sector in Bangladesh | 70 |

| 3.3 | Evolution of the BRAC Poultry Development Programme: An Overview | 76 |

| 3.4 | The BRAC Poultry Development Model | 80 |

| 3.5 | BRAC’s Role in Addressing the Key Factors of Poultry Rearing | 90 |

| 3.6 | Research and Development in Poultry | 94 |

| 3.7 | Success, Challenges and Lessons Learnt | 95 |

| 3.8 | Impact of the BRAC Intervention | 97 |

| 3.9 | Collaborations/Partnerships with Other Stakeholders | 101 |

| 3.10 | BRAC’s Role in the Future Development of the Sector | 103 |

| 3.11 | Conclusion | 105 |

 

 Chapter 4**

**Role of BRAC in the Growth and Development of the Livestock Sector** *A. K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan* **(Page 113)

| 4.1 | Introduction | 113 |

| 4.2 | Trends in Growth and Development of Livestock Sector | 114 |

| 4.3 | Evolution of the BRAC Livestock Development Programme | 118 |

| 4.4 | Contributions of the BRAC Livestock Programme | 132 |

| 4.5 | BRAC’s Potential Future Role | 136 |

| 4.6 | Collaborations and Partnerships | 137 |

| 4.7 | Conclusion | 138 |

 

Chapter 5

Role of BRAC in the Growth and Development of the Fisheries Sector** *M. Saifuddin Shah* **(Page 143)

| 5.1 | Introduction | 143 |

| 5.2 | Evolution of the BRAC Fisheries Programme | 152 |

| 5.3 | R&D Activities in Aquaculture | 153 |

| 5.4 | BRAC in Fisheries Management: Scaling of Experiences | 157 |

| 5.5 | BRAC’s Potential Role in Future Development of the Sector | 162 |

| 5.6 | Conclusion | 164 |

Chapter 6

Replicating BRAC’s Experiences Internationally (Page 169)

Md. A. Saleque*

| **6.1** | **Introduction** | 169 |

| **6.2** | **Overview of the AFSL Programme in BRAC International** | 171|

| **6.3** | **Country-Specific Approaches and Activities** | **181** |

| **6.4** | **Impacts and Learning** | **198** |

| **6.5** | **Conclusion** | **206** |

Chapter 7

Learning from the Past: Looking to the Future  (Page 211)

*Hugh Brammer*

| **7.1** | **Introduction** | **211** |

| **7.2** | **Looking to the Future** | **212** |

 

 

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