Project Title: Improving Livelihoods of the rural poor through beekeeping.
Applicants Details:
a) Principal investigator
Name: Md. Anisur Rahman
Qualification: B.A.
Institute / Organization: Animation Liberate For Organize (ALO)
Present position: Executive Director
b) Co-principal Investigator
Name : Md. Abdul ALim Bhuiyan
Qualification: MSS. (Master of social Science)
Institute / Organization: Fame Enterprise
Present position: Managing Director
Postal Address: 247/1, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
Telephone / Mobile: 88-2-01190106801
Email: bhuiyan_fhoney@yahoo.com
Duration: 3 (Three) years (after getting approval of project proposal)
Project location: Proposal project location will be selected in a suitable working areas of the Organization, where beneficiaries will be benefited and WFP cooperating partners Innovation Fund (CPIF ) Seeks to create innovation and creative programming.
Summary:
The proposed project proposal has been prepared to select suitable indigenous bees and beekeeping with the selection of suitable area considering the Target People as well as potentialities of bees and beekeeping to produce Honey and other bi-products production processing and marketing with a view to create an income and employment generation of the rural poor for their livelihood.
The present situation of beekeeping prevailing in the Bangladesh is discussed in the Background, context and national with its opportunities, need and justification for the Target audience / Beneficiaries those who are passing their daily life in a vulnerable condition which such project may helpful for their livelihoods. On the other hand, it is mentioned to increase the productivity of crops, vegetables, fruits through introduction of bees for crop pollination and it will effect on food security propose.
The objectives of the proposed project have been stated with activities to run the project properly and smoothly. Other than that logical frame work matrix is also mentioned to verify and measure for the outputs / results as milestones.
The implementation and extension procedure describe in the training, logistic support, extension, follow up monitoring and other related operational aspects is also mentioned in the proragraph with the technical support form the implemented Organization.
The fiuauals aspects as budstory part is mentioned in as short intimacy way aspects as per justifiable.
Organizational Background:
Animation Liberate for Organize (ALO) is a voluntary, non-profitable, not-government, non-political development organization which was established in 1994. A group of some higher educated social workers founded this organization. Since inception, it is working with the goal of promoting the socio-economic status of the poor, underprivileged and back warded people, especially the women, children and youth through undertaking appropriate and sustainable programs with its community based integrated approach. ALO’s philosophy is the belief in the intrinsic value of each individual. The development of the individual is intimately bound up with that of the community she or he lives in. Within the basic promise of belief in the individual’s power to bring about changes in his or her life, ALO’s aims to facilitate the process of promoting human rights, education, social justice, ecological balance, harmony and peace in the community by covering exploitation, gender discrimination, poverty Alleviation infirmity, illiteracy, unemployment, and all forms of injustices through systematic non-violent action. The basic approach of ALO is to promote self-help and self-reliance
Background, context and rationale of project:
Bangladesh is an Agricultural country. The economy of Bangladesh is mainly governed by agriculture. The productivity of which can be governed by beekeeping (apiculture). Development interventions productivity, introducing each crops and developing other income generating activities all of which an be provided or supported by indigenous species of Apis ceana beekeeping. Further, in remote and isolated areas, and where the cash economy is poorly developed, interventions to be successful – must be based on a minimum of external imparts, physical support, and capital outlay, the exact condition for beekeeping with our endogenous APis cerana bees.
Beekeeping offers a particularly useful possibility for poor and landless for farmers to gain income as it requires minimal start up investment, can be carried out in a small space close to the house, and generally yields profits within the 1st year of operation. Bees provides honey, wax, propels, royal jelly, beeswax, and bee venom for home use and sale. In addition to the direct income form bee products, beekeeping generates off-farm employment opportunities in many fields including hive conpenting, honey trading, renting and hiring of bee colonies for pollination, and bee based micro-enterprise. Beekeeping also supports agricultural production, forestry, and maintenance of biodiversity and natural resources through pollination service. But There are many factors that need to be address so that farmers and others can make the most of the potential of beekeeping to provide income for families and communities and to contributes to rural development in general. on the other hand, there are good indications that there has been a marked decline in the diversity and abundance of pollinators as a result indiscriminate pesticides use, land use change, and the factors, and that this is having on advance impact on natural pollination, agricultural productivities and maintenance of biodiversity. ALO has made a focused effort in recent years to raise awareness of this issue and to promote honey bees as an input in agricultural production technologies side by side of improving livelihood of the rural poor through beekeeping.
Objectives:
a) To provide Beekeeping training and extension support for the rural poor in the selected area of the organization through Apis cerana bees.
b) To promote and conserve indigenous honey bees i the country.
c) To raise income & employment opportunity for the rural poor specially for the women for their livelihood.
d) To increase the productivity of crops, vegetables and fruits through introducing honey bees pollination
e) To increase the productivity of honey and other bee products to generate income generation.
f) To provide all logistics supports including bees, beekeeping & other related materials / equipments to implement the project properly and smoothly.
g) To provide skill development training for the staff members to follow up, supervision, technical support including products process, packaging, marketing and queen rearing through grafting technology applying.
h) To develop and strengthen networking activities with, GO & NGO, and other stakeholder of the society / community for the better implantation of the project.
i) To take initiative for the plantation of bee plants in the home yard of beneficiaries and other fellow lands for more honey production and environmental issues.
Activities:
The following activities will be carried out to implement the project properly and smoothly.
a) Base line survey to select project site and selection of participants
b) Conduct training both beneficiaries and project staff.
c) Development of training materials i.e. leaflets, manuals, modules, brochures and related materials regarding project implementation.
d) staff recruitment and development
e) Conduct / meetings, seminars, field day, workshops and study visits.
f) Assistance in marketing and migration of bee colonies in the project localities
g) Formation of Beekeepers cooperative association (BCA)
h) Provide follow-up monitoring and technical support
i) organize, conduct training and distribution of bee plants plantation for environmental issues
j) Reporting (monthly, Quarterly, yearly, closing etc.
k) Evaluation.
Expected outputs / milestones
a) During the project phase a total of 300 group member participants will be involved in beekeeping and associated for their livelihood
b) Beekeeping will be the owners of 600 bee colonies
c) A total of 4200 kgs of honey will be produced from 600 bee colonies other than pollination services for crops, vegetables & fruits production.
d) A total of 1500 bee plants will be planted and take initiative to nurse by the beekeeping for environmental issues and honey production increase for income generation of the project holders.
e) A total of 300 selected participants will be offered training on Beekeeping management during the project phase.
f) Each beekeeper will be able to earn BDT 2400-3200 yearly as an income other than their daily work which will be an additional income generation.
g) A total of 15 staff’s members will be recruited, trained and developed to provide technical, logistic, follow-up monitoring and their related work to implement the project as per need of the project.
h)Beekeepers association will be formed and continued the learnt activities by the implementation of project as a sustainable manner and as per need of the project.
i) A total of 12 (6 staff + 6 beekeeper) will be trained and developed for bi-products production, processing, packaging, and marketing initiatives to develop as an entrepreneur of beekeeping.
Logical Framework matrix.
| Objectives | Objectively verifiable indicators (OVI) | Mean of Verification. (MOV) | Assumptions |
| Goal: Income increased through implementing beekeeping project. | Each beekeepers will be able to raise income fo BDT 2400-3200 at the end of the project phase with the maintaining of 2 bee colonies (Apis cerana) | -impact assessment studies – progress & monitoring report – annual report.
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| Purpose: Quality honey production increased. | Each beekeeper will be able to produced 14-16 kgs of pure honey through implementing the project with 2 bee colonies (Apis cerana colonies) | -BSTI (Bangladesh standard and testing institute – Grading test – Honey Refreshment – Report (monthly annual, progress) – Impact assessment – Monitoring report | -stable natural condition – Disease free condition.
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Outputs: 1.Number of beekeeper increased
| A total of 300 beekeepers will be increased from the target people / beneficiaries during the project phase. | – Training repost and register – Field visit – Annual progress report – Monitoring report | Stable political situation. |
| 2. Bee colony increased | A total of 600 bee colonies will increased by the trained beekeepers. | Do | Do |
| 3.Training offered to target people beneficiaries. | A total of 300 target people / beneficiaries will be trained as beekeepers. | Do | Do |
| 4.Training offered to staff members | A total of 15 staff members will be developed as skills person to support the project. | Do | Do |
| 5. Plantation of bee plants increased | A total of 1500 bee plants will increased through plantation programme by the beekeepers. | – plant distribution register – Physical verification – Field visit – Report (Annual progress) | – |
| 6. Formed Beekeepers associations | Beekeers Association will be formed with the involved of trained and project implemented beekeepers to run the project as a sustainable manner after ending the project phase. | -Annual & progress report – Monitoring report | – |
Proposed Budget:
SL No | Item | Year-1 | Year – 2 | Year – 3 | Total Amount. |
| 01 | Operating cost | 1794300.00 | 1309300.00 | 987800.00 | 4091400.00 |
| 02 | Capital cost | 1216500.00 | 1065950.00 | 1114222.00 | 3396672.00 |
| Total | 3010800.00 | 2375250.00 | 2102022.00 | 7488072.00 |
( Note: 1. 00 US& = 78.00. Total BDT 7488072 = Total US& 96001)
Socio-economic development and poverty reduction through various programme are the main concerns of donor agencies in the developing countries. Considering the above aspect we have proposed the budget in a broad category as operating cost and capital cost to implement the proposed proposal for the Target poor people of the project area in favor of implementing Organization. The broad heads which have been shown in the budget for implementing the project are painted out on the present demand. Need and financial aspect of Bangladesh. So, the project Budget is very timely and realistic in the present surrerio of Bangladesh context. (Detailed budget as per actively will be submitted if it is continued or final project proposal.