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Three-year (2005-2008) special development project for
extension of sericulture in three Hill Districts of
Rangamati,
Bandarban & Khagrachari has been jointly
sponsored by the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Affairs & the Ministry of Textiles
& Jute. Bangladesh
Sericulture Board is responsible for the implementation
of the project. The project cost is Tk 35.466 million,
financed by the Ministry of Chittogong Hill Tracts
Affairs. Source of fund is GOB
grant. The project has
been commenced in July, 2005 and will be completed in
June.2008. Deputy Director, Rangamati Sericulture
Extension Region of Bangladesh Sericulture Board is the
Project Director of the Project.

A hilly women weaving her own cloth
Location of the Project:
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Regional Office |
1 |
Rangamati District
Head Quarter's. |
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Center Offices |
3 |
Rangamati,
Khagrachari, Lama (for Bandarban) |
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Sub–center Offices |
12 |
Rangamati Sadar,
Longodu, Betbonia, Kaukhali, Khagrachari Sadar,
Matiranga, Manikchari, Panchari, Lama, Rupshipara,
Raicha & Alikadam. |
Objectives:
i)
To extend the sericulture activities in all hill
districts.
ii)
To create employment opportunity for the
disturbed & up-rooted tribal people as well as
non-tribal people.
iii)
To create environment for establishment of small
& cottage reeling industries in the area.
iv)
To impart training on rearing of silkworm, cocoon
production & reeling of silk yarn to the people.
v)
To reduce dependencies of the sericulture taking
up families on the government relief operation.
Strategies:
i)
Motivation of the farmers/target groups would be
given highest priority.
ii) Attention
would be given for proper selection of the location for
mulberry plantation.
iii) Training
of farmers shall be ensured well ahead in two phases.
Firstly, before plantation of mulberry saplings;
secondly, before silkworm rearing started.
iv) 11
chawki/ rearing centers will be established to
supply chawki worm instead of DFLs supply.
v)
Rearing appliances like Dala, Chandraki, Ghara
& disinfectants will be distributed in kind among
the farmers.
vi)
Extension activities will mainly be conducted
through NGO's on contact basis.
Major Activities:
i)
7 lakh & fifty thousand mulberry saplings will be
produced & distributed among the farmers.
ii)
Training of 2500 farmers will be imparted.
iii)
12500 Dalas, 7500 Chandrakis & 500
Gharas will be supplied to the farmers for
silkworm rearing purpose.
iv)
Plantation support for 3500 families will be
rendered.
v)
11 no. Chawki-cum-demonstration centers
will be established.
vi)
8000 kgs silk cocoon will be purchased from the
farmers.
vii)
Extension services will mainly be provided
through NGO.
viii)
2 rearing houses & office cum dormitory will be
constructed.
Out put of the Project:
i)
3500 families/farmers of 3 hill districts will be
taken under mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing.
ii)
Employment of 18000 persons will be generated.
iii)
Mulberry hectares will be increased.
iv)
Cocoon production will be increased.
v)
Entire project area will be acquired with
sericulture production processes. This will have a long
term positive impact for further sericulture extension
in the area.
vi) Women
employment and poverty alleviation will be achieved
through sericulture extension.
Achievment
of the Project (up to June`2006)
i) 3,30,000 nos of saplings
Produced & distributed among the
farmers
of the Chittagong
Hill Tracts area.
ii)
570 persons were trained in
mulberry cultivation
and
silkworm  
rearing in the selected area.
iii)
700
kgs of silk cocoons produced by the new
farmars were purehand.
iv)
Construction of (one) rearing house cum training
centre compleded.
v) 4(
four) motor cycles and various types of
machinery / equipment have
been
procured
for proper implementation of sericulture
activities
of the project.
Extension works through NGO's:
For
the first time Bangladesh Sericulture Board is going to
implement the extension activities in the hill districts
through NGO's participation on contract basis. The NGO
BORNA has already been selected on the basis of open
tender competition. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the selected NGO & Project Director of the
project has already been completed. The major conditions
of the MOU are laid down the project document. The NGO
will get service charges from the office of the Project
Director on quarterly basis depending on the progress of
the activities.
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