Project Name : Agro-ecology from Below: Pedagogy and Participatory Action (2019)

Doner : Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS)

Sector : Alternative Approach to Agriculture Production

Area : Satkhira, Nilphamari, Bogura and Dhaka

Time Line : Jan, 2019 to Dec, 2019

Brief of activities :

RLS and the Project Partner (Research Initiatives, Bangladesh) jointly organise and implement a cooperation project in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The purpose of the project is to promote ecological principles in Bangladesh as an alternative approach to agriculture production

Major Objective:

• Promote agro-ecological principles as an alternative approach to agriculture production in Bangladesh.

Specific Objectives:

• To facilitate local, indigenous and sustainable agricultural practices through adopting agro-ecological principles.
• To strengthen the understanding of the farmers and practitioners on recent global and local knowledge agro-ecology and the environmental concerns and challenges.
• To conduct advocacy among politicians, policy makers and eminent citizens based on the understanding , learning and knowledge on agriculture & climate change.

Project components:

There are mainly three components of the project: (1) Participatory Action, (2) Schools on Agro-ecology and (3) Advocacy

Project Areas:

• 3 areas of existing project: e.g. Nilphamari, Bogura & Satkhira
• Dhaka (for organizing central level activities and advocacy at national level)

Project Activities:

1. Participatory Action Research (PAR)
2. Knowledge Sharing Workshop
3. Agro-ecology and Students
4. Agro-ecology Fair
5. Orientation Workshop and PAR Training
6. Exchange Visit
7. Farmer’s Camp
8. Residential School on Agro-ecology
9. Local School on Agro-ecology
10. Educational Materials on Agriculture and Climate Crisis
11. Dialogue (Meetings) with other Actors
12. Advocacy in agriculture and Climate Crisis
13. Central School on Agriculture and Climate Crisis
14. Round Table Dialogue on Agriculture and Climate Crisis

Expected Outcomes:

• Members of PAR groups and local activities in the field of agriculture use the educational materials provided by RIB to further disseminate the achieved knowledge
• Farmer’s organisations/collectives and communities are enabled to use alternative methods to address the agrarian crisis