Title
Establishing and Strengthening Pineapple Value Chain: year-round production and establishment of value chain for rural entrepreneurship in Pineapple
Description
Demand for pineapple is increasing but marketing constraints persist. Prices for producers in Bandarban Sadar, Bandarban district remain low due to limited market access, gluts, the bargaining strength of traders, high transport costs, and spoilage. The Krishi Gobeshona Foundation project ‘Entrepreneurship and value chain development for linking farmers with markets’ provides technical and entrepreneurship training, but farmers now want to upgrade their functional capacities to improve market linkages through processing and branding. The objectives of the niche are:
– To increase fruit production and secure nutrition demand of the country
– To Improve farmers economic condition especially livelihood of indigenous people
– To empower women
– To explore export market
Aim
Strengthening existing marketing and producer organisations for a sustained pineapple sector
Location
Chittagong division, Bandarban district, Bandarban Sadar Upazila
National Innovation Facilitator
Jamal Uddin
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