USAID
The SHOUHARDO II program aimed to improve the well-being of households in rural Bangladesh through agricultural development and market access interventions.
2015 · 64 pages

Abstract
The program focused on four key agricultural activities: field crops, vegetables, livestock, and fish production. Table 1 presents key indicators of household food security and dietary diversity, showing significant improvements across all regions and well-being categories. The average number of months of adequate household food provisioning increased from 5.9 to 11.0, a 86.4% increase. Similarly, the average household dietary diversity score improved from 4.8 to 8.7, an 81.3% increase. Table 2 presents indicators of agricultural production, showing significant increases in the percentage of households cultivating field crops, growing vegetables, raising livestock, and raising fish. The percentage of households cultivating field crops increased from 33.4% to 44.1%, a 32.0% increase. The percentage of households growing vegetables increased from 16.5% to 63.0%, a 281.8% increase. Table 3 presents the percentage of field crop producers adopting the minimum number of technologies, showing significant increases across all regions and well-being categories. The percentage of field crop producers adopting three or more technologies increased from 42.1% to 92.9%, a 120.7% increase. Table 4 presents the average number of field crops produced in the previous year, showing significant increases across all regions and well-being categories. The average number of field crops produced increased from 1.9 to 3.1, a 63.2% increase. Table 5 presents the percentage of vegetable producers adopting the minimum number of improved technologies, showing significant increases across all regions and well-being categories. The percentage of vegetable producers adopting three or more technologies increased from 39.3% to 92.8%, a 136.1% increase. Table 6 presents the average number of vegetable crops produced in the previous year, showing significant increases across all regions and well-being categories. The average number of vegetable crops produced increased from 3.6 to 8.4, a 133.3% increase. Table 7 presents the percentage of livestock producers adopting the minimum number of improved technologies, showing significant increases across all regions and well-being categories. The percentage of livestock producers adopting three or more technologies increased from 2.6% to 44.7%, a 1619.2% increase. Table 8 presents the percentage of fish producers adopting the minimum number of improved technologies, showing significant increases across all regions and well-being categories. The percentage of fish producers adopting three or more technologies increased from 35.0% to 87.3%, a 149.4% increase. Table 9 presents the percentage of households accessing agri-inputs, finances, and services, showing significant increases across all regions. The percentage of households accessing these services increased from 93.1% to 98.4%, a 5.7% increase. Overall, the SHOUHARDO II program achieved significant improvements in household food security, dietary diversity, and agricultural production across all regions and well-being categories.
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