The agricultural sector plays a crucial role in Bangladesh, serving as a key driver of growth and rural development. It contributes 14 percent to the country’s GDP and offers employment to over 40 percent of the workforce. Despite its impressive progress, Bangladesh still faces substantial challenges in ensuring food and nutrition security for its growing population.

The vision for the agricultural sector the 8th Five Year Plan is to achieve food security and improved nutrition by increasing productivity, reducing yield gaps, introducing climate-resilient diversifying crop products, strengthening agricultural supply chains, facilitating credit access for small-scale farmers, and ensuring the efficient use of natural resources.

The Community Development Centre (CODEC) has been at the forefront of transformative initiatives within the Agricultural, Fishery, Dairy, and Horticulture Value Chain sectors. The organization’s multifaceted approach aims to foster income generation, poverty reduction, and food security through sustainable practices.

A cornerstone of CODEC’s endeavors is the Integrated Agriculture Unit, which assumes a pivotal role in delivering microfinance services and providing cutting-edge, environmentally friendly agricultural technologies. It provides capacity-building support to farmers in Raipur and Laxmipur Sadar Upazila under Laxmipur District. It further channels financial support into livestock and fisheries-related farming activities. Moreover, it actively forges market linkages, opening doors to improved economic opportunities for the communities involved.

Running in parallel, the PPEPP project, initiated in 2019, strategically supports income-generating activities to alleviate poverty and propel the economic development of ultra-poor households. Simultaneously, the ENRICH program, in operation since 2014, contributes to capacity-building by championing alternative livelihoods such as Medical Plant Cultivation and vegetable cultivation.

Complementary to these efforts, projects like LRMP, SEP-Beef Fattening, and RMTP underscore CODEC’s unwavering commitment to augmenting the income of targeted communities. These projects provide comprehensive support across agricultural, livestock, and fisheries-related livelihoods, fostering sustainable economic growth and resilience.

At the core of our triumphant journey are the remarkable highlights that underscore tangible achievements, painting a vivid picture of transformative impact: Over 5500 families have been empowered through direct support against the Family Development Plan (FDP) fund, reshaping the landscape of household development. Additionally, over 6000 farmers have been equipped with knowledge in environmental sustainability and climate change adaptability, embodying a proactive commitment to addressing urgent issues with over 2500 farmers seamlessly linked with the marketing supply chain, forging crucial connections that unlock unprecedented market access and economic opportunities. These milestones encapsulate our resolute commitment to creating lasting, positive change within the communities we serve.