Under an FAO programme on sustainable agricultural livelihoods and food and nutrition security, Enroute supported small and medium-scale producer groups to access urban markets in Dhaka while strengthening safe, diversified, and reliable food supply. The pilot linked producers with low-income communities in Duniapara and Bashantek under an Urban Poor Cash Transfer Programme.
Enroute conducted rapid market and consumer preference assessments, formed and strengthened 50 producer groups, and provided training on Good Agricultural Practices, commercial production, supply-chain management, and food safety. Market-matching events connected producers with retailers, while 1,000 farmers received safe-production input packages and practical GAP training in coordination with FAO and the Department of Agricultural Extension.
The assignment also supported 10 COVID-affected agricultural enterprises with business assessments, investment plans, and grant monitoring; introduced supply-chain food-safety checks; distributed 1,000 Urban Micro-Gardening Kits to households; and developed Bangla IEC materials on safe food and nutrition reaching around 4,000 households.
