Training and Guideline/Module Development for GLOBAL G.A.P. Certification on Vegetable Cultivation (Chemonics International/USAID Project, SDC Agro Ltd.)

DevMaker Consulting has successfully developed a comprehensive Global Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) module for SDC Agro Ltd., a sister concern of Society Development Committee (SDC), a leading NGO-MFI in Bangladesh. SDC Agro works with 4,000 smallholder farmers in Faridpur and Rajbari districts, producing 35 varieties of high-value and exotic vegetables, supplying to major retailers like SWAPNO. The project aimed to address challenges faced by SDC Agro, including securing premium prices for quality produce, enhancing farmer productivity, and improving market access, particularly to high-end markets demanding GAP compliance and traceability.

🚀Our Expertise and Approach:

DevMaker’s experts conducted an in-depth analysis of the agricultural landscape in Bangladesh, recognizing its significant contribution to the economy and the challenges faced by farmers, including limited literacy, traditional farming practices, and potential hazards like biological, chemical, and physical contamination. We understood the growing demand for safe, high-quality vegetables in both domestic and international markets, evidenced by Bangladesh’s increasing vegetable exports.

🚀Our GAP module was designed to:

  • Educate and Empower Farmers: Provide clear, accessible guidelines on GAP standards, addressing the challenges of literacy and traditional practices.
  • Enhance Productivity and Quality: Promote modern, scientific agricultural practices to improve yield and quality.
  • Ensure Food Safety: Mitigate biological, chemical, and physical hazards through best practices in cultivation, handling, and processing.
  • Facilitate Market Access: Enable SDC Agro and its farmers to meet the compliance requirements of high-end markets and export opportunities.
  • Promote Sustainability: Encourage environmentally friendly practices that ensure long-term agricultural viability.

🚀Project Impact: By implementing the GAP module, SDC Agro and its farmers are expected to:

  • Achieve premium prices for their high-quality vegetables.
  • Increase productivity and reduce waste.
  • Gain access to high-end markets and export opportunities.
  • Contribute to the production of safe and sustainable food.

DevMaker’s expertise in developing this GAP module underscores our commitment to supporting sustainable agricultural practices and enhancing market access for farmers in Bangladesh.

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🚀āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ:

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🚀āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ GAP āĻŽāĻĄāĻŋāωāϞāϟāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ:

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  • āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϏ āϏāĻšāϜāϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž: āĻāϏāĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻŋ āĻāĻ—ā§āϰ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻšā§āϚ-āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāύāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
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🚀āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ:  GAP āĻŽāĻĄāĻŋāωāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻāϏāĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻŋ āĻāĻ—ā§āϰ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ:

  • āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻšā§āϚ-āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
  • āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻœā§āϝ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
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