The performance of integrated income generation program (iigp) of muslim aid bangladesh

In addition to create Fund, in this year min. 5,000 families were directly benefited by getting job in this MABFO program. Indirectly, lot of root level farmers are coming and getting informal orientation on the techniques we apply - so IIGP is doing some extension and dissemination of low cost innovative techniques also. Notable that, the BDR Camp Commanding Officer himself came to visit our project and in 2009 bought 10,000 Pine Apple saplings for their camp from our Maini Mukh project. We are going to supply more to them in 2010. They are interested to buy Banana sapling and Poultry also from us. This is a success of marketing our products.

At Maini Mukh Project of Langadu Upazilla of Rangamati – IIGP, Muslim Aid has become the Key Poultry items’ Supplier dealing with some 13,000 Layer and Broilers birds. Since 2009, we were only selling poultry eggs and flesh (both Broilers and Cocks) – but now we have also started to supply Laying Hen (Pullets) and poultry feed also in the neighbourhood.

In 2009 we have already crossed the breakeven point although it was planned to be in 2011.

This year the 3 IIGP projects received total fund of Tk. 2725, 000/= but they have made expenditures of Tk. 7015,170/= utilizing their fund. (Payment is 257% than received). In Addition to that we have TK. 721,576/= as CASH In Hand and Bank. IIGP have Saleable (Tk. 1400,000/= in Jan & Feb only insha Allah) and on top of that IIGP have Fixed Assets & Tangible assets (birds, Goats, Trees, Fruits on tree/plants) amounting some Tk. 15,427,170/=. Where as, IIGP received in total of Tk. 6746, 068/= in three years from Muslim Aid UK. Nearly 5,000 labours were engaged in this period in the projects and a) 500 small farmers oriented on integrated model of agriculture, horticulture, fishery and livestock b) 500 small traders in the local markets developed with the quality products of the projects c) 1000 individual consumers organized and oriented with the use of firm products and by-products d) 5000 day labourers got year round income by working in the firms giving emphasis on gender balance projects – where nearly 55% ware female members.

The egg market of the MainiMukh & Langadu Thana is occupied by IIGP, MABFO. The BDR camp is under agreement with MainiMukh project to buy eggs for 6 months.

The BDR camp has purchased 10,000 Pine Apple Sapling and IIGP is providing technical support to them also.

Cultivated Area: Habluhat Integrated Rural Development Project (HIRDP), District -Dinajpur has 6.3 acres of land owned by Muslim Aid. Mainimukh Integrated Rural Development Project (MIRDP)-Joint venture with Rabitat Al Alam Al Islami, Ibn Sina Trust, in the Rangamati Hill District starting in 2007 with 23 acres of land and water area – in 2009 we have extended the cultivated area to 48 acres income generating activities.

Results Achieved during the reporting period Projects in brief: Around 90 percent (nearly 48 Acres) of the suitable of hill-slope land area of MainiMukh project has already been converted to the area under productive farming practices- whereas 100% of Habluhat project is now being under integrated culture practice. Until now some 40 varieties of culture items were practiced from which we are going to restrict within only the highest profit earning items in future.