Browsing by Author "Barua, Proloy"
Now showing items 1-13 of 13
-
Analytical documentation of the artificial insemination programme of BRAC
(BRAC, 2006-04)This paper intends to have feedback of the stakeholders of BRAC artificial insemination (AI) programme that could be useful for the programme. The findings show that implementers have to compete with other service provides ... -
Completion report on verification and refinement of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) project in selected areas of Bangladesh (SP 36 02)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-06)The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was first developed in the 1980s in Madagascar by Fr. Henri de Laulanie, which offers unprecedented opportunities for improving rice production without dependence on high cost ... -
Dairy production, consumption and marketing in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09)This study was a part of RED-Imperial College joint research, conducted in July 2003. The broad objective of this study is to review the existing milk production, consumption and marketing situation in Bangladesh and to ... -
Impact evaluation and client satisfaction of Northwest Microfinance Expansion Project
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2007-09)Bangladesh is known for its microfinance outreach. However. the density of microfinance is not evenly distributed. The poorer region, specially the northwestern part of Bangladesh has long been underserved by the ... -
Is the BDP ultra-poor approach working? Survey of some key issues
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2007-05)Though BRAC’s CFPR/TUP is the specialized program for the ultra-poor, it is observed that a good portion of its microfinance clients are also very poor and require special attention. Moreover, some of the poorer households ... -
Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of Bangladesh civil society on rice biotechnology research
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-10) -
Marketing scenario and sustainability of vegetable enterprise of specially targeted ultra poor in North Bengal
(BRAC, 2004-08)The study aimed to explore the marketing system of vegetables grown by the members of the specially targeted ultra poor (STUP) to identify problems and to suggest solutions for sustaining. Data were collected from 79 ... -
Microfinance Engagements of the ‘Graduated’ TUP members
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-02)Despite the slogan of ‘credit for the poorest of the poor’, the poorest have not fully benefited from the microfinance revolution of the late 90s in Bangladesh. To bring these ‘left out’ group into the mainstream microfinance, ... -
Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2007-12)This study was undertaken to explore the socioeconomic status of coastal char (polder) dwellers as a benchmark estimate for the BRAC-CDSP-III (Char Development and Settlement Project). A survey was carried out on 795 ... -
Patterns and trends in food consumption in poor urban and rural households in Bangladesh: the field survey results
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09) -
Sector scan of TUP enterprises: identifying determinants of sustainability
(BRAC, 2005-03)A key objective of the CFPR-TUP programme to assist the ultra poor is the development of sustainable livelihoods, through the transfer of assets and skills to specially targeted ultra poor members for income generation. ... -
Targeting the Poorest in Microfinance: Poverty outreach of BDP ultra poor program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-08)Despite the general consensus that microfinance does not reach the poorest; recent evidence suggests that nearly 15% of microfinance clients in Bangladesh are among the poorest. It is from the realization that even within ... -
Verification and refinement of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): 1st year trial monitoring report of BRAC sub-project areas
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)We conducted SRI trial in two Upazilas of Noakhali district. The farmers practiced both SRI and conventional cultivation at a time to compare the results regarding production cost, yield and net return. Farmers applied ...
