Vibrant Producers Group is the Key Instrument to Bring Prosperity of the Marginal Producers in Agricultural Sector: Experience Capitalization of Samriddhi Project

Abstract

Producers of the agricultural sectors are the key instrument for the economic development of Bangladesh. A subsequent number of total agro productions of this country come from individual rural producers. However this contribution can be accelerated if those individual producers can effectively participate in the value chain of agro market. So the milestone of being successful participant in this process is the formation of group producing. This study has been conducted on Bangladesh perspective for analyzing the problems of individual producers and their success rate after forming producer group. To find a justified result the study has conducted based on both primary and secondary data. As a representative area Sunamganj district has been selected to collect primary data. Because, as an agro producing region this district is contributing a vital part in Bangladesh and most of the producers in this area are individual producer. So it can represent the real scenario of individual production and the afterward result of group production. The discussion of this research is centered on the problems of individual producers like insufficient and poor quality of production; high transportation cost; less access to technology, business and financial services; less access to market information about price and demand etc. Addition to that the report has evaluated a project experience of “Samriddhi” in identifying and overcoming the constraints that hinders the progress of poor and extreme poor producers through facilitating producers groups under specific value chain development. Furthermore the contribution and support of Local Service Providers (LSPs), Local traders, input suppliers and collection centers also have got priority in the study. The analysis also focused on the rural women participation and prosperity in this field. The result generated from the study can help the producers, facilitators, government and non-government institutions to understand the success parameter of these vibrant producers groups and to establish future policies regarding this issue. However justified the situation some recommendations have come up with practical solutions.

Key Words: Producer Group, Samriddhi Project, Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE)