Country: Bangladesh

CABI Region:South Asia

Year:2015

Plantwisestart date: 2011

Team: Malvika[AP1] Chaudhary

  1. Developing/Strengthening national partnerships
  • Conduct Stakeholder Analysis/Country Context Review workshop to assess stakeholders, resources and functions (2.1)
  • Identify NRO and LIOs(1.4)
  • Establish anational coordination unit with National Coordinator, National Data Manager, and National M&E Manager(1.4)
  • Sign Partnership and Data Sharing Agreements with NRO/LIO(1.4)
  • Establish National PW Steering Committee/ Nationalforum (1.5)
  • Hold national forum meetings/national steering committee meetings (dates/numbers etc.) (1.5)
  1. Trainings
  • Identify organizations/trainees for respective training, and agree post-training activities and plans(1.8)
  • Plan and conduct 1Module1training(s) for 25trainees (1.8)
  • Plan and conduct 1Module2 training(s) for25trainees (1.8)
  • Train 15 trainees of data collection partners in data collection , entry and harmonisation(4.11)
  • Conduct Module 4 (MPCP) course for 10 staff from PPW
  1. Establish network of plant clinics
  • Identify 10 plant clinic teams and plant clinic sites with national partners (1.9)
  • Establish10new plant clinicsin 4regions/districts after training in Module 1&2 (1.9; 1.10)
  • Establish2-3 plant clinic clusters, hold1cluster meetings as a feedback mechanism for performance monitoring, quality assurance, and data information review (1.9; 5.3)
  1. Support materials for plant doctors and famers
  • Identify key crops/pests and develop 15 new Pest Management Decision Guides and 15 fact sheets by trained national experts (2.7; 4.4)
  1. In-country data management
  • Identify national extension-related information sources and materials (4.5)
  • Establish clinic data management processes (recording, collection, and collation) (4.6)
  • Enter administration data into the POMS (4.6)
  • Facilitate in-country use of POMS (4.6)
  • Promote the use of theKnowledge Bank by national partners (4.7)
  • Identify relevant local content to support extension services (4.3)
  • Guide the establishmentof a national data validation and analysis process (4.5)
  • Facilitate sharing and use of data by national partners (4.5)
  1. Monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment
  • Identify local personnel for Plant Clinic monitoring
  1. Plant clinic linkages

Linking plant clinics with ago-input suppliers

  • Prepare lists of nationally registered agrochemicals (2.3)
  • Prepare lists of plant clinic-recommended products (2.3)
  • Develop local directories of agro-input suppliers operating in the areas of plant clinics (2.3)

Linking with diagnostic services

  • Develop national and regional directory of diagnostic services and identify diagnostic labs that are close to the clinic clusters (4.10)

Plant health rallies and mass extension campaigns

  • No activities planned during 2015
  1. In-country scaling-up of Plantwise
  • No activities planned during 2015
  1. Advocacy and public awareness

Public awareness

  • Participate in local farmer fair, exhibitions (1.3)
  • Attend and present paper on Plantwiseat national/international conferences, seminars (1.3)
  • Publish papers in journals, popular magazines (1.3 and 1.12)
  • Develop promotional videos, talks, success stories and lessons learnt,and distribute through radio, print media and/or electronic media (1.3 and 1.12)
  • Develop advocacy and awareness materials, brochures, etc. (1.3 and 1.12)

Embedding Module 1&2 and PHS approaches in diploma or degree level training

  • No activities planned during 2015
  1. Review and planning
  • Hold partner meetings to review progress against plans (1.5)
  • Hold annual meeting to develop/agree next year activity plans against available budget (1.5)

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[AP1]No Zain ul Abedin in the plans