Canvas of Change brings you stories from Phase 3 of the Katalyst and presents the positive impact that this project is achieving. We believe that stories are the best medium to capture that impact, and this booklet expresses, from the perspective of the beneficiaries themselves, how the poor are benefiting from Katalyst’s innovative approach.These beneficiaries describe how Katalyst has brought real change to their lives.This has been possible because they have adopted some of the innovative services and products that Katalyst has introduced to them through local partners: where to find quality inputs like quality seeds and how to use them, how to select the right type and apply the correct amount of fertiliser, where and how to access relevant and accurate agriculture related information, how to successfully link up with output markets in order to sell their produce at the best time and for a good price, and much more. These services and products have given people living in poverty new skills, knowledge and information to increase their income and improve their living conditions. As a result, these families now eat nutritious food on a regular basis, and fulfill their dreams of educating their children, building durable homes, and living more secure lives.
The ‘ICT based Customer Care Solution for Poor Farmers’ is a case study that highlights Katalyst project’s work in developing low cost ICT solutions for farmers by collaborating with various public and private sector partners. The case study specifically...
The case studies use a framework developed jointly by Katalyst project and Springfield Centre to capture changes of market systems supported by the project. They describe developments in input markets of vegetable, farmed fish and in the maize production...
The extensive case study on ‘Improving Public Agricultural Extension Services in Bangladesh Using the M4P Approach’ illustrates Katalyst project’s experience in terms of designing interventions in the Local Government Services (LGS) sector, from testing them in small scale towards...
The Agribusiness for Trade Competitiveness Project (ATC-P), branded as Katalyst, is a pioneer market systems development project contributing to sustainable poverty reduction in Bangladesh. It is implemented by Swisscontact under the umbrella of the Ministry of Commerce, Government of...
Voices of Change brings you stories that are representative of the wide range of Katalyst’s work across Bangladesh. The project uses the market development approach, which is an indirect way of working to change the existing market systems as...