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FULL
NAME OF ORGANIZATION
: GROUPE DE RECHERCHE ET D'ECHANGES
TECHNOLOGIQUES
Presentation of GRET Myanmat
In 1995, GRET signed the
first MOU with Myanmar Agriculture
Services, Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation. Since then GRET has
been involved in a number of
development projects (Agricultural
Development, Food Security,
Agriculture Oriented Income
Generation, Micro Finance) in
Myanmar.
So far, GRET has initiated the
development of Micro Finance
Institution in Northern Chin State.
GRET was also an implementing
partner for one of the UNDPs three
major MFIs in Shan State
(1997-2005).
Currently, GRET is implementing the
following agricultural and food
security related projects
- Food Security and Natural
Resources Management in Northern
Chin State
- Food Security and Poverty
Alleviation in Northern Rakhine
State.
- Livelihood Security by Agriculture
Oriented Income Generation
Activities for Vulnerable Population
in the Northern Rakhine State
The main funding agencies are the
European Commission and the
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. The operational partners
are World Food Programme (WFP) and
Norwegian People Aids (NPA).
Our vision
GRET-Myanmar envisions Myanmar with
the improvement of sustainable
economic and livelihood development
among disadvantaged population in
the rural and urban area of the
country.
Mission
To design and implement projects
related to agricultural development,
food Security, poverty alleviation,
agriculture oriented income
generation, ,micro finance and
establish sustainable institutions
and networks in the country.
Goal/ Main
Objective
To improve the food security and
livelihood situation of rural
population by supporting the
development of sustainable
agriculture systems, enhancing
income generation activities and
building the organisational
capacities of the local actors in
Myanmar.
I. Food
Security
In order to achieve the objective of
food security, GRET-Myanmar ideally
takes 2 main components of Food
Security and Income Generation into
account in designing and
implementation of the projects.
1) Food Availability
Main Objects
» To improve
food availability through the
development of sustainable farming
systems and Natural Resources
Management (NRM).
» To increase agricultural production through high quality
agriculture inputs and services
Activities
» Changing of
the management of plants, soil,
water and nutrients to increase the
productivity of irrigated rice.
» Introduction of organic fertilizer, organic pesticide,
System of Rice Intensification,
sustainable Agriculture Land
Technology and
improved cultivation methods for
vegetables.
» Provision of know-how on improved livestock breeding and
feeding methods and animal health
care
» Promotion of farmers led extension and Farmers Field
Schools (FFS) to disseminate tested
innovative practices
(experimentations,
demonstration plot, farmers field days).
» Technical and Organizational support to the seeds growers
and animal health workers
» Support to land access for paddy production during summer
season
» Support to Agricultural Inputs Store as platform of
development
» Organisation of Farmers to farmers training
» Provision of "Food for Work" for participating in the
training and dam and dykes
construction activities.
2) Access
to food (Income generation and
creation of job opportunities)
Main Objects
» To improve
the food security of vulnerable
households by integrated income
generation activities taking into
account gender,
environment and sustainability
» To create networks related to income generation activities
at grass roots and at institutional
levels.
Activities
» Vegetable
and small animal production and
fingerling production activities to
improve the income of vulnerable
families.
» Assist the vulnerable households with home yard gardening
and vegetable cultivation practice
along the rivers and streams.
» Training and gardening practice and low cost technologies
to reduce the rainy season hunger
gap.
» Support to local educated youth providing training and
equipment
» Support to the development of financial mechanisms enabling
the diversification of economic
activities
» Provision of training on basic economic, marketing, small
business management
3) Food
Utilization
Main Objects
» To
introduce renewable energy
technologies related to food
processing in order to lower
deforestation and protect
environment.
» To increase the production of value-added commodities from
agriculture produce through
small-scale and low cost food
processing
technologies
Activities
»
Introduction of solar cooker and
dryer.
» Demonstration of the alternative technologies for food
processing to save the consumption
of firewood
» Support to the production of value-added commodities.
» Training of women group on fruit processing technologies to
encourage the production of added
value commodities (apple jam and
marmalade)
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