ADI has been implementing integrated agriculture, livestock, and extension services since the 2014–2015 fiscal year with financial and technical support from the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). The project aims to ensure food and nutrition security, enhance agricultural productivity, increase household income, and create employment opportunities through sustainable and integrated agricultural development. From 2014 to the present, the project has been implemented in 197 villages across 38 unions under 10 branch areas in Cumilla and Magura districts, following structured annual work plans. A dedicated team of 7 technical officials is responsible for project implementation, farmer support, and monitoring.

Agriculture Interventions and Capacity Building With PKSF support, ADI has conducted 1,067 demonstrations on basic and modern agricultural technologies, promoting the adoption of 20 innovative and improved practices. To strengthen farmers’ technical capacity, 1,350 farmers received two-day residential training through 54 training sessions. In addition, 72 advisory meetings were organized to address field-level challenges and provide hands-on guidance, while 40 field days were held to showcase improved technologies and motivate wider adoption.

Technologies and Innovations Implemented:

1. Crop Cultivation Using Mulching Paper: A total of 36 farmers cultivated crops such as bitter gourd, tomato, okra, brinjal, pumpkin, and watermelon using mulching paper, with an additional 10 farmers adopting the technology for vegetable cultivation.
2. Hub Cluster-Based Safe Vegetable Production: Using vermicompost, yellow traps, and pheromone traps, 119 farmers produced safe vegetables, significantly reducing production costs and increasing profits.
3. High-Yielding and Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties: 89 farmers cultivated improved rice varieties such as BRRI dhan-89, BRRI dhan-100, BRRI dhan-81, BRRI dhan-75, BRRI dhan-51, and BRRI dhan-87, benefiting from higher yields, disease resistance, and better market prices.
4. High-Yielding and Stress-Tolerant Crop Varieties: 100 farmers adopted modern and stress-tolerant technologies to cultivate mustard, maize, BRRI black cumin-1, off-season watermelon, early cauliflower, cucumber, capsicum, red amaranth, beetroot, and papaya.
5. Rice Seed Production and Conservation: To address shortages of quality seeds, 73 farmers were trained in seed preservation techniques and successfully produced and conserved quality rice seeds for future seasons.
6. Advanced and Profitable Cropping Patterns: 42 farmers adopted crop rotation practices such as mustard–Aman–Boro Rice, improving land productivity and income.
7. Cultivation on Unused and Homestead Land: 163 farmers utilized unused land around homesteads and courtyards to grow nutritious vegetables and high-value crops, meeting household nutrition needs and generating surplus income.
8. Intercropping and Companion Cropping: 27 farmers practiced intercropping (e.g., radish with spinach) to maximize land use efficiency and overall yield.
9. High-Value Fruit Production: 19 farmers received technical and financial support to cultivate high-value fruits such as Golden-8 guava, Bharat Sundari kul, red velvet dragon fruit, China litchi, and BARI mango, increasing employment and fruit availability.
10. Baby Watermelon Cultivation: 17 farmers cultivated hybrid baby watermelon, a high-value summer crop requiring less water and pest control, achieving significant profits.
11. Summer Tomato Cultivation: To capitalize on high off-season prices, 2 farmers were supported to successfully cultivate summer tomatoes.
12. Ginger Cultivation in Bags: Two farmers cultivated BARI-2 ginger in 200 bags, producing 230 kg of ginger. This method gained strong interest, particularly among women, due to its suitability for homesteads and rooftops.
13. Safe Vegetable Sales Centers: Two safe vegetable sales centers were established in Magura district to ensure reliable market access for farmers producing safe vegetables.
14. Quality Seedling Production Using Coco Dust: Five farmers produced vegetable and fruit seedlings using coco dust media. One farmer successfully marketed seedlings and coco dust fertilizer through a net house.
15. Entrepreneurial Production of Trichocompost: 135 farmers were trained in trichocompost production, which is sold locally and marketed through dealers, promoting organic fertilizer use.
16. Water-Saving Rice Cultivation (AWD Technology): 35 farmers adopted Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) technology, reducing groundwater use, energy consumption, and production costs.
17. Rice Production Using Urea Briquettes: 75 farmers used deep placement of urea briquettes, reducing fertilizer wastage and increasing yields with a single application.
18. Vegetable Cultivation on Field Bunds: 31 farmers cultivated vegetables on field bunds, improving household nutrition and earning additional income from surplus sales.
19. Cultivation of High-Quality Local Crop Varieties: 54 farmers cultivated nutritious local varieties of chili (jia, tengakhali), brinjal (shoyla), and banana (shobri), achieving strong market returns.
20. Urea Briquette Use in Vegetable Cultivation: 41 farmers adopted deep placement of urea briquettes for vegetable production, achieving higher yields, with 10 additional farmers expressing interest.
21. Awareness and Nutrition: In addition to technical interventions, National Safe Food Day is observed regularly to raise awareness on safe food consumption, nutrition, and public health.