Component 2: Agriculture development
23. The project sought, through district outreach teams, to provide extension services
to farmers through training, field demonstrations and direct input supplies (in form
of mini kits with seed and fertilizer). Extension contents included System of Rice
Intensification (SRI), improved rice seed and fertilizer use, pest control, vegetable
production, and chicken and pig raising. CBRDP also promoted private service
providers such as Village Livestock Agents and Farmer Promoters/Trainers.
24. According to project documentation,17 during the lifetime of the project over 1,000
villages were targeted in 173 communes and 15 districts within both provinces.
Each year on average, 680 field demonstrations were conducted, and each year
over 12,500 participants attended farmer training courses on various new
technologies.