CSISA Project

Delighted to share new updates from Nepalgunj! Today, CSISA Project team facilitated a donor visit from USAID Nepal by focusing on CSISA Project's work on Groundwater monitoring in Nepal. The delegation team included Ms. Sepideh Keyvanshad, Mission Director of USAID Nepal, designated officials from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, and the department authorities. The CSISA Project collaborated with the Groundwater Development Board in 2020 to deliver training and additional technical assistance for groundwater monitoring through shallow tube wells and deep wells as one of 22 tube wells in Banke district. This initiative is supported by USAID Nepal. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we unveil significant progress and collaboration!

Today is International Youth Day 🌍👩‍🏭 Meet Md. Abdul Hannan, an inspiration! 🛠️ Starting as a young workshop worker, he defied to establish Hannan Engineering Workshop. With no formal education, he embraced learning opportunities from USAID Bangladesh funded CSISA Mechanization Activity. Now, his innovative machinery business flourishes, impacting lives and livelihoods. Read his story 👉https://shorturl.at/pqrD9 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) iDE Bangladesh

नेपालको तराई भू–भागमा सिँचाईको प्रमुख स्रोत भूमिगत पानी हो । जसको लागि बोरवेलबाट पानी बाहिर निकाल्न ड्रिलको आवश्यक हुन्छ । परम्परागत रुपमा चलिआएको स्यालो ट्युबवेल बोर ड्रिलिङ प्रविधिमा हातको सहायताले सञ्चालन गरिन्छ, जुन महङ्गो र बढी समय लाग्ने गर्दछ । तसर्थ, सिसा परियोजनाले पावर टिलर प्रयोग गरेर बोरवेल ड्रिल गर्न यान्त्रिक प्रविधिको अङ्गीकार गरेको छ । जसले बोरिङको लागत खर्च कम गर्नुको साथै हाते विधि भन्दा छिटो काम पुरा गर्ने भएकोले समयको पनि बचत हुन्छ ।

सुधारिएको स्यालो ट्युबवेल ड्रिल रिग भनेको पावर टिलरबाट चल्ने ठोकुवा प्रविधि हो, जहाँ ह्वील रिमलाई एउटै ह्वील शाफ्टमा राखेर स्पूलको रुपमा काम गरिन्छ । डोरीको एक छेऊ रिममा बेरिएको हुन्छ र अर्को छेऊ हथौडा वा घनसँग जोडिएको हुन्छ । यसरी हथौडालाई पावर टिलरको क्लच लिभर प्रयोग गरेर स्पूललाई घुमाउन र छोड्न (अनवाइन्ड गर्न) प्रयोग गरिन्छ ।

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Groundwater is the primary source of irrigation in Nepal’s Terai regions. Shallow tube well drilling is the traditional and standard method to pump out the water bore. However, this practice is more expensive, time-consuming, and laborious. Thus, CSISA has designed and developed a mechanical technology to drill the borewell using a power tiller, which reduces the overall costs and completes the task faster than the conventional manual method.
https://csisa.org/improved-shallow-tube-well-drill-rig/

The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) is a regional initiative to sustainably increase the productivity of cereal-based cropping systems supported by the Bills & Melinda Gates Foundation through USAID Nepal and implemented by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) from October 2020 to December 2023. The version of the infographic poster is updated to July 2023. Please click the link below for more... https://csisa.org/infographic-on-cereal-systems-initiative-in-south-asia-csisa-nepal/

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Dev Kumar Bala, the owner of Dev Kumar Machinery, has been working in the agrimachinery industry for the past 28 years in the district of Faridpur in Bangladesh's south-central region. Through a dealer connection network that links him to Bangladeshi agrimachinery manufacturers, he has connected with CSISA Mechanization Initiative, funded by USAID Bangladesh.

After engaging with CSISA-MEA, his net profit has doubled over the past five years, rising from USD 1845 (BDT 2 lac) in 2019 to USD 9228 (BDT 10 lac) by the middle of this year. Mr. Bala sells around 30 rice transplanters, 200 power tiller operator seeders (PTOS), 200 power threshers, and numerous agrimachinery spare parts each year.

Mr. Bala expressed, "Due to the dealer linkage of CSISA-MEA, I got connected with local manufacturers of different districts of Bangladesh which is helping to grow my business and availability of agrimachines to the farmers."



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Ali Ahmed, a fourth-year honors student at Ukhiya College, is a 23-year-old machinery solution provider (MSP) from Ukhiya upazila in Cox's Bazar who also cultivates 2 acres of leased land. Ali has gradually but steadily carved out his own place in the agrimachinery sector over the past two years with a reaper and two rice transplanters, and he’s an interesting example of youth empowerment in the agriculture sector in Bangladesh. He cultivates rice, wheat, and seasonal vegetables. Additionally, he provides machinery services to the farmers in his neighboring area, which covers around 60 acres of land.

From 2021, he's engaged with USAID Bangladesh funded CSISA Mechanization Extension Activity as he's inspired by a machinery demonstration workshop in his area. Read Ali's full story on the CSISA website: https://csisa.org/empowering-youth-in-the-zone-of-resilience-agricultural-mechanization-in-bangladesh/



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📢Exciting News!📢USAID funded Feed the Future Bangladesh Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia - Mechanization and Extension Activity (CSISA-MEA) is making remarkable advances in promoting agricultural resilience! Our most recent study offers critical results and recommendations to promote gender inclusion and social equity in the Agriculture-Based Light Engineering Enterprises (ABLE) sub-sector. This Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) report is a significant step towards fostering a more inclusive sector in
Read the full report 👉 https://shorturl.at/bhzIM
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Sangita Ghimire is one of the 140 community business facilitators (CBFs) that CSISA has promoted as a “last mile chain supply” to facilitate agrovets’ service delivery at farmers’ doorsteps. After participating in training on business management and improved agricultural practices, she started working as a CBF for Madhyapaschim Agrovet Pvt. Ltd. in Surkhet, Nepal. Sangita is a famous personality in her community. For more stories, please visit to CSISA Project webpage to learn more about her. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) USAID Nepal https://csisa.org/from-farming-tradition-to-last-mile-pioneer-the-journey-of-sangita-ghimire/

Asharami Chaudhary's incredible journey from a poverty-stricken village to a successful small enterprise owner is a testament to perseverance. With technical support from CSISA Project, she secured a loan, Asharami's pickles have gained a strong reputation, and she confidently foresees timely repayments, proving dreams can become a reality with hard work and support. For more stories, please visit our official webpage about the story. USAID Nepal International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
https://csisa.org/from-bonded-laborer-to-successful-entrepreneur-the-inspiring-journey-of-asharami-chaudhary/

USAID Bangladesh funded CSISA Mechanization project supports smart agricultural mechanization in Bangladesh by developing the capacity of the private sector to manufacture and market innovative technologies. This assistance enables farmers to mechanize agricultural production, thereby maintaining national food security.
Learn more from our infographic👉 https://shorturl.at/jBDHI
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