PROJECT COMPLETED

• Title of The Project: Capacity Building in DEBTEC for Resource Mobilization (RM).

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Objective:

o To establish a RM unit within the institution and develop sustainable capacity for RM

o To start the RM unit and train RM staff in mobilization issues

o To determine RM strategy and develop procedures and steps for effective RM

o To initiate a formal RM planning process and plan the first RM activities

o To organize and carry out implementation of planned RM activities

Donors : Mini Challenge Fund, IDRC Canada
Location : DEBTEC Office, Dhaka
Duration : March 2006 to January 2007

• Title of The Project: Generating Information relating to Biosafety under development of the National Bio-safety Framework of Bangladesh.

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Objective:

o Survey existing, mechanisms for harmonization, of risk assessment/management, mutual acceptance of data & data validation.

o Survey the extent and impact of the release of LMOs & commercial product.

o Identify information for input in the Bio safety Clearing House (BCH) and for promoting public participation.

o Create a data base, listing national experts in fields related to Biotechnology & Bio safety, as well as in fields related to risk assessment and risk management of LMOs.

Output : Data has been generated for development of bio safety frame work

Partnership : DEBTEC and CEGIS

Donors : Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Government of Bangladesh/UNDP
Location : DEBTEC and CEGIS Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Duration : Duration: May 2006 - September 2006

• Title of The Project: Documentation and Conservation of the Farmers Knowledge of Medicinal & Aromatic plants in Laxmipur no. 9 Kholabari Union, Natore, Bangladesh.

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Objective:

o Documentation of the indigenous knowledge of Kabiraj, Hakim, Local Healer, Farmer and Villagers about medicinal plants.

o Documentation of their own cultivation system

o To ensure the best marketing system of the produced medicinal plants and goods.

Output:

o Indigenous knowledge has been documented

o The species has been listed which are using for primary health care & commercial cultivation

o The local healer, hakim, kabiraj of the project area has been listed

Donors: Social Research Council, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Govt. of Bangladesh
Location : Laxmipur no.9 Kholabari Union, Natore, Bangladesh
Duration : Duration: July 2006 - December 2006

• Title of The Project: Study on Rapid Propagation of Commercially Important Medicinal Plants through Tissue Culture

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Objective:

o To develop protocol for rapid multiplication of some commercial important Medicinal Plants through tissue culture.

o To produce a large number of Medicinal Plants in a short time.

o To produce diseases free true type plant

o In-vitro conservation of indigenous threatened medicinal plants

o To ensure seedlings of commercially important Medicinal Plants in Bangladesh

Output : Protocol has been established for rapid multiplication of Azadirachta imdica, Rauvolfia serpentina, Randia dumeratum
Donors : Ministry of Science, information and Communication Technologies, Government of Bangladesh
Location : DEBTEC Laboratory, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Duration: March 28th, 2005 to February 2006

• Title of The Project:Sustainable Cultivation, Processing, Utilization and Management of Medicinal Plants for Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh highlands

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Objective:

o To prioritize the Medicinal Aromatic Plant Species on the basis of extinction demand and quality, cultivation and market potential

o To sensitize the policy makers and stakeholders for adopting the legislation about trading, marketing and cultivation of Medicinal Plants

o To arrange periodical meetings at different levels i.e. village district and national level

o To conserve the Medicinal plants by maintaining Medicinal Plant gardens for sustainable use

o To create awareness about Intellectual Property Rights, Indigenous knowledge and Bio-piracy on Medicinal Plants

Output:

o Created awareness on MAP among Mandy Population at Modhupur, Tangail.

o Awareness amongst Government officers (specially forest department) on MAP and Biodiversity

o Ethnic people's traditional knowledge has been documented

o Three medicinal plants garden has been established

Donors : IDRC -International Development Research Center, Canada
Location : Location: Modhupur, Tangail, Bangladesh
Duration : Duration: January 2004 to December 2004

• Title of The Project: Developing an Information Database on Medicinal Plants: Website Development

Objective:

To establish the information Database on Medicinal and Aromatic plants in Bangladesh from Secondary data source

Output : Developed website to disseminate information on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Donors: Social Research Council, Ministry of Planning Government of Bangladesh and Ministry of Science, information and Communication Technologies, Government of Bangladesh
Location : DEBTEC, Head Office, Dhaka
Duration : July 2003 to June 2004

· Survey on Social Status of traditional knowledge of Medicinal Plants.

Visit: www.mapbd.com

Objectives:
To document the social status of traditional knowledge of Medicinal plants

Output:
Documented indigenous knowledge and Prioritize the plants for conservation and Cultivation
Preserved Herbarium sheets of identified plants

Donors:
Social Science Research Council, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh

Location:
Laxmipur , Bangladesh .

Duration:
June 2003 to December 2003

· Rapid Multiplication of Orchids through Tissue Culture and Development of Women Entrepreneurship

Objectives :

To propagate thousands of Orchids through Tissue culture and development of women entrepreneurship
To transfer skills among 5 women groups each consisting of 20 members
To initiate alternative source of income of the beneficiaries

Output :

Produced 50,000 plantlets through micropropagation technology
Completed shade house
Hardened orchid plantlets to the rural women
Trained women groups
Increased the beneficiaries income

Donors :
CIDA-Canadian International Development Agency

Location :
Dhaka and Laxmipur , Bangladesh

Duration :
July 2001 - June 2002

· Development of Sustainable Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants

Objectives :

To document the indigenous and traditional knowledge specifically related to the use of backyard home gardens both as a source of raw material and primary health care.
To develop lists of Critically Threatened local Medicinal Plants in the villages and raise awareness among the local communities.
To develop a cultivation manual based on experience and documentation of local medicinal plants.
To motivate and extend the cultivation of medicinal plants in backyard home gardens to the rural communities for their new source of income.
To influence national policy on medicinal plants conservation based on the success of this project.

Output :

10 Medicinal Plants were established at Laxmipur by the rural women.
Conducted a survey report on Traditional and Industrial use and Market Scenario of Medicinal Plant in Bangladesh
According to that survey govt. had taken initiative regarding Medicinal Plants.
Trained rural women on the Conservation & Cultivation of Medicinal Plants

Donor :
IDRC, Canada, MAPPA, SARO, New Delhi

Location : Laxmipur

Duration : June 2001- June 2002

· Collection, Evaluation, Improvement and Propagation of Native Orchids through Tissue Culture

Objectives :

Collection and characterization of native orchids
To create variability and develop new varieties for cut flower
To sharpen the present protocol of mass propagation through tissue culture
To develop the indigenous technology in order to transfer the orchid plantlets from in vitro condition to ex situ in field condition
To transfer the technical know how to the entrepreneur, government and non government organization

Output :

Collected different species of native orchids for Ex-situ conservation
Handed over these species to horticulture division BARI
Developed tissue culture protocol for the propagation of native species
Developed hardening system of tissue grown plantlets
Transferred technology to the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute- BARI
Disseminated technology to business enterprises for cultivation of orchids

Donors :
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council-BARC, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Bangladesh

Location :
DEBTEC Laboratory, Dhaka & Sylhet, Chittagong , Modhupur, Shundarban

Duration :
June 2001 to May 2002

· A Survey Report on Traditional and Industrial Use and Market Scenario of Medicinal Plant in Bangladesh

Overall Objectives :

The main objective of this research is to document the traditional knowledge and market scenario of Medicinal Plant in Bangladesh

Specific Objectives :

Document the traditional use of medicinal plant by villagers
Document the industrial use of medicinal plant by the industries
Document the market scenario of medicinal plant

Output :

The findings were that the medicinal plants market is Taka 6.4 billion, where most of the plants are imported (processed raw materials) from neighboring countries. The findings were disclosed in a press conference held by DEBTEC
The Government of Bangladesh has taken note of this initiative and Govt. of Bangladesh has declared the theme for the National Tree Plantation fair, for the next 3 consecutive years (2002-2005), as the medicinal plants year.
By the intervention of DEBTEC a medicinal plants garden 'Banasray' was established at the Prime Ministers' Office. This model is being copied in different countries including President House in India .
DEBTEC has produced a folk drama titled "Medicinal Plants for Life", to aware the grass root people, about the importance of medicinal plants.

Donors : IDRC, Canada and DEBTEC, Dhaka , Bangladesh

Location : Dhaka and Chittagong

Duration : January 2001-December 2001

· Rapid Production of diseases free quality seed potato (Solanum tubersum) through tissue culture

Objective :

To develop disease free potato that possess high yield capacity and good quality. The diseases free seed potato will be achieved by the use of modern technique such as tissue culture
To increase the duplication rate of potatoes so that in less generations sufficient seed can be produced
To develop the system of production of seed potato round the year in invitro condition

Output :
Produced and distributed disease free potato micro tuber

Donors :
Research and Development Project, Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology, Government of Bangladesh

Location :
DEBTEC Laboratory and Echapur Union, Munshigonj , Bangladesh

Duration :
July 2000 to June 2002

· In vitro micro propagation of Mango (Mangifera indica L.)

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· Objective :
To establish laboratory protocol for In Vitro micro propagation of mango in Bangladesh

· Output :
Continuing on going research

· Donors :
Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology, Government of Bangladesh

· Location : DEBTEC laboratory

· Duration : June 2000 to December 2000

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· Training on Improve Oven (Unnoto Chula) Developed by Bangladesh Council for Science & Industrial Research (BCSIR)

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·Objectives :

·To Prevent the maximum use of the fuel wood
To Protect the biodiversity.
To minimize the back bending labour of women.

·Output :

·40 households are using the "unnoto chula" & minimize the use of fuel wood
Trained 10 unemployed youth is now assisting for installation of improve oven in the village

·Donor :
BCSIR-Ministry of Science & Information Technology, Government of Bangladesh & DEBTEC

·Location : Dakkhin Maguri, Laxmipur

·Duration : January 2000 - March 200

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· An attempt of Rapid Multiplication of Hijol (Barringtonia Acutangula) and Korach (Pongamia Pinnata) both are woody plants which grow abundantly in submerged area in Bangladesh

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· Objectives :

· To develop protocol for rapid multiplication of wetland plant species through tissue culture
To collect tissues (of stems, roots, leaves, buds whichever appropriate) for the wetland plants and prepare culture media and other necessary materials
To transfer the multiplied wetland plant seedlings from the laboratory to the natural habitat in the project sites
To establish the in-vitro growth plants in the laboratory condition
To share the findings with the specialists and local people through seminars and meetings
Provide at least 250 standard samples of each species form tissue culture

· Output :

· Submitted inception report on rapid multiplication of wetland plants
Around 155 plants have been raised by tissue culture. The protocol has been stablished
Transferred findings to IUCN and its members through training on tissue culture, nursing of cultured seedlings and plantation method
Submitted periodic reports covering progress

· Donors :
Sustainable Environment Management Program, Bangladesh country Office

· Location : DEBTEC laboratory

· Duration : 1999-2000

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· Development of Backyard Home garden of Medicinal plants for Ex- situ Conservation and Primary Health Care of Laxmipur.