Muslema: local service provider in vegetable production

Since 2010, Muslema is local service provider (LSP) in Madarganj and specialized in vegetable production. She has been trained in vegetable and crop production by the district extension agents in the horticulture training centre in Jamalpur district under the “Cross-border Transfer of Agricultural Technology, Institutional and Market Development” project. She attends regularly monthly meetings of beneficiary groups in her area. During the meeting she gives technical training and the groups plan for service provision for their members and other farmers in their community.

Muslema gives training on improved vegetable cultivation techniques to a group of project beneficiaries

Muslema discusses with beneficiaries the weeds in their vegetable field. She regularly follow-up and visits farmers fields to observe the condition of plants and give advice.

Muslema also has knowledge on pests and diseases. During visits to a farmer’s field together with the farmer she checks if plants are healthy.

As LSP Muslema believes her mobility increased a lot. She even visits the local government offices and is regularly invited for different government events.