Save the Children’s Community-Based Eco-Disaster Risk Reduction (CBED) project aimed at supporting 400 farmers by distributing certified wheat seeds to enhance production and productivity. Before receiving the input package, all 400 farmers underwent capacity-building training sessions by Save the Children on wheat cultivation.

The project established five Agro-service centres in five watersheds where farmers receive guidance through the stages of harvesting and post-harvesting, as well as information on the cleaning of wheat and other agricultural services, including the proper use of fertilizer in agriculture. Additionally, these centres provide harvesting machines, wheat cleaning machines, scales, and other equipment to farmers to provide inputs for improving wheat productivity and production. Across these five centres, there are 45 harvesters available to farmers for a specified period. Farmers are expected to benefit from these inputs. It is important to note that there is high demand within the community for wheat harvesting machines, wheat cleaning machines, and other related inputs.

Each targeted farmer has received certified wheat seed packages containing 50 kg of accredited wheat seed varieties such as "Lalmi 17" and "Darlaman 07", along with 100 kilograms of Urea fertilizer and 50 kilograms of DAP fertilizer.

Sharif*, a farmer supported through this project, expressed, "During the harvest season, it is difficult to find workers. Hiring workers would also be very costly. We are thankful to the organization that provided us with these machines. A wheat harvester machine can harvest an acre of land in two hours, whereas the same field would require five people to harvest in one day."

The wheat seeds distributed to the farmers have been carefully selected after an environmental study. Considering the droughts of recent years and climate changes, these seeds are drought-resistant and yield better results for the farmers.

This initiative has been implemented with funding support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).