1.DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

1. Name of the projects : Small Holding Tea Cultivation in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
2. Sponsoring Agency : Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh.
3.Executing Agency : Bangladesh Tea Board
4.Objective of the project :
1. To supply HYV tea plants, fertilizers, sprayers, etc. to small tea growers for cultivation of tea in improve method.
2. To provide training and technical know how to the farmers of that locality regarding cultivation and production of quality tea. To provide training and technical know how to the farmers of that locality regarding cultivation and production of quality
3. To motivate the small farmers for cultivation of tea in small holdings, to create self employment, alleviate poverty and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor farmers of those localities.
4. Plantation of 100 hectares of tea at Rangamati, 100 hectares of tea at Khagracherri and 300 hectares of tea at Banderban district by organising the farmers to grow tea in small holding.
5. To utilize the privately owned and uneconomic lands of greater Chittagong Hill Tracts area in more productive and economic way.
6. To establish a BTRI Sub-station at CHT area to facilitate Small Holding Tea Plantation there.
5.Project Period : August,2003 to July,2010.
6.Cost of Project : Tk.1029.33lakh
7.Source of Fund : Own Source
8.Implimentation Status :
Name of the project Duration Expenditure in lakh Tk. upto June2010 Physical Progress
Small Holding Tea Cultivation in Chittagong Hill Tracts. August,2003 to July,2010. 108.13 10.2%

2.DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

1. Name of the projects : Expansion of Tea Export by Raising and Distribution HYV Clonal Tea Plants to the Poor Ethnic Small Growers of Bandarban Hill District.
2. Sponsoring Agency : European Commission.
3.Executing Agency : Bangladesh Tea Board.
4.Objective of the project :
1. To alleviate poverty of the small growers belonging to the ethnic minority people of Bandarban Hill District and to increase their standard of living.
2. To impart knowledge, skill and training to small growers and project related officers of BTB on small tea holding concept and tea culture.
3. To facilitate tea production by raising 1,500,000 HYV clonal tea plant for distributing to the poor ethnic small growers at Bandarban for planting in the field.
4. To facilitate for producing more tea for export and meeting growing internal demand in Bangladesh.
5.Project Period : January,07 to September,08.
6.Cost of Project : Tk.93.6lakh
7.Source of Fund : European Commission.
8.Implimentation Status :
Name of the project Duration Expenditure in lakh Tk. upto June2010 Physical Progress
Expansion of Tea Export by Raising and Distribution HYV Clonal Tea Plants to the Poor Ethnic Small Growers of Bandarban Hill District. January,07 to September,08. 49.6 70.3%

3.DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

1. Name of the projects : Development of Small Holding Tea Cultivation in Northern Bangladesh.
2. Sponsoring Agency : Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh.
3.Executing Agency : Project Development Unit of Bangladesh Tea Board in Collaboration with Rajshahi Krishi Unnaya Bank (RAKUB).
4.Objective of the project :
1. To alleviate the poverty of the poor people living in the project area through creation of jobs and other income generating activities.
2. To train the farmers who will be participating in the programme.
3. To acquaint the farmers with the different released verities.
4. To organize the farmers of Northern Districts of Bangladesh to grow tea in 600 ha.
5. To establish 1 demonstration plot and 2 nucleuses plot each of 1.00 acre to disseminate the technical know-how for tea plantation and supply planting material.
5.Project Period : January 2002 to December 2009.
6.Cost of Project : Tk.1096.7lakh
7.Source of Fund : Own Source & RAKUB.
8.Implimentation Status :
Name of the project Duration Expenditure in lakh Tk. upto June2010 Physical Progress
Development of Small Holding Tea Cultivation in Northern Bangladesh. January 2002 to December 2009. 173.64 66%

4.DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

1. Name of the projects : Rehabilitation and Development of 44 Least Developed Tea Estate (LDTE) in the greater Sylhet & Chittagong District.
2. Sponsoring Agency : Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh.
3.Executing Agency : Bangladesh Tea Board in Collaboration with Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) and Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA) and concerned tea estates.
4.Objective of the project :
1. To organize & motivate the owners and management of 44 Least Developed Tea Estates (LDTE) for bringing their land utilization ratio close to National Tea Land usage target by planting tea.
2. d) To contribute more to the national tea production and export earnings by enhancing the quality and quantity of tea.
3. c) To improve their cost effectiveness and to make Least Developed Tea Estate (LDTE)’s viable and to bring them to a profitable level.
4. b) To improve the current yield of the Least Developed Tea Estate (LDTE) through increasing per hectare yield from 350-773 kg to 1176 kg of national average.
5.Project Period : July 2004 to June 2009.
6.Cost of Project : Tk.1532.08lakh
7.Source of Fund : Own Source and Bangladesh Krishi Bank.
8.Implimentation Status :
Name of the project Duration Expenditure in lakh Tk. upto June2010 Physical Progress
Rehabilitation and Development of 44 Least Developed Tea Estate (LDTE) in the greater Sylhet & Chittagong District. July 2004 to June 2009. 719.67 52%