Improvement of Pineapple Qualities through Good Agricultural Practices of Madhupur Zone (IPGAP) is a sub-project under Sustainable Enterprise Project (SEP) financed by PKSF has been implementing in Madhupur, Chapri, Garobazar and Jalchhatra Branches of SSS under Tangail District since July 27, 2020. The goal of the project is to cultivate safe and quality pineapple by the means of practicing good agricultural principles.
The key objectives of the project are include: to ensure the supply of safe pineapple in the market, run sustainable business following environment-friendly approaches, make the stakeholders alert of health safety, extend the production of the pineapple through maintaining good agro-principles in the Modhupur Zone, and enhance capacity of the micro-entrepreneurs providing them with financial services, technical support and training. As on 30 June 2022, an amount of Tk. 45.87 crore was disbursed to 3,562 farmers.
Table : Activities IPGAP Project
| SL. | Particulars | Achievement
in 2021-22 |
Cumulative Achievement |
| 1. | District Coverage (No.) | 00 | 01 |
| 2. | Upazilla Coverage (No.) | 00 | 02 |
| 3. | Beneficiary (No. of Families) | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 4. | Credit Disbursement (Crore Tk.) | 22.90 | 45.87 |
| 5. | Demo-farm (No.) | 00 | 50 |
| 6. | Arrangement of Workshop (No.) | 03 | 05 |
| 7. | Arrangement of Training (No. of Batch) | 12 | 52 |
| 8. | Equipment Distribution (No. Family) | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 9. | Environment Card Distribution (No.) | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 10. | Sign and Symbol Distribution (No.) | 500 | 2,000 |
| 11. | First Aid Box Distribution (No.) | 00 | 300 |
| 12. | Poster Distribution (No.) | 1,200 | 1,200 |