The demand for maize as poultry feed ingredient is about nine laklh metric tones per year. But in-country total annual production is only two laklh metric tones - the rest of 7 metric tones being imported.

To meet the gap between supply of and demand for maize in the country, the Winrock International has been implementing the Bangladesh Rural Enterprise & Agricultural Development  (BREAD-II) project. SSS as an implementation partner has been implementing the project activities in Hossainpur Upazila of Kishoregonj district.

The specific aims of the project include the:

• Enhancement of small farmers knowledge about maize cultivation through training and demonstration
  
• Encouragement of farmers to cultivate hybrid variety of maize
  
• Establishment of family based maize farm by directly involving the family members
  
• Ensuring highest possible return from limited land of the small farm-households to achieve food security and other basic needs
  
• Facilitating inter farmer communication and exchanges of information, farm management and identification of marketing problems
  
• Coordination among the extension workers, input suppliers, credit organizations and marketing agencies