Protected agriculture + preservation

Seedlings that hold value.

MAVH combines poly-net production, zero-energy crop holding, vermicompost units, digital records and women-led shared asset management for the Mahasthangarh corridor.

1,200Household pathway
12Poly-net houses
3Preservation centres
Mahasthangarh agricultural value hub model
Bogura, Bangladesh Mahasthangarh seedling and preservation hub.
Indicative figures

The project is sized around households, seedlings and spoilage risk.

Figures are indicative until field delivery records confirm the base.

Household pathway 1,200

Households referenced as the target beneficiary base.

Seedling path Hub model
Spoilage baseline 25-30%
Poly-net houses 12
Preservation centres 3
Field path

Stabilise production, then protect the moment of sale.

Implementation capacity, asset care and partner roles are confirmed before the hub moves into delivery.

Produce

Poly-net houses reduce weather volatility and protect germination cycles.

Hold

Zero-energy preservation centres give producers more control over sale timing.

Close loops

Vermicompost units convert residue into organic input and lower external dependence.

Govern

Women’s enterprise groups manage access, upkeep records and maintenance reserves.

What changes

Production skill needs shared asset care.

Protect seedlings, preserve value and keep assets governed after installation.

What weakens the corridor

  • 01Seedling production is exposed to weather volatility.
  • 02Producers have limited holding power at sale time.
  • 03Organic-input loops remain underdeveloped.
  • 04Shared assets can fail if maintenance governance is weak.

What MAVH changes

  • 01Poly-net houses stabilise production cycles.
  • 02Preservation centres create holding flexibility.
  • 03Vermicompost units close the organic-input loop.
  • 04Women-led groups manage access, reserves and records.
Protected agriculture and preservation system
Asset dashboard

The hub only works if assets are cared for after installation.

Track production stability, storage use, maintenance reserve balance, women-led governance and household margin together.

12 Poly-net houses for protected seedling production.
3 Zero-energy preservation centres for holding flexibility.
100 Vermicompost units included in the activity set.
Asset control

The hub succeeds through post-installation use.

The asset-care argument matters here because many asset-heavy projects lose value after installation.

Asset delivery

  • Infrastructure arrives before roles are fully settled.
  • Maintenance risk appears after handover.
  • Sale timing remains weak if preservation use is low.

MAVH loop

  • Production, preservation and composting reinforce each other.
  • Women-led groups manage access and maintenance reserves.
  • Digital records show use, fee flow and household benefit.
Validation gates

Replicate when the assets are managed well.

The first corridor has to prove production stability and asset control together.

01

Production

Protected production output is tracked by unit and cycle.

02

Holding use

Preservation-centre use is recorded against sale timing.

03

Input loop

Vermicompost output and use are tracked by group.

04

Reserve

Maintenance reserves, use records and repairs are separated.

05

Household value

Margins and spoilage changes are measured from field records.

06

Replication

Only the governed loop moves into the next corridor.

Partner ask

Prove the production and preservation loop before expanding the corridor.

The hub needs protected-agriculture suppliers, preservation specialists, women’s group facilitators, market-linkage partners and monitoring teams.

01 | Stabilise

Protect production and preserve sale timing in one corridor.

02 | Validate

Measure use, reserves, spoilage and household margins.

03 | Replicate

Scale only after shared management keeps the assets working.