Solidaridad and EKN hired Consiglieri to conduct an in-depth
study on farmers’ behavior change, drivers and barriers for their SaFal project. The purpose of the study was to examine the determinants of farmers’ behavioral change about factors including agricultural practices, technical knowledge and capacity, gender-differentiated choice, access to inputs and affordability of farming, a market of produces and adoption of technologies towards having a self-organized impact on their food security and livelihoods. This study adopted mixed method approach. For the quantitative part, 400 respondents were surveyed. The data collected from 200 respondents through FGDs and KIIs was considered for the qualitative analysis. The data collection areas were Khulna Satkhira, Bagerhat, Jessore and Narail.