FoSHoL will disseminate technologies identified by farmers to help improve their food security. These will also include technologies generated under the IRRI-PETRRA project. FoSHoL project is funded by the European Commission (EC), implemented by 3 international NGOs namely ActionAid Bangladesh, CARE Bangladesh and Practical Action Bangladesh (former ITDG) and coordinated by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

FoSHoL-ActionAid is working in 9 Upazilas under 6 Districts covering approximately 20,000 households. These are: Satkhira (Satkhira Sadar and Tala), Khulna (Koira and Rupsha), Patuakhali (Kolapara), Noakhali (Noakhali Sadar), Kurigram (Kurigram Sadar and Ulipur) and Sunamganj (Bishwamberpur). The main focus of FoSHoL-ActionAid is to increase the organizational capacity of the resource-poor households by improving both the production and marketing practices and through ensuring access to resources and services.

FoSHoL-CARE is working in 13 Upazilas of 3 Barind Districts covering approximately 15,000 households. These are: Chapai Nawabganj (Chapai Nawabganj Sadar, Bholarhat, Gomastapur and Nachole), Naogaon (Dhamoirhat, Manda, Mahadevpur, Niamatpur, Porsha, Sapahar and Patnitala) and Rajshahi (Godagari and Tanor). The main focus of FoSHoL-CARE activities is to work for building farmers capacity to innovate their rice and non rice farm production including vegetables, trees, livestock, poultry and fisheries. They will train the resource-poor farmers and create farmers groups to identify and analyse opportunities and constraints with food security specific to their communities. They will also work for increasing capacities of the selected local actors to continue and replicate the project activities.

FoSHoL-Practical Action (former ITDG) is working in 16 Upazilas under 5 Distrcits covering approximately 7,500 households. They are: Jamalpur (Jamalpur Sadar, Dewanganj, Islampur, Madarganj, Sarishabari, Bokshigonj and Melandah), Faridpur (Faridpur Sadar, Boalmari, Char Bhadrasan and Nagarkanda), Rajbari (Goalondo and Baliakandi), Madaripur (Rajoir) and Shariatpur (Goshairhat and Bhedorgonj). The main focus of FoSHoL-Practical Action is to work with the resource-poor marginal and small farm households to increase food production and attain sustainable food and nutrition security through integrated production, processing and marketing approach in food insecure and vulnerable areas.