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what was the goal of akhtar hameed khan's comilla cooperative pilot project?
The Comilla Model (1959) was Khan's initiative in response to the failure of a Village Agricultural and Industrial Development (V-AID) programme.
what were V-AID's failures?
V-AID remained a government-level attempt to promote citizen participation in the sphere of rural development.
how was the comilla model different?
developed a methodology of implementation in the areas of agricultural and rural development on the principle of grassroots-level participation.
what were the major aims of the citizens that participated?
Initially, the aim was to provide a development model of programmes and institutions that could be replicated across the country.
but was the ultimate goal to improve economic conditions for farmers?
Advisory support in this respect was provided by experts from Harvard and Michigan State Universities, the Ford Foundation, and USAID.

Question: did the comilla project succeed?
Self-contained rewrite: did the comilla project succeed?