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Asia and the Middle East
Nepal
Nepal
Making food available at affordable prices
Rural farm lands with inadequate irrigation facilities
Reducing rural households’ vulnerability
in the district of Jajarkot
Potato harvesting in Nepal highlands
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
Target groups
More than 65% of the Nepalese population are
16 000 subsistence farming households of the
Food security is a major problem across Nepal, where
4 720 vulnerable households selected from landless
involved in agriculture but domestic production can-
selected 40 village development committees of four
nearly 41% of the population are undernourished.
people and small farmers living in 15 locations in the
not meet more than 80% of food requirements. This
food defi cit action districts.
The Mid-West Development Region is the poorest
district of Jajarkot.
shortfall and soaring food prices are major factors of
food insuffi ciency in Nepal. To counter falling produc-
Final beneficiaries
in Nepal. The region also has the highest proportion
of Dalits, and was particularly affected by confl ict as
Final beneficiaries
Auction Floor Projects
tivity, the government is targeting action in four food
defi cit districts involving inputs in irrigation, cereal
and cash cropping, livestock raising, and vegetable
farming. This action aims to make food available
at affordable prices. It supports subsistence farming
households by improving access to agricultural
inputs and services. In specifi c terms, the project
will improve access for farmers to agricultural inputs
and infrastructure services, as well as market linkages,
establish seed and food banking systems, and
diversify production and eating habits.
Main activities
788 516 rural farmers in the selected districts.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 300 000
Amount requested *
€ 1 170 000
Partners
Centre for Rural Infrastructure and Environment
Development, Village Development and Women
Awareness Centre, Nepal.
the birth-place of the insurgency. The mountainous
terrain makes access diffi cult. Rainfall is lower and
infrastructure less developed than in other regions.
Living conditions are restricted by insuffi cient land
for all, poor access to markets and to government
extensions services, and low levels of the skills and
technologies needed to intensify production. The lack
of markets has also limited off-farm employment. The
objective of the project is to reduce vulnerability of
rural households in the district of Jajarkot, increasing
food productive capacity in 15 locations.
Main activities
Around 45 000 marginalised people of the area, suffering
from the food insecurity crisis.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 200 000
Amount requested *
€ 1 080 000
Partners
Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reform for
Development (FORWARD), Nepal; Fondazione parco
tecnologico Padano, Italy.
Micro irrigation support; agricultural input supply;
Skill upgrading in seed production; certifi ed seed
extension tools and training; seed and food banking
distribution for crop production; irrigation channel
systems; governance assistance in agricultural sec-
construction/rehabilitation/widening; goat distribution
tor; weekly markets promotion; capacity building for
to landless women and training on animal husbandry;
self-help groups and cooperatives; vocational and
plantation of fodder and forage species; formation
entrepreneurship training; and information, education
of sustainable fi sh management group; awareness
and communication materials on feeding patterns
campaign for protection of young salmon.
and nutrient food.
Association of District
Development Committees of
Nepal (ADDCN), Nepal
info@worldvision.de
www.worldvision.de
DCI-FOOD/128608/275
CESVI – Cooperazione
e Sviluppo, Italy
cesvi@cesvi.org
www.cesvi.eu
DCI-FOOD/128608/505
52 * Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties