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Asia and the Middle East
Nepal
Nepal
Nepal
Pakistan
Focus group discussion with learning centre participants
Dry land in Doti – Rehabilitating defunct water resources
Appropriate greenhouse technology increases yearly
income by extending the growing season
Woman farmer working in a fi eld in Shahdadkot (Sindh)
Projects funded by the EU
Improving food security in
communities vulnerable to
food price volatility
Summary and objectives
To improve and strengthen the long-term food
security of at-risk communities in the districts of
Dadeldhura and Dailekh, via better agricultural
productivity, decreased practice of unsustainable
coping mechanisms and improved governance of
the agriculture sector.
Target groups
6250 rural, poor and remote families in communities
classifi ed as highly food insecure.
Final beneficiaries
Poor and remote rural communities in hill areas of
the Mid- and Far-Western regions of Nepal.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 608183
Grant awarded
€ 1 447365
Partners
Sustainable Development & Environment Conservation
Center, Rural Reconstruction Nepal, Integrated
Development Society.
HELP – Food Security
Summary and objectives
Secure year-round daily food requirements for fooddefi
cit communities in Far and Mid-Western Nepal by
increasing access to agricultural technology, inputs,
infrastructure and services.
Target groups
Dalits (“untouchable”), women, ethnic minorities and
small farm holders.
Final beneficiaries
10 000 socially and economically marginalised
households and low paid, and unskilled labourers.
5 000 indirect benefi ciaries particularly from smallscale
infrastructures and farmer-to-farmer seed
exchanges.
Total estimated cost
€ 2167466
Grant awarded
€ 1950720
Partners
Social Awareness Centre, Karnali Integrated Rural
Development and Research Centre, Equality
Development Centre.
Food Security Initiative (FSI)
Summary and objectives
To reduce the vulnerability of families and their children
to soaring food prices and food insecurity in
Mid-Western Nepal.
Target groups
6600 extremely vulnerable rural households, government
and private sector actors.
Final beneficiaries
18000 households in food-insecure areas.
Total estimated cost
€ 1623688
Grant awarded
€ 1461319
Partners
Mission East, International Development Enterprises,
Development Concern Society, Centre for
Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research,
Extension and Development, Karnali Integrated
Rural Development and Research Centre, Social
Development Forum, Rukumeli Social Development
Center.
Enhancing productive capacities and
promoting sustainable agricultural
practices among small-scale farmers
Summary and objectives
To improve food security in 8 food-defi cient districts
in Pakistan, by promoting low input, sustainable,
bio-diverse and cooperative agricultural practices
amongst small-scale farmers.
Target groups
8 000 farmers/households; Sustainable Agriculture
Action Group; Pakistan Kisan Itihad; and local
authorities and policy makers.
Final beneficiaries
8000 male/female small-scale farmers and their
households.
Total estimated cost
€ 1355598
Grant awarded
€ 1220038
Partners
Caritas, Rohi Development Organization, Sawera
Foundation, Goth Seengar Foundation, Shah Sachal
Sami Welfare Association, Voice for the Poor and
Needy.
Oxfam GB, United Kingdom
pfdbusiness@oxfam.org.uk
www.oxfam.org.uk
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-223
Practical Action, United Kingdom
practicalaction@practicalaction.
org.uk
www.practicalaction.org
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-741
Redd Barna – Save the Children
Norway, Norway
info@savethechildren.org.np
www.reddbarna.no
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-101
ActionAid, United Kingdom
mail@actionaid.org
www.actionaid.org/pakistan
Contract DCI-FOOD/212-809
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