• Awareness raising and sensitization of the self-help approach to take advantage of local opportunities
• On-farm diversification involving trade skills, crops and small livestock-based enterprises.
• Sustainable intensification of cropping systems through integrated plant nutrient management, integrated pest management, participatory variety selection and other management options.
• Natural resources management including water harvesting, agroforestry, non-timber forest product and community/leasehold forestry
• Institution building and market networking

List of ongoing and recently accomplished projects

Sn	Title of Project	Project Duration	Project District	Funding Agency
1	Sustainable Intensification of on-farm Production Systems for Improving livelihood and Food Security of Plan-sponsored families in Morang District	2003 to 2006	Morang	Plan Nepal
2	Promotion of On-Farm and Off Farm Resource Management Interventions for Improving the Living Standard of Organized groups in Dailekh District.	1998 to 2006	Dailekh	LLINK/Helvetas
3	Livestock and Fodder/Pasture Development Program in Bhojpur District	1999 to 2006	Bhojpur	RPN/GTZ
4	Livestock and Fodder/Pasture Development Program in Sankhuwasabha District.	1999 to 2006	Sankhuwasabha	RPN/GTZ
5	Integrated Farm Improvement through Soil Management Practices in Field Crops, Vegetables, Fruits and through Fodder Promotion in Dailekh District.	1999 to 2003	Dailekh	SSM-P/ Helvetas
6	Promotion and marketing of NTFP& Community Forestry Programme in PCDP/SNV project area in Chitwan	2001 to 2003	Chitwan	PCDP/SNV Nepal
7	Livelihood Improvement of PLAN Sponsored Families by Increasing Food Sufficiency and Family Income in Banke District	2001-2005	Banke	Plan Nepal
8	Promotion of Rainfed Rabi Cropping in Eastern, Central and Western Terai of Nepal.	2001-2005	Jhapa, Moang, Saptari, Sirahaand Kapilbastu	PSRP/DFID
9	Study on crop management system of two tier cropping of pineapple and banana in slopping foot hills and its marketing as cash crops in Arun Valley of Eastern Nepal.	2000 to 2003	Dhankuta	HARP/DFID
10	Promotion of Integrated Plant Nutrition System in Rice-wheat and Rice-Legumes Systems.	2002-2003	Kapilbastu	SSM-P/Helvetas
11	Integration of Grain Legumes in Rice-Based Cropping Systems in the Terai of Nepal.	2001-2005	Kapilbastu	ICRISAT
12	Development of Self-sustaining Organizations for Enhancing Livelihood and Food Security of Economically Poor and Marginalized Families in Makwanpur District	2002-2005	Makwanpur	Plan Nepal
13	Promotion of Integrated Plant Nutrition System (IPNS) in maize-based systems in the hilly areas of Makwanpur district	2003-2005	Makwanpur	HMRP/ SDC
14	Addressing food security through the identification of farmer preferred crop varieties and by strengthening local seed supply system in the rural communities of western Nepal	2003-2006	Tanahun	NARDF, Nepal
15	Study on the Improvement of Productivity and Production of Oilseed Crops through Integrated Crop Management Practices in the Mid-western Region of Nepal	2003-2006	Tanahun	NARDF, Nepal

List of past accomplishments by FORWARD:

Sn	Name of activity	Project Period	Project location	Source of support
1	Follow-up Project on Interventions for Livelihood Improvement of PLAN Foster Families in Morang District.	1998 -2002	12 VDCs of Morang district	PLAN Morang
2	Promotion of On-Farm and Off Farm Resource Management Interventions for Improving the Living Standard of Organized groups in Dailekh District. LLINK/Helvetas support	1998 -2002 13	VDCs of Dailekh district	LLINK/Helvetasas
3	Livestock and Fodder/Pasture Development Project in Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha Districts.	1999 - 2002	8 VDCs of Sankhuwasabha & 9 VDCs of Bhojpur	RDP/GTZ Nepal
4	Community Support Service – Animal Health Clinical Service and supply of Improved Breed of Buffalo Bull for Animal upgrading at Torikhet, Chitwan	1997 -2002	2 Wards of Bharatpur, Chitwan	FORWARD Own Program
5	Improving farming systems through the adoption of improved soil management practices in field crops, vegetables, fruits and fodder production along with integration of livestock development intervention in bari land at mid altitude areas of Dailekh district.	1999 - 2003	4 VDCs of West Dailekh	SSP-P, Kathmandu
6	Vegetable marketing systems along the Dumre-Besishahar roadheads: Socio-economic implications for market oriented production	1999 - 2002	2 VDCs of Tanahun and 3 VDCs of Lamjung	HARP/DFID Nepal
7	Cultural research on Samayo for its domestication on terrace risers and in community forest areas in Dailekh district.	1999 - 2002	2 DVCs of Dailekh	HARP/DFID Nepal
8	Study on crop management system of two tier cropping of pineapple and banana in slopping foot hills and its marketing as cash crops in Arun Valley of Eastern Nepal (Project in collaboration with ARS, Paripatle)	2000 - 2003	2 VDCs of Dhankuta	HARP/DFID Nepal
9	Study on efficacy of Sisno Pani (nettle water extract) in controlling disease and pests of major vegetable crops of mid hills of Nepal	2000 - 2002	Baglung SSSP Project Area	SSSP, Baglung
10	Promotion and marketing of NTFP in PCDP/SNV project area in Chitwan	2001 - 2003	4 VDCs of Chitwan	PCDP/SNV Nepal
11	Interventions for Livelihood Improvement of PLAN Foster Families in Banke District	Feb 2001 -Jun 2002	12 VDCs of Banke	PLAN, Banke
12	Pilot project on promotion of Rainfed Winter Cropping in rice fallows in eastern terai dstricts	October 2001	Jhapa, Morang, Saptari and Siraha	CIMMYT/DFID
13	Refreshers’ Training on Agriculture/Forestry for CARE Nepal Technical Staff	May 1997	Chitwan	CARE Nepal
14	Basic Agricultural Training for PLAN Makwanpur Field Level Motivators	Dec 1997 to Jan 1998	Chitwan	PLAN Int. Makwanpur
15	Studies on Indigenous Farming and Natural Resource Management	Dec 1997-Mar 1998	Makwanpur District.	PLAN Int. Makwanpur
16	Training on Vegetable Production and Management, Sunsari/Morang	Mar 1998-Mar 1999	Sunsari, Morang Districts	PLAN Int. Sunsari/ Morang
17	Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Household Survey Training for Pakhribas Agricultural Centre (PAC) Senior Technicians	April-May 1998	Chitwan	PAC, Dhankuta
18	Socio-economic Studies of PLAN Foster Families in Morang and Sunsari Districts	Feb-May 1998	Morang and Sunsari	PLAN Int. Morang/ Sunsari
19	Developing Baseline Census Profile of Foster Child Families and Assessing Domain Wise Situation to Support Future Development Intervention by PLAN, Makwanpur in 9 VDCs of the Makwanpur district.	Apr-Jul 1998	Makwanpur	PLAN Int. Makwanpur
20	Improvement of condition of children through Livelihood Improvement of PLAN Foster Families in Morang District	1998-2002	Morang district	PLAN Morang Program
21	Training on Vegetable production and management in Sirsiya, Parsa	May-Jun 1999	Parsa district	NMTTFP
22	Study on Natural Resource Management Practices in Selected Communities of Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha Districts	Oct 1999- Feb 2000	Bhojpur and Sankhuwa- Sabha districts	RDP/GTZ Nepal
23	Bee Keeping Business of PLAN Foster Families in Churiya Mai and Padampokhari VDCs of Makwanpur	Feb 1998 to Apr 2000	Makwanpur district	PLAN Makwanpur
24	Target Group Analysis in RPN/GTZ Project area in Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha Districts	Dec-Apr 2000	Bhojpur & Sankhuwa- Sabha	RDP/GTZ Nepal
25	A Survey on Agroforestry Practices in the Churiya Forest Development Project Areas in Siraha and Saptari	Nov 2000	Siraha & Saptari districts	ChDP/GTZ, Siraha
26	Development of alternative coping strategies to address food deficits in the hill districts of Mid and Far Western Regions of Nepal	Jul 2000 -Jul 2000	4 VDCs each of Dolpa, Achham & Bajhang	HARP/DFID
27	Formulation of a National Level Praja Development Program (Dhading, Gorkha, Makwanpur & Chitwan districts)	Jan -May 2001	4 districts	MLD/SNV Nepal
28	Social Preparation for Women for Crop Diversification Program (Project implementation in collaboration of local NGOs/CBOs)	Feb 2001 - Jan 2002	5 VDCs of Eastern & 5 VDCs of Western area of Surkhet	ADB Mission Nepal