| Project Name |
Capacity Building of Local Organization to Implement Sustainable Agro-based Livelihood Programs in Makwanpur District |
| Funding Agency |
Plan-Nepal |
| Project Location |
27 VDC of Makwanpur district |
| Project Duration |
July 2007 to June 2010 |
| Target Group |
Plan supported marginal families (6000 households) 3802 |
| Project Partners |
Plan-Nepal, Rural Agriculture Improvement Society (RAIS), Rural Women Service center |
| Total Budget (NRs) |
41261278.27 |
| Actual Expenditure |
41421038.81 |
| Project Objective |
- Enhance technical competency and managerial skills of RAIS for implementing Sustainable Agro-based livelihood programs,
- Improve food security situation and household income through improved and diversified on-farm resource management,
- Enhance technical competency and marketing skills of farmers with the provision of technical training and on farm coaching,
- Develop supportive micro-infrastructures and facilities,
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| Expected Outputs |
- Input management and output disposal activity and assist in developing market led production plan for producers by Producer Apex Committee.
- Technical and managerial capacity of local organization developed.
- Household income of women and poor farmers increased.
- Local institutions strengthened and local resource centers and resource persons developed
- Efficient and convenient system of commodity marketing established
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| Major Activities |
Home gardening, commercial vegetable production, vegetable and legume seed production, crop intensification with legumes, agro-forestry for conservation farming, goat promotion, resource center development, formation and strengthening of local organizations, plastic pond for irrigation, capacity building |
| Major Achievements |
- Average income of families involved in vegetable cultivation has been increased by NRs15741/year
- Home gardening program has increased the daily intake of balanced diet thus improving the condition of women and children.
- Crop diversification and mono cropping replaced by multiple cropping.
- Establishment of agro-forestry system in the abandoned and sloppy areas in 13 VDCs.
- 40 LRPs in vegetable production and 30 VAHWs developed.
- 16 vegetable collection centers were established.
- One IPM center established and operational
- 16 Agro-vets and 13 multipurpose nurseries were established.
- 158 water-harvesting ponds were constructed for irrigation purpose.
- Formation and registration of 19 farmer groups to DADO.
- Formation and registration of RAIS as a district level NGO.
- IPM Center Established
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| Lessons Learnt
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- Commercial production of vegetables in batch system is important to minimize risk from natural hazards and catch better market price.
- Mobilizing LRPs/ LFs is very effective for smooth implementation of the project activities especially in remote hilly areas.
- Planning and review meeting with line agency enhances functional partnership and sustainability of project outcomes.
- Development of group production plan has largely contributed to commercialize vegetables and ensure sustainability of interventions.
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| Recommendations
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- Ground apple would be an important commodity under home gardening. So, it should be promoted in the hilly areas
- Increasing use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers by farmers are hazardous and intensive coaching by technicians for judicious use of these inputs with emphasis on IPM and IPNS should be emphasized.
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