| Project Name |
Promoting New Rice and Legume Varieties Developed from Client-oriented Breeding (Rice-Legume) P 1065 |
| Funding Agency |
Natural Resources International Limited, DFID, UK |
| Project Location |
Dhanusha, Mahottari and Rupendehi |
| Project Period |
May 2008 to April 2011 |
| Target Group |
Disadvantaged groups, women, CBSP groups (16,000 HHs) |
| Project Partners |
LI-BIRD, Support Foundation, CAZS-NR, DOA, NARC, ANSAB |
| Total Budget |
GBP 73120.00 (NRs 9,140,000.00) |
| Project Objective |
The main objective of the project is significant use of Renewal Natural Resources System Strategy (RNRSS) and other natural resources research outputs for the benefit (direct/ in-direct) of poor men and women in diverse contexts. |
| Expected Outputs |
- Increased capacity of community based seed production (CBSP) groups to scale out improved rice and legume varieties.
- Rice-based technology options out scaled in low altitude regions (terai & low hills).
- Lessons from market and value chain analysis for rice out scaled.
- Farmer-to-farmer rice seed spread between geographically marginalized farmers in high hills enhanced.
- Policy issues analyzed and lessons advocated.
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| Major Activities |
- Training to CBSP groups on marketing and business development in seed sub sector.
- Informal Research and Development (IRD) in rice and legumes covering 2000 HHs per year.
- Participatory market chain analysis (PMCA) in seed sub sector.
- Provide evidence base for changes in government subsidy policy and support for favorable changes.
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| Major Achievements |
- Increased capacity of 8 CBSP groups (180 members) to scale out new rice and legume varieties.
- About 300 members received technical and marketing training on seed sub sector, and over 200 acquired new knowledge on seed marketing from exposure visits.
- Groups planted 165 kg mungbean for seed production in 5.5 ha land.
- About 12,500 farmers received IRD sets of new rice and legume varieties.
- All the CBSP groups have started preparing business plan for the production and marketing of rice and legumes seed.
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| Lessons Learnt |
- FM radio could play a vital role in the marketing of rice and legume varieties.
- Mobilizing local resource person (experienced person of CBSP group members) in training to new CBSP group members is quite effective.
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