Project information
- Sector of intervention: Income growth.
- Donor/Partner: ADRA UK / DFID.
- Total budget: NRs. 32,623,488.
- Starting date: 25th September 2015.
- Completion date: 31st March 2018.
- Status of the project: Completed.
- Best practice: Institutionalization of farmer groups for goat raising and vegetable production, linked to cooperatives and collection centers under the local government.
- Direct beneficiaries: 13,200 households (7,200 women and 6,000 socially excluded households).
- Focused caste/group: Conflict-affected women and girls.
- VDC/Ward: Bara District.
Major achievements
- 112 goat farmer groups formed and mobilized for goat raising.
- 38 farmer groups formed and mobilized for vegetable production.
- Increased effectiveness of new and existing farmer groups and cooperatives in business management and product marketing.
- Improved goat-farming practices for smallholder households.
- Households engaged in improved production of vegetables and lentils.
- Established pro-poor value chains for goats, vegetables, and lentils that increase benefits for smallholder farmers.