Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security in Nepal
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Summary
Strengthen food security by promoting sustainable agriculture practices among women farmers. Improve the economic position of shareholders through income generation projects.
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Received $3,395 from 28 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Farming is largely subsistence based due to poor land and cropping practices. The land is very steep and prone to land slides and erosion. Farmers rely on mono-cropping and there is limited vegetable and fruit cultivation. Agriculture is overly dependent on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Due to lack of agro-forestry, women have to go to the forest to collect firewood and fodder. Most men migrate to the city in search of work. This places the burden of agriculture work and family on women.
Activities
Create women’s groups. Offer training on sustainable agriculture to farmers. Trained farmers will then practice sustainable agriculture on their own farm and act as facilitators for other farmers. Material support in the form of seeds and seedlings.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,395
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $1,605
Total Funding Goal: $5,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
All community members implement sustainable agriculture program. Increase awareness on sustainable agriculture and improvement in food security. Farmers group formalize into cooperatives.
Project Message
I learned a lot from composting training. Items that we would consider as waste and throw away have a lot of value. Say, urine of animals, fodder waste, cow dung etc. Waste can be converted to gold!
- Lalu Maya Lama of Kurilo group, Member of savings and credit group
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on June 04, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 13, 2006.
Latest Update from the Field
June 2008 Update
By Katherine Zavala - Coordinator of Programs, IDEX, June 04, 2008 10:11 PM
As part of ASHA’s sustainable agriculture program they train women on how to make manure, collect animal urine, make herbal insecticides. They are given seeds and fruit saplings for their kitchen gardens. ASHA motivates them by sponsoring a vegetable exhibition twice a year at harvest time. The women bring their crops and a panel of judges (including ASHA staff and group leaders) decides which ones are the best. The winners from each group receive a prize (a trowel and watering can) and share their tips for good crop growing with the other women.
Many of the women were using pesticides and chemical fertilizers before joining the group. While it is true that they may have lower yields the first few years after switching to organics, the lower input costs make up for the lost income. Also, previously each woman had to travel to Kathmandu on her own to market her produce to an intermediary. Now, ASHA has helped find a vendor who comes to the village to buy the crops. By selling together, the women are able to get a better price than before, and they save the cost of travel to Kathmandu.
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