Train Women Farmers in Organic Agriculture, Nepal
Support women Nepal farming
Summary
Develop women’s cooperative groups in implementing sustainable agriculture and train groups with ways to connect to markets to sell their produce and improve their income.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In rural Nepal, many men often migrate to the city in search of work, and women are left to raise families and farm. In recent decades, farmers have become overly dependent on chemical fertilizers and pesticides and over time, local practices of sustainable farming have been lost. ASHA works with 200 women farmers to preserve high-nutrient local seed varieties and revert to low-cost organic cultivation methods that provide a broad variety of produce for family consumption and sales.
Activities
Support 9 women’s groups and offer organic farming training (saving seeds, making compost, preparing fertilizers) along with business skills to sell products. A “train-the-trainer” model ensures women farmers that are trained go on to train others.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,941
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $11,268
Total Funding Goal: $16,210
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
Women are empowered with the skills and resources to care for their families. Communities increase awareness on sustainable agriculture and improve their food security. Land quality is restored and families have increased income.
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
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Gillian Wilson
IDEX Latin America Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
415-824-8384
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
ASHA Nepal
1 Swan Court
MK46 4JP,
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
977-1-4222769
http://www.idex.org/asha.html
ASHA Nepal's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Ensure Food Security Through Sustainable Practices |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nepal
and can also be found under 
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 16, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 13, 2006
Latest Update from the Field
Learning About Seed-Saving
By Gillian Wilson - Communications Director, November 16, 2009 01:18 PM
Topics included techniques of planting and harvesting vegetables and crops. ASHA also took the opportunity to distribute a variety of seeds to the participants. Staff provided, and continues to provide, regular technical assistance to the groups, specifically to support seed-saving methods.
36 women are now growing crops such as pumpkin, beans, cauliflower, tomato, wheat millet, chilies, cabbage, radish, and carrot. Thanks to your support! And with more support, ASHA can reach even more women, and more families in this region of Nepal.
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