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ROJECTLOCATION |
26 districts of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Lumbini, Bagmati and Madhesh provinces in Nepal |
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PROGRAM STAFF |
18 |
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SUPPORT STAFF |
20 |
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NAME OF CLIENT/DONOR |
USAID |
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START DATE (Month/Year) |
October, 2024 |
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COMPLETION DATE (Month/Year) |
June, 2029 |
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APPROX. VALUE OF SERVICES |
US $ 5.325 million |
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ZOI / DISTRICTS COVERED |
Sudurpaschim : Dadeldhura, Kanchanpur, Kailali (3) Karnali: Surkhet, Salyan (2) Lumbini: Bardiya, Banke, Dang, Arghakhanchi, Kapilbastu, Palpa, Rupandehi, Nawalparasi West (8) Gandaki: Nawalparasi East (1) Bagmati: Chitwan, Makawanpur, Dhading, Kavrepalanchowk (4) Madhesh: Parsa, Bara, Rauthat, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha, Saptari (8) |
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NAME OF ASSOCIATION FIRM |
Winrock International (Lead) |
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NAME OF THE FOCAL PERSON AT CEAPRED HEADQUARTER |
Mr. Keshab Datta Joshi, Sr, Program Advis |
The Feed the Future Nepal USAID Agricultural Transformation Activity was a five-year USAID-funded initiative implemented to catalyze the transformation of Nepal’s agricultural sector and contribute to inclusive economic growth. The project was led by Winrock International in partnership with the Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED) and four other consortium members and partners.
The activity was designed to support the Government of Nepal’s long-term vision for agricultural development as articulated in the Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) 2015–2035. The project contributed to the four strategic outcome areas of the ADS: Governance, Productivity, Competitiveness, and Profitable Commercialization. Through close collaboration with federal, provincial, and local governments, the project strengthened institutional capacities and promoted the adoption and scaling of innovative business models and best practices for agricultural transformation.
The project pursued four key objectives:
Objective 1: Agricultural productivity, competitiveness, and diversification
increased
Objective 2: Enabling environment for private sector investment in agriculture and
equitable access to market systems improved
Objective 3: Climate and economic resilience of women, youth, and marginalized
communities enhanced
Objective 4: Capacity of national agricultural research institutions and extension
systems strengthened.
The activity adopted a two-pronged project implementation approach. First, it directly supported farming households (4,00,000 households) through interventions aimed at improving agricultural productivity, market engagement, and resilience. Secondly, the project provided Technical Assistance to GON counterparts and the private sector to scale the Activity’s market systems business models to reach, an additional 100,000 households outside of the areas of focus and direct implementation.
Over the course of implementation, the project targeted 500,000 households, including direct support to approximately 400,000 households and indirect outreach to an additional 100,000 households through the scaling of proven business models and partnerships.
Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED)
