PROJECT LOCATION | Kapilbastu, Palpa, Agarkhachi, Gulmi, Banke, Bardiya, Surkhet, Dailkeh, Jajarkot, Dang, Salyan, Rukum, Rolpa, Pyuthan, Baitadi, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti, Accham, Dadheldhura. |
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OTHER STAFF | |
NAME OF CLIENT/DONOR | USAID |
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START DATE (Month/Year) | March 20, 2013 |
COMPLETION DATE (Month/Year) | June 30, 2017 |
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NAME OF ASSOCIATION FIRM, IF ANY: | WINROCK |
NO. OF MAN-MONTHS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDED BY ASSOCIATED FIRM: | Not Applicable |
NAME OF SENIOR STAFF
Dr. Purushottam Mainali is the National Advisor responsible for overall management of the Agricultural Component of the project. |
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
KISAN is funded by the USAID and is part of the Presidential Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative in Nepal. The project seeks to sustainably reduce poverty and hunger in Nepal by achieving inclusive growth in the agriculture sector, increasing income of farm families and improving nutritional status, especially of women and children in over 160,000 households. The project will work in the west, mid-west, and far-west regions of the country impacting one million Nepalese. CEAPRED will contribute in the agriculture component of the project. The Project will work with close coordination with the GoN’s Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) and Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).Moreover KISAN will engage with a wide -range of public, private and civil society stakeholders that include farmers, NGOs, academic and research institutions, businesses, training centers and media partners. This project will also be closely aligned with the other FTF projects in Nepal: the various innovation lab (IL) programs and Cereal System initiative for South Asia (CSISA). KISAN will also collaborate with the GoN’s World Bank- managed Agricultural Food Security Program(AFSP). |
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