Sustainable livelihoods Promotion Project (SLP-Project)

2019/4/18

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1. Project Brief Information:

"Sustainable Livelihood Promotion project (SLP)", is funded by the DCA-Nepal and implemented by Equality Development center (EDC-Nepal). The project has been implemented two rural municipalities namely KI Singh and Purwichauki RM in Doti district.  "The project aims to contribute Incomes and food security of smallholder farmers who engaged in production, processing and marketing of value chain based product are enhance on a sustainable basis. The project has reached two RM four wards out of 966 household with annual budget Nrs. 5100000/00 (2019) 

2:  Project Expected Impact, Outcomes:

Impact: Incomes and food security of smallholder farmers who engaged in production, processing and marketing of value chain based product (potato and fresh vegetables) are enhanced on a sustainable basis and practicing climate resilient technologies. 

Outcome 1: Smallholder farmers have increased agriculture productivity and employment opportunities through involving in production of selected promising value chain commodities (potato and vegetables) in value chains.

Outcome 2: Smallholder increased climate change resilience and cultivation of vulnerable communities and household.

Outcome 3: Farmer organizations (FOs)  facilitated for increasing access to service and inputs provided by government and private sector institution in order to increase the extend of investment in agriculture and expanding markets.

3. Project implementation Approaches:

§  Social mobilization: The rural community is facilitated for their capacity building, local institutional strengthening and linkage development with resource organizations for the sustainability of development program.

§  Demand-driven: The communities identify, prioritize, plan, and execute activities based on their needs, capacity and resources as well as market potential.

§  Market led approach and Innovation in development: Project adopt the farmer business school approach (linking value chain production, marketing and cost analysis) to support the rural community to use locally available knowledge, skills and resources efficiently to enhance sustainable livelihoods.

§  Partnership approach: Project working in partnership with Local government and target group helps in scaling up vegetable production.

§  Farmer -to-farmer extension: Farmers also know the best way to talk to each other to transmit technology message.

Funded By : DCA (Dan Church Aid) Nepal