Project | Duration | Geographic Location | Total value (USD) | Funding Agency |
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Scaling-Up Climate Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihood of smallholder farmers in Nepal (CRA) The project aims to enhance the livelihood of 3,300 smallholder farmers through the promotion of climate smart agriculture measures in Sindhupalchowk and Kaski district of Nepal. The project supports smallholder farmers to organize, acquire skills, access information, technologies, market and services that help them to sustainably produce diverse foods, raise income and build their local institutions. | Oct 2018- Sep 2024 | Kaski and Sindhupalchowk
| 1,277,218 | German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and Bread for the World |
Strengthening the Capacity of Smallholder Farmers for Resilient Livelihoods (SAKSHAM) The project aims to improve the livelihoods of 3,511 marginal, resource poor, and climate-vulnerable households, particularly freed bonded labourer (Mukta Kamaiya and Haliya), women-headed households, landless, resource poor, returnee migrant and People with Disability (PwD). The project’s main focus is on improving the nutrition and income for targeted communities. The project also focuses on strengthening the capacities of local governments, community institutions, and communities on climate change adaptation and disaster risk management. The key local food production related interventions includes: (i) identification and popularization of climate-resilient crop varieties adapted to local climatic conditions; (ii) improve access to quality seeds and planting materials of diverse crops varieties through CSB and Community-Based Seed Production (CBSP); (iii) improve family nutrition through awareness and promotion of integrated and nutrition sensitive home gardens (iv) supporting women, PwD and returnee migrants for farm based small enterprises and leasehold farming support to landless/near landless families for foods production and income; (v) establishing model Climate Smart Village (CSV) as a demonstration and learning sites; and (vi) supporting local governments for development and implementation of Local Disaster and Climate Resilient plans (LDCRPs). Recent survey showed that 60% of target beneficiaries reported improvement in their household dietary diversity. | Jan 2022- Dec 2025
| Kanchanpur and Doti
| 1,080,000
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland and Felm Nepal
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Enhancing Livelihoods and Resilience of Marginal and Resource Poor People of Western Terai and Hills of Nepal (LREP) The project aims to enhance the livelihoods and resilience of smallholder, marginal and landless communities. The project works with freed bonded laborers (Mukta Kamaiyas), landless people, and other ethnic minority and indigenous communities in Bardia and Kailali districts (Western Terai) and food-insecure families in Humla district. The project has contributed in food security, income and resilience of 7,006 households through: (i) promotion of integrated home gardens; (ii) establishing community seed banks for providing access to quality seeds; (iii) providing clean energy based small irrigation facilities; (iv) promoting small livestock in partnership with cooperatives and local governments; (v) providing support for production of fresh vegetable and mushroom; (vi) creating market infrastructures; and (vii) introducing climate smart technologies and establishing climate adaptive villages. Out of the beneficiaries covered by the project, 86% are from disadvantaged groups such as freed bonded laborers, landless and marginal families with an average landholding of 665 square meters. The project is successful in diversifying homestead food production and increase annual income of households by USD100, production and sale of 100 ton seeds per annum through community seed banks, installation of six community managed solar powered irrigation systems that provide irrigation facility to 80 ha of land thereby increasing vegetable production and sale (worth USD 250/household/year). | Jan 2017- Dec 2025 | Bardiya, | 2,501,911 | Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and The Development Fund, Norway |
Sowing Diversity= Harvesting Security (SD=HS) The project aims to build the capacity of smallholders and indigenous people to access, develop and use plant genetic resources (PGR) for improving food and nutrition security under a changing climate. The project is implemented in Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti and Dadeldhura districts of Sudurpaschim Province. The project works through four inter-connected pillars/outcomes: (i) Pillar 1 focuses on diversifying crops varieties in the production systems and empowerment of smallholders for diversity management through Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) approaches; (ii) Pillar 2 focuses on establishing and strengthening Farmers’ Seed Enterprises (FSE) to provide smallholder’s access to quality and locally adapted seeds that meet their needs; (iii) Pillar 3 works on Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) and their management to increase intake of nutritious food based on local agro-biodiversity, and (iv) Pillar 4 takes an evidence-based approach to policy influencing based on the work of all 3 Pillars. The project has successfully executed 236 FFSs engaging 5,987 farmers (98% women), where they evaluated 84 advanced lines and new varieties of crops (wheat, potato, rice and soybean) and enhanced their local landraces through PPB process. The project has established 3 FSEs that produces approx. 200 MT seeds (worth USD 64,812) annually where approx. 400 smallholder seed producers (80% women) are engaged. | Jun 2019- Dec 2023 | Kailali, | 1,014,191 | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Oxfam Nepal |
Linking Agriculture and Natural Resource Management towards Nutrition Security (LANN+) LI-BIRD in partnership with Asaman Nepal is implementing in Salyan and Dhading districts that aims to improve sustainable food and nutrition security of participating households in a changing-climate context through: i) Promotion of nutrition sensitive climate-smart integrated farming practices; ii) Improving natural resource management, nutrition and hygiene practices; iii) Domestication and sustainable management and utilization wild edible plants; iv) Strengthening CSOs capacity to actively participate in local level planning process and advocate for improved public service delivery; and v) Building the capacity of policy makers to integrate good practices into national policies and plans to improve food and nutrition security for reducing malnutrition. The project works with women groups of reproductive age, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers, and smallholder and marginalized farmers for raising awareness, enhance knowledge on nutrition improvement practices, behavioral change, and collective effort on the transformation of the local food system for a wider impact towards nutrition and food security. The project adopted home garden, nursery management, organic pest management, soil management which eventually contribute to improve dietary diversity. The PLA sessions are effective in bringing behavioral changes in nutrition-sensitive areas such as childcare practices, utilizing locally available food in diets, and breaking the socio-gender constraints and taboos. The project adopted Participatory Learning and Action (PLA); Nutrition Schools; Sustainable and Integrated Farming System (SIFS) demonstration; and mobilization of Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) approaches. | Nov 2020- Dec 2023 | Dhading | 698,788 | German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and Welthungerhilfe |
Green Karnali: Climate and Gender Responsive Resilient Agriculture and Enterprises in Karnali River Basin The project aims to build resilient livelihoods of smallholder farmers, especially women and youths, through the promotion of climate and gender-friendly agroecology-based farming approaches and green enterprises. The project is implemented in Surkhet, Dailekh, and Achham districts. Demonstration of climate-resilient models, capacity building, documentation, and evidence based advocacy are the key components of the project. The project is expected to demonstrate and promote replicable climate-resilient agriculture models with a package of practices. | Jan 2022- Dec 2026 | Surkhet, | 391,304 | Danish International Development Agency and Dan Church Aid |
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Multi Stakeholder Forestry Programme (MSFP) The multi stakeholder forestry programme (MSFP) was implemented by a wide range of stakeholders – the government of Nepal, NGOs, civil society, and the private sector – to enhance and strengthen national, regional, and local institutional arrangements that can deliver effective forest sector development. LI-BIRD implemented the programme in three districts of Gandaki Province. A multi stakeholder steering committee (MSSC) led by Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MFSC) provided strategic direction to the programme. The MSSC was represented from government line ministries, civil society and the three donors (Government of Finland, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and UK Department for International Development. The multi stakeholder forestry programme’s main beneficiaries were rural communities of Nepal, especially poor and disadvantaged households, and those most vulnerable to climate change. | May 2022 – July 2026 | Parbat, | 2,435,430 | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, |
Home Garden Project Phase IV (HG Phase IV) The project was a bi-lateral project signed between the Government of Nepal and the Government of Switzerland. The project aimed to achieve two outcomes: (i) Improving family nutrition and reducing economic vulnerability of smallholders and disadvantaged groups by adopting integrated home gardens; and (ii) Integrating nutrition sensitive home gardens into regular extension programs of the Department of Agriculture and local government bodies. The project was implemented in 20 districts with over 40,000 beneficiary households. The key outcomes of HGP IV Phase included: (i) establishment of 1,852 HG groups comprising 55,800 households as members, of which, 79% were women and 74% indigenous and disadvantaged groups; (ii) 1,790 HG groups (97%) were registered in local governments; (iii) 3,197 ‘Resource Home Gardens’ were successfully established for training and demonstration purposes; (iv) 1,432 (77%) HG groups actively participated in saving and credit schemes; (v) participating households consumed 6 additional food types year round (cereals, root and tubers, legumes, vegetables, fruits and animal products) as compared to the baseline of 3 types; and (vi) Average cash savings/household/year (from not buying vegetables from outside) and an average income/household/year (from selling surplus HG products) amounted to USD 39 and USD 72 respectively. The HG program was successfully mainstreamed into the Government’s national agriculture extension system and in the course curriculum of the Center for Technical Education and Vocational Training | Nov 2014- Jul 2019
| Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga,
| 1,933,707 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation |
Community-Based Biodiversity Management – South Asia Program The CBM-SA program was a regional initiative of LI-BIRD for promoting sustainable conservation and utilization of agricultural biodiversity for enhancing livelihoods of resource-poor farming communities in South Asia and building community resilience to climate change impacts. The program aimed to achieve four outcomes: (i) Increased on-farm/in-situ conservation of genetic diversity; (ii) Increased biodiversity based income; (ii) Empowered communities to manage agro-biodiversity; and (iv) Influencing policies concerning the sustainable conservation and use of genetic resources. The CBM-SA program was regionally coordinated by LI-BIRD and implemented by in-country national partners, namely UBINIG in Bangladesh, ANTHRA and GREEN Foundation in India, and Green Movement in Sri Lanka. | Jan 2007- Dec 2016
| Surkhet, | 2,770,000 | Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and The Development Fund, Norway |
Adaptive Pathways to Climate Change: Livestock and Systems in Gandaki River Basin The project worked on spatial and temporal dimensions of the adaptive capacity of farmers and livestock keepers vulnerable to exposure of climate and other livelihood stressors, and linked this understanding to locally relevant climate adaptation portfolio in the Gandaki River Basin of the Western region of Nepal. The collaborative project was conducted by an interdisciplinary team of scholars and practitioners from Arizona State University and University of Hawaii in USA, LI-BIRD, Nepalese government entities: Regional Directorates of the Department of Livestock Services, Regional Agricultural Research Station and University in Nepal: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science. | Jul 2012 – April 2015 | Chitwan, Kaski, Lamjung, Manang, Mustang, Nawalparasi
| 194,163 | USAID via Arizona State University |
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