Type:
Thematic Area:
Duration:
Saturday, October 1, 2016 to Sunday, June 30, 2019
Funding:
Partners:
Direct HH Coverage:
400
Project Location:
9 Villages in Sirha district
Target Group:
Smallholder Farmers
Budget:
$18,532
Objective:
1. Intensification of rice fallows with lentil and other legumes
2. Enhance lentil productivity and income of farmers
3. Improve household nutrition through increased intake of pulses in their diets
4. Enhance food and nutritional security and improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers
Outputs:
1. Establishment of 300 Cluster demonstrations
2. Establishment of 2 VBSEs
3. Capacity building of 450 farming households
Major Activities:
1. Cluster demonstrations of improved technology package of lentil
2. Capacity building
3. Establishment of village based seed enterprise (VBSE)