Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reform for Development (FORWARD Nepal) is a non-profit, service-oriented national non-governmental organization established in 1997 to help disadvantaged groups and the rural poor. It is registered at the District Administration Office, Chitwan, and affiliated to the Social Welfare Council, Nepal. The organization aims at reducing poverty of marginalized communities through integrated and sustainable development interventions. FORWARD Nepal’s program activities are focused towards improving food and nutrition security, household incomes and resource conservation to contribute to sustainable livelihoods.
Thematic Areas
- Food crops and seed supply system
- Livestock, aquaculture and fisheries
- High value commodities
- Farm forestry and Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs)
- Physical infrastructure
- Enterprise development
- Value chain development
- Market promotion and networking
- Participatory innovation, technology development and verification.
- Development studies and technology dissemination
- Biodiversity conservation, promotion and optimum utilization
- Promotion of renewable energy
- Nutrient use efficiency and recycling
- Awareness raising and capacity building
- Climate smart agriculture
- Disaster preparedness, emergency response and recovery