Building Community Enterprises of Smallholders in Bangladesh and Nepal
Budget: 1468000.00
Direct HH Coverage: 2300 HHs
District: Chitwan
End Date:
Expenditure: 21253000.00
Funding: WHH
Lessons Learnt: Community interest-based activity/support makes the work praiseworthy e.g. Shed floor improvement, plastic tunnel, mushroom cultivation, irrigation support
Major Achievement:
- Two CEs successfully running smoothly based on developed business plan
- Increased diet diversity
- Increased income
Major Activities:
- Setting up/upgradation of collection center, community enterprises, resource farms, seed bank, soil water conservation
- ToT and developing modules - resource farmers + community resource persons
- Mapping exercise for farm surplus and value chain
- Farmer field school by RFs
- Business development plan
- Capacity building of CRPs
- Capacity building of CEs
- CRP providing services
- Farmers' exposure visit
- Annual reviews
Objectives:
- To combat poverty and food insecurity of the most vulnerable sections of the society contributing to the improvement of income and livelihood of the target groups
Outputs:
- 16 irrigation schemes accomplished
- Two CEs and three collection center established
- 24-26 sessions based on LANN manual completed
- 18 resource center established
Program Type: Completed
Project Location: Ichhakamana Rural Municipality 1 & 2 and Kalika Municipality 8, 9, 10 & 11
Start Date:
Target Group: Indigenous and marginalized communities
Thematic Area: Food and Nutrition Security
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