CIFSRF final technical report : Innovations for terrace farmers in Nepal and testing of private sector scaling up using sustainable agriculture kits and stall-based franchises
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2018-06
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The sustainable agriculture kits (SAKNepal) project tested a model for scaling up kits of seed packages, tools and agronomic innovations to reduce female drudgery, increase crop production/income, and enhance environmental sustainability for 25,000+ hillside terrace farm households in Nepal. SAKNepal addresses the challenges in hillside agriculture by intensifying terrace farming using appropriate technologies. The project reached 60,288 households representing over 200,00 people. Different subsets of SAK products and methodologies are transferable to the world’s subsistence farmer households, especially targeted to improve the livelihoods of women and girls. This report details outputs, milestones and successful innovations of the project.
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This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and with financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Final Technical Report
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NEPAL, SOUTH ASIA, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, SMALLHOLDERS, SCALING UP, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, INNOVATION ADOPTION, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE KITS