Nepal

  1. Call for concept notes: IFAD-CCAFS Learning Alliance
    Source: CCAFS   The IFAD-CCAFS Learning Alliance is calling for concept notes with the focus on economic valuation of climate risks and adaptation responses in agricultural development projects.   Closing date: 10 November 2014, 08h00 CET.   Rationale for the call…
  2. Video - Funding Female Farmers for a Less Hungry World
    GFAR and Food Tank have produced this new video highlighting how meeting the needs of women farmers equals a better world. Women are the backbone of the world’s food systems. Across the planet, women and girl farmers play a key role in producing, processing, marketing and retailing food…
  3. Farmers’ Group Approach Boosts up Small Scale Farming
    Source: Food Tank Agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority of people in Nepal. But one big hurdle for most farmers is financing. Loans tend to be too expensive for smallholder farmers. They often involve a lengthy application process, and…
  4. Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture, Production Diversity and Nutrition
    IFPRI Discussion Paper 01313 December 2013 Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture, Production Diversity and Nutrition - Evidence from Nepal   With the increasing recognition that agricultural growth and development do not necessarily translate into improved nutrition outcomes,…
  5. BRACED call for proposals from NGO-led consortia to build resilience to climate extremes is open
    DFID’s Ministers have approved the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters Programme (BRACED) which is expected to benefit up to 5 million people, especially women and children, by building their resilience to climate extremes (mostly droughts and floods). This…
  6. YPARD Activity report 2012 is out
    Source:YPARD   YPARD is proud to share its YPARD 2012 report.  This was a year of growth for YPARD where it made its mark in agricultural research for development. The strong showing by YPARD at the GCARD2 demonstrated to the international community that youth can have a strong…
  7. Taking forward the Gender in Agriculture Partnership (GAP) in Asia
    Brief meeting was held 09-02-2013 at the Directorate for Research on Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, India, alongside the XI National Agricultural Science Congress.   Those present were:   Mark Holderness (GFAR) Uma Lele (for APAARI) Krishna Srinath (Director, DRWA…
  8. GCARD2. Breakout Session P2.2 Land, Water, Forests and Landscapes – Session Brief
    The current and future food security of South Asian countries has twin challenges of resource fatigue and decelerating productivity growth of food grain crops. Realizing the importance of these issues not only at national level but also at regional level, the regional NARS (Bangladesh, India, Nepal…
  9. Regional Agriculture Research Station, Tarahara-Sunsari
  10. Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
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