| Location: Kalikot (Sukatiya-8,9 and Sipkhana-9) | ||
| Grant by/Donors: SDC-GPFS, Helvetas Swiss Inter-cooperation and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture/FiBL | ||
| Value of contract NRs: 2,06,968 Value of contract USD: | Beneficiaries: Rural Community | |
| Name of Associated Partners: None | Employment/Service Staffs: 3 | |
| Project Duration: 3 years | Start Date: June 2015 | Completion Date: May 2018 |
| Narrative Description of Project: The livelihood of rural people of Sudarpaschim and Karnali region has threaten due to food insecurity, low human development index, diverse and scatter livelihoods, geographic remoteness; etc. The project has implemented in 8 district for the promotion of food and nutrition and its security. | ||
| Objectives of the Project: The goal of the Mountain Agro-Ecosystem Nutrition Project is to contribute to the improvement of access to nutritious food in mountain rural communities through a network of facilitators that facilitate research and diversification related to agro-ecosystems and other nutrition-sensitive practices. | ||
| Major Achievement: Practical and tested know-how on nutrition sensitive agriculture and intensification of agro-ecosystems is available and accessible and Rural Service Providers’ capital is built Rural service providers organized in an action network (MAAN) stimulate awareness, diversification and market linkages through implementing local development plansPolicy makers, local businesses and consumers are sensitized on nutrition aspects and get actively involved in nutrition and its links with agro-diversityAdvocacy messages based on the NMA experience and on knowledge sharing with other initiatives are fed into relevant institutions and processes | ||