Vegetable Seed Production Program
| PROJECT LOCATION |
Dolakha District |
| PROFESSIONAL STAFF |
4 |
| OTHER STAFF |
3 |
| NAME OF CLIENT/DONOR |
Royal Danish Embassy |
| NO. OF PROFESSIONAL MAN MONTHS |
52 |
| NO. OF OTHER MAN MONTHS |
39 |
| START DATE (Month/Year) |
June 1997 |
| COMPLETION DATE (Month/Year) |
September 1998 |
| APPROX. VALUE OF SERVICES |
NRs. 600,000 |
| NAME OF ASSOCIATION FIRM, IF ANY: |
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| NO. OF MAN-MONTHS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDED BY ASSOCIATED FIRM: |
Not Applicable |
NAME OF SENIOR STAFF
| Mr. Thaneswor Prasad Pokhrel, Mr. Gopal Shivakoti, Mr. Subhasha Nanda Vaidya and Mr. Ram Prasad Uprety were responsible for the implementation, supervision and monitoring of the project activities. |
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
| The major objective of the Program, initiated as part of the Income Generating Project for Women Farmers along Arniko Highway, was to involve 100 - 500 farm families and raise their annual income by at least Rs. 6,000. |
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED
- Mobilise, organise and technically train to the farmers in different aspects of production, post harvest handling, storage and marketing of vegetable seeds.
- Establish model farms at different agro-climatic zones to produce breeds and foundation seeds and to sustain seed production activities.
- Co-operation and collaboration with other line agencies.
- Capacity building of participating farmers through various trainings
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