Model for NGO and private sector partnership for scaling up SAKs
2018
Pudasaini, Roshan | Sthapit, Sajal
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)
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Access to technology in rural Nepal remains a major bottleneck for smallholder farmers as the opportunities for marketing agricultural inputs and tools remain untapped. Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) conducted detailed surveys, using expert knowledge of production constraints, needs, and farmer interests to create a menu of 21 tools and 25 practices (Sustainable Agriculture Kits) to test with farmers. LI-BIRD opted to piggyback on existing distribution networks consisting of agrovets, snack food dealers, utensil/hardware shops and cooperatives through a private sector partner.
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