Rural livelihood in Nepal is supported by services generated from biodiversity and natural resource. The conservation of biodiversity will ensure that rural communities’ access to natural resources is sustained. It is, therefore, necessary to support the government and other actors to devise policies as well as implement programmes that will build livelihood assets of poor and marginalized communities living in both the rural and urban areas. Nepal has potential to use its natural resources for improving livelihoods of communities. Better management of biodiversity and natural resources will offer opportunities and bridge the gap between have and have not. This programme aims to best utilize the biodiversity and natural wealth of Nepal to generate livelihood opportunities for pro- poor and resource dependent communities.
Major programme
- · Adoption of improved agricultural production technologies, water saving technologies, organic farming, Agro-forestry, Agro-based micro-enterprises by target groups
- · Promote micro-irrigation technologies- water tank, pond, drip, sprinkler, and multiple water use system
- · Development of innovative and replicable models on various aspects of livelihoods interventions; SIFS, integrated home garden, seed bank, grain bank etc.
- · Empower landless people on GoN provisions, facilitate their access to public fallow lands, lease land, community forest land etc.
- · Promotion of environmental-friendly micro-enterprises based on local resources and skills,
- · Entrepreneurship skill development & business planning and Business startup support
- · Collection centers development and market linkages, MMC formation, capacity building
- · Saving and credit and cooperative management, business literacy trainings for increasing access to other financial service providers and benefiting the poor
- · Technical and vocational skill development trainings for income generation activities
- · Communication & information dissemination for aligning action for WASH promotion.
- · Review of business plans Secondary level supports (registration, value addition, grading, processing, labeling, packaging etc.)
- · Support linking markets and private sectors through B2B linkage.