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Over 14,000 farmers in rural Nepal to benefit from new UN project
07.02.2018 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Within next 5 years, thousands of Nepal family farmers are expected to benefit from a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) initiative that uses an innovative approach to build both the farmers’ capacities as well as add value to their products, UN Radio says referring to Renaud Meyer, the UNDP Country Director for Nepal, report.
As to the report, being implemented in partnership with the Government of Nepal, the Cooperative Market Development Programme aims to establish and operationalize cooperative market chain of fruits and vegetables to increase farmers’ income and other livelihood opportunities.
«This [partnership] will directly benefit thousands of Nepali farmers over the next five years, through crucial support in modernizing their production and market chain,» Meyer admitted.
«The active engagement and financing from the Ministry [of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation] shows strong commitment, leadership and ownership of the programme,» he added.
As to the report, in total about 14,000 farmers and their families are expected to benefit from the initiative, which is also expected to contribute to the South Asian country’s implementation of Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 2 on ending poverty in all its forms, and ending hunger and achieving food security, respectively.
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