By Bharat Bahadur Khadka | Project Leader
This quarter begins from March to May, 2025 is the summer season in Nepal which are comperatively hot. Because of hot season poorest women and children in the rural areas are more vulnerable. They are in difficult situation for maintaining livelihood and day to day live They have demanded and interest for long run income generation opportunities. For this baseline assessement have been carried out by MRC Nepal for the possible income generation opportunity. Based on finding, technical feasibility and interest of the farmer, off season vegetable production technology is the best option for increasing income and better livelihood. There is no other better option as the vegetable gives good income in shortest period time. The areas are much favourable for vegetable production as there are fertile land and irrigation for vegetable production. In Nepal vegetable enterprises is the best option for lowest land holders and poor families. In the rural areas the poor women kept choices of vegetable enterprises.
Overview this situation, MRC Nepal suppport seed of vegetable which are market potential. Along with this MRC Nepal support production materials, domestic pesticide preparation technology for organic vegetable production, capacity building training and technical backstoping support. As a result they are able to produce vegetable and sell in the market. They receive good income average NRs 35,000 from 336 sqm of land. They are very happy with this income. Not only selling vegetable but also they consumed organic fresh vegetable meeting kitchen requireent. They are able to improve health status by consuming protein and mineral rich vegetable. In Nepal the poorest of the poor families grow vegetable as they are rich sources of vitamin, protein and mineral. Also vegetable gives better productivity of land. Also they receive good income from the selling of surplus vegetable produces apart from consumption.
At the last the rural women thanked to GlobalGiving and MRC Nepal for getting such genuine support of income generation and consumption.
By Bharat Bahadur Khadka | Project Leader
By Bharat Bahadur Khadka | Project Leader
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